by Michelle Poppleton Chumsae | disability, medical, parenting
Miles Smiles (My Heart Half Heals)Mothering a severely disabled child with love When Miles was a baby, we had so many struggles beyond just keeping him alive and safe. Even the act of finding our son the perfect gift was rife with heartache. At the age of three, our...
by Michelle Poppleton Chumsae | disability, health, inspirational
Miles Smiles (My Heart Half Heals)Mothering a severely disabled child with love After my firstborn child had received two devastating diagnoses, I started trying to get back out into the world to do “normal” things. This wasn’t easy, both because of the necessary...
by Michelle Poppleton Chumsae | disability, health, inspirational
Miles Smiles (My Heart Half Heals)Mothering a severely disabled child with love A year ago today, I awoke at 5 a.m., and vaguely remembered that it was my birthday. It was also Friday the 13th, and I was feeling lucky. I slid out of bed for some “me time” before...