Who said being a stay-at-home mom is not dangerous? I slipped on our glossy, 80’s kitchen tile this morning and then banged my head really hard on the wall. Thankfully, I didn’t black out. But, I did have this shooting pain throughout my body and seriously thought I might get major spinal cord injury from…
Packing to travel can be a pain if you have to include a CPAP/BiPAP in  your luggage. No matter how tall you are, the CPAP is just one more thing to lug around. At the same time, you need to keep this expensive medical equipment safe from damage. It helps you breathe while sleeping, so…
You know, talking about things LP kids can’t do versus shouldn’t reminds me of a recent conversation. A mom at an LPA regional cornered me recently to challenge what I contributed in a POLP workshop. She had a 6 1/2 yr. old achon daughter and had never heard of the Health Supervision Guidelines for Achondroplasia….
I am a firm believer in experiencing everything in life firsthand—and that includes our dwarfism. Speaking as an adult little person (LP) who navigated intense shyness throughout childhood, my strongest piece of advice for parents is to get your child actively plugged into Little People of America (LPA) events, stretching far beyond the major national…