Editor’s Note: This summer marked 23 years of AudacityMagazine.com. Even though the anniversary has passed, I remain humbled and grateful that something I started all those years ago continues to …
Parenting with a Physical Disability: Hard Lessons I Learned
Before I became a dad, I spent a lot of time wondering how I’d manage parenthood with Cerebral Palsy. Not in the “Can I love a child?” kind of way—that …
Removing Inconsiderate Relatives and Friends Improved My Life!
Children, teens, and young adults with disabilities deserve to be accepted, loved, and supported by their parents and extended family. It is not always the case, and sometimes, it can …
Mom and Baby: No Regrets
SINGLE MOM Single and disabled is the foundation of my life. I never dreamed in a million year I’d be a mom with children and the very thought of it …
From a Mom to her Baby
Dear [Not-A-Baby-Anymore], One of the first questions that strangers ask when they see us together is, “Is that your daughter?” There is always an awkward pause that follows my usual …
OI Motherhood
When I began to write a article about motherhood, being a mother with Osteogenesis Imperfecta (OI), I had to take a long pause. I have taken many pauses in my …
Memories
I remember my mother’s words Of the day that I was born. She wanted a girl after so many boys Then she got me – oh the joy. They said …
T.G.F.F.
T.G.F.F. Thank Goodness For Family. I sure do love mine. My hysterectomy is done – the surgery went well and I’m healing slowly but nicely. After two nights in the …
Post Surgery Worries
Waiting, Wondering and Worrying Okay, I confess. I’m scared. Nervous. A wee bit apprehensive. About my upcoming hysterectomy, that is. By the time you’re reading this, I’m sure I’ll be …