When Laura and her husband found out they were going to have a baby, they were excited, anxious, and “probably a little more surprised than most,” writes Laura. Laura’s husband is a quadriplegic, and they weren’t sure they would be…

Santa Perez is a mom with cerebral palsy, and she writes about raising her son Noah, now a teenager, and how she often had to improvise when it came to providing for him. When Noah was born, Santa admits she…

Patrick has a new love in his life – his daughter Cora. Patrick is not only a new dad, he’s also a dad with spastic cerebral palsy. While parenting with a disability presents a unique set of challenges, at the…

Mothers often receive questions about how they cope with raising a family. Being a mother of multiple young children and having a disability is no exception. Liz Venedaal, who has cerebral palsy, is a mother of 3 children – all…

Nina had a stroke at the age of 26. At the time, she lost the use of her limbs and her ability to think and speak clearly. It took brain surgery to help her regain her thought process and normal…

Georgia, a wheelchair-user with spinal muscular atrophy (SMA) type 2, has a family of four. Her youngest son, Lio, is just 10 months’ old, and Georgia has been observing how Lio will navigate around disability as he grows up. Growing…

When Patrick found out his wife Ashley was pregnant, he was both excited and terrified at the same time. “I spent the day crying with joy about my impending fatherhood…and worrying,” he shares. Patrick has cerebral palsy (CP) which primarily…

Maria is a mom and a polio survivor. She recalls an autumn day when she played with her son in the crisp air and among the fallen leaves. Ride along with Maria as her inner child comes to life in…