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The apology of a Special Needs Mom


The apology of a Special Needs Mom. Support for special needs parents. What I want my friends to know. I'm sorry. Parenting a medically fragile child and loneliness.


Parenting a medically fragile child means taking certain precautions. Many children with special needs also have compromised immune systems or can come with a complicated list of medical needs that make it difficult to participate in many "normal" activities. SO, if you are the parent to this child, if you are anything like me, you likely miss out on a lot. And often, other people in our lives don't fully understand. OR, we feel that we have to explain ourselves every