by Tara, Contributing Writer I can specifically pinpoint when the headaches began. When my son (who’s now 5 years old) started speech therapy at 18 months old. I was stressed to the max. Living 28 hours away from my family and friends in a new city. No help. My husband had started a new job …
by Lisa Geng, President of Cherab and Co-Author of “The Late Talker” book I wish I could even speak to you for just a minute to say “It’s going to be OK” and to give you a glimpse of the future for your child you are so worried about. Right now you are feeling overwhelmed as …
by Amber, Contributing Writer Last Thursday was Apraxia Awareness Day. It was awesome to see all of the support being shown for our children. My own children no longer have a diagnosis of apraxia, but my Facebook news feed still filled with pictures of family and friends wearing blue and white to continue to show …
by Sam, Contributing Writer Oh my, after 2 1/2 years of work, sleepless nights and worry, what do you write about when given an opportunity to post to others living a similar life? After some contemplation I’ve decided to share my day of reality with you. Not the day that I realized we needed speech, …
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 …
Today I’d like to introduce you to Kristy. She is a mama whose path crossed mine on our local apraxia Facebook page. She and I instantly clicked because we were both seeking out holistic treatment at the exact same time. A few emails and a phone conversation later, we met up for lunch one day …
by Tara, Contributing Writer I’m a former News Anchor. My husband is a radio DJ. Talking is easy for us. It’s what we do (watch out if you give us a microphone … you may never get it back!) Call it ironic then … or a strange twist of fate … or just plain …
Sometimes I feel like I am trapped in an extended version of A Christmas Carol and eventually I will wake up a much wiser version of myself. In the past year, paths have opened when I needed them the most, questions have been resolved when I desperately needed answers, and God has strategically placed people …
Jake's Journey with Apraxia 