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Double break

Originally posted 2023-03-16 15:30:55. Well my kid said go big or go home I guess. Somehow he managed to break his tooth and break his retainer 🤦🏼‍♀️. Not really sure how that happened. But leave it to him to do it. So off to the dentist we went. Then left there and went to the orthodontist to get a new retainer since it probably wouldn’t fit anymore. As you can see it wasn’t a horrible…

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Movie Monday

Originally posted 2019-01-07 13:00:59. Gilbert Grape (Depp) lives in Endora, a place where nothing much happens. The only times the police had something to do is when Gilbert’s autistic brother Arnie (DiCaprio) tries to climb up on the watertower nearby. Taking care of Arnie is mostly Gilbert’s task which can be pretty demanding, at least while you are working at the local grocery store. Then one day Becky (Lewis) and her grandmother passes through Endora…

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The small things

Originally posted 2019-01-02 14:21:44. View this post on Instagram This thing is awesome! Saves me time and a headache!! Don’t get me wrong my son does well when he vaccums but when I have to hear him for over 2 hours and he does areas repeatedly it will give you a headache. This thing is a game changer, a life changer! and it sounds like it is taking off when it empties the bin 😂😂…

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Seizures and what you did or did not know

Originally posted 2014-04-15 22:05:01. My son had his first seizure at two weeks old. The foster parent called it ”tremors”. He was diagnosed within his first two years after extensive testing. They could not figure out what all was wrong. Between him getting so sick so often and the seizures we frequented Duke Hospital in Durham NC. He had epileptic seizures but because part of his brain didn’t develop they could not say it was epilepsy. Today…

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Autistic man who went overboard on Carnival cruise was traveling with special needs group

Originally posted 2018-12-20 15:55:54. (CNN) – The family of a 22-year-old autistic Georgia man who went overboard on a Mexico-bound cruise says he was traveling with a nonprofit organization that works with disabled adults. Luke Renner of Johns Creek, an Atlanta suburb, climbed over a deck rail the day after the ship departed from Mobile, Alabama, according to Carnival Cruise Line. Renner went missing Sunday evening from the Carnival Fantasy, the cruise line said. “His…

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Twelve to Twenty-Four

Originally posted 2023-01-29 10:30:39. I don’t know if I should chalk it up to stroke brain or just aging brain. Either way it is something my dogs will likely never forget. Our day started like any other… nothing special. I had to take my Kia to the dealership for some maintenance so we needed to get up and get ready so James could pick me up from the dealer. Had to be there at 8am…

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To say or not to say…

Originally posted 2014-03-26 22:19:52.   In this day and age you are judged instantly online the moment you have a brain and speak. You know you have to think before you speak even more than just in front of someone. The lasting effect of it can have a much more adverse effect than one would think. I met a friend about 5 years ago. She knew nothing of us. We were trying to raise money…

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