Category: Ariana’s Posts
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Some Halloween Gratitude
My friends, family, and loved ones: I have so many things I need to do still tonight and for the remainder of the week. My eloquence is toast, my desire to create artistically pleasing phrases to describe our circumstances is worn to silence by hand-wringing over the to-do list. So briefly: I am grateful for…
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Hidden Costs & Some Dental Prep Strategies
Sometimes on this blog I have used my October posts to delve into some of the darker aspects of what a family of a loved one with significant disability-related challenges can experience. And, I thought about it this year too. I was thinking something about playing on the words of an older LeAnn Rimes song,…
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It Takes A Team
Even though I am working with Tony on his tolerance of the school environment and the behavioral skills requisite directly during the two hours he’s currently at the school itself, I am also needing to do other things outside of school to promote the best outcomes. As his habilitative therapist, we are practicing skills such…
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Sight Word Show & Tell
Some day, my son is definitely going to be able to read. He can do a little bit of spelling now using apps, some sight word memory games (where the sight words are turned over and he creates matches from memory). Lately I have been practicing his scanning with him by giving him fields of…
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Some Gratitude & Reading
A Heartfelt Moment Of Gratitude These are just very heavy times. By the very nature of some of the things a family such as ours can experience, this is not generally a light-hearted blog, the kind that a person would turn to for distractions when the headlines are detailing the stark horrors of wars and…
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To Dream To Find More Of Me
There is so much rushing, so much. My thoughts have always whirled in a rapid-fire dance across my mental stage, but life has become busier even than that. So many appointments, so many therapy sessions, so much school transition work, so much of everything. Sometimes I feel like I am hurled forward so fast I…
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Dear Governor Hobbs and Arizona State Legislators: We Need To Pay Teachers and Aids More. Period.
Right now as I’m starting to type this post, it’s 6:30 pm MST. Instead of planning to wind down, I’m soon to be heading out the door to walk out to do a therapy walk with Tony to help him re-acclimate to Halloween displays before the holiday itself arrives. That’s for one of my jobs,…
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Comments On The Updated CMS 1115 Waiver Proposal: An Open Letter to the Arizona AHCCCS Administration
On September 6th, I attended the virtual question and answer session held by the Arizona AHCCCS Administration to address additional changes they had made based on parent feedback to the CMS 1115 waiver proposal. As a parent, I personally want to express my appreciation and gratitude that our voices were heard, considered, and that modifications…
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The Fabulous Miss Whitney
Shortly after I sent out my post last Saturday, I received an e-mail notifying me that The Fabulous Miss Whitney had passed away. For those of you who haven’t been reading with us long enough to know, she was his first habilitative therapist (between the ages of 3 and 6). Our son loved her. I…
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September Gratitude & Some Reading/Viewing
So Much Gratitude This is a complicated season in our lives, and I struggled to narrow the focus of my appreciation down to one person or one circumstance. We as a family have seen and felt the support of the special education team from our son’s public school district as we have ongoing discussions about…