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As a mother to a child with Lennox-Gastaut syndrome (LGS), I’ve learned that our son’s quality of life changes with the tides. When our son, Brian, was diagnosed with LGS, we asked what any parent would: What should we expect? Is there a cure or viable treatment? What is the…

My son Brian’s class photos are always great. He doesn’t normally respond to any verbal instructions, so getting him to sit still, look at the camera, and smile willingly is pretty much impossible. Yet somehow, while also assisting Brian’s other classmates, his teachers are always able to capture that perfect…

It’s July, and for a teacher like me, it’s the peak of summer training. I’m training to prepare for a new grade level I will begin teaching in the fall. Normally, I would attend in-person training, but being in the middle of a global pandemic, I am instead attending the…

On a “normal” morning, the house would be quiet, aside from the soft humming of the appliances and the clicking of meandering dog paws stepping on the tile floor. My wife, son, and daughter would all be quietly asleep, hopefully dreaming of joy and happiness. Most would consider such a…