In December of 2011, three months after Jake’s apraxia diagnosis, I found Leslie’s blog through a Google search. She gave me some advice for surviving in the blogosphere and I told her how excited I was for her new book “Speaking of Apraxia” to be released. Leslie was the first online friend that made me …
Reinforcing the words that Jake practices at speech therapy has always been important to me. I haven’t always met my goals or been successful with my attempts, but through trial and error, I have found out what makes Jake tick. He likes adventure, variety, and he likes to move. Most importantly, he doesn’t mind saying …
I’m still waiting patiently for the lazy days of summer, but this week at least slowed down a little. My middle son played in his final baseball all-star tournament last weekend and I survived twelve hours (9 a.m to 9 p.m.) at the park that day with Lil’ Man. This week, I’ve taken a bit of …
It’s tax season so I’ve been going through my 2011 files and when I ran across Jake’s doctor bills, tests, and insurance EOBs, it brought a sick feeling to the pit of my stomach. Last year, things were dramatically different for us. And although only 365 days have passed, it feels like an eternity ago …
Jake's Journey with Apraxia 