You’ve probably heard of Tourette syndrome, and if you’re like me, you think you have a reasonable understanding of this condition. Trust me. You don’t. Michael DeFilippo’s book, Getting Personal: Stories of Life with Tourette Syndrome, is a collection of 22 from-the-heart stories designed to dispel myths and enlighten us all. If you think uncontrollable [...]
The anniversary of the best day of my life is approaching. Sydney’s birthday. Next Sunday, March 14 at 5:45 PM will mark the day that beautiful baby came into my life. In my mind, I imagine what she would have been like as a healthy baby if she were alive right now. She’d be walking. [...]
“Mae Mobley was born on a early Sunday morning in August, 1960. A church baby we like to call it. Taking care a white babies, that’s what I do, along with all the cooking and the cleaning. I done raised seventeen kids in my lifetime. I know how to get them babies to sleep, stop [...]
Sylvie Stephens’ journey with her daughter, Sydney, has been such an inspiration to me. When it became clear that Sydney was heaven bound, God’s grace took over and gave Sylvie the strength to fill her sweet girl’s days with love and happiness. Sylvie is not the first nor will she be the last parent whose [...]
