In 1970 the Pilot Parent movement started in Omaha Nebraska. The mother of a child who had a diagnosis of Down Syndrome created a 1:1…
Read MoreVoyage Phoenix Interview
In October D.A.M.E.S. was featured on the Voyage Phoenix online magazine. This organization hopes to profile small businesses in the Phoenix area and they asked…
Read MoreAutism Live Interview
Today I had the honor of being interviewed by Shannon Penrod on Autism Live. If you don’t follow her YouTube channel you should. She is…
Read MoreWrangler News Write-up
This week an article featuring D.A.M.E.S. (Differently Abled Mothers Empowerment Society) was published in the Wrangler Newpaper. This story not only shares the genesis of…
Read MoreThe change one person can make…
Today I had a meeting with Marc Garica, President and CEO of Visit Mesa. Marc has had a long history of working with different cities…
Read MoreMy Self-Care Wake Up Call
I am a huge proponent of self-care. I care about self-care so much that I created D.A.M.E.S. a self-care platform for mothers raising special needs…
Read MoreCare for the Giver
In March 2019 I arrived at the AZ State Capital Building to celebrate Family Caregiver Day. Thinking that I was going to be surrounded by…
Read MoreThe Importance of Communication
Jackson is non-verbal. He has apraxia of speech which is a motor speech disorder. When Jackson was younger he had speech… he could say words…
Read MoreKTAR Interview
The D.A.M.E.S. app is out!!!! KTAR was kind enough to do a story on the D.A.M.E.S. organization and the app. It was so wonderful to…
Read MoreDDD and True North
*** Disclaimer: The meeting with DDD occurred last month. You might not see the changes described until this plan rolls out State wide. It will…
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