Category: Ariana’s Posts
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Goldilocks of Drugstore Foundations
Late December of 2022 I had an unplanned for Makeup Crisis. I discovered that my preferred foundation, Maybelline Dream Urban Cover Flawless Coverage Foundation was discontinued. I may have perhaps discovered it sooner, but I had purchased several bottles the last time I was in a store and was finally nearing the end of my…
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“Slow and Steady…”
As you read this, I want you to envision if this were your reality, how the world would feel, how you would act. Imagine even something so common as foam soap could make you gag and vomit if it touched your skin, and that most everything that touched your skin caused pain no matter how…
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A Response To Raising Special Kids’ Position on Waiver Proposal 1115: An Open Letter to RSK And The Arizona AHCCCS Administration
Yesterday afternoon, I read the public response from Raising Special Kids about AHCCCS 1115, the proposed CMS waiver that seeks to extend some provisions allowing parents to provide attendant care to their children, while discontinuing others, namely allowing parents to become the paid habilitative therapy providers. I feel it is important for me to share…
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Habilitation Needs To Be In Waiver To Meet Member Needs: An Open Letter To Arizona AHCCCS Administration
My name is Ariana T and my son, Anthony (Tony) has multiple qualifying DDD diagnoses. He has complex behavioral and therapeutic needs, but has demonstrated progress through his therapies that have allowed him to gain skills he otherwise would not have had, thus reducing the cost of providing future services to him. For the past…
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July Gratitude & Some Reading
Some Brief Notes of Gratitude To Sadie, Tony’s Former Lead NMT Therapist We are so very grateful for your positive attitude during your time working with our son. We appreciate your patience, your flexibility, your professionalism, and everything you contributed to his growth. Even though I personally didn’t get to witness your sessions because your…
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Cuando El Estrés Me Molesta Mucho…
I spoke very minimal Spanish when our little man was first placed with and adopted into our family. What motivated me initially to continue to learn was our son, because I had wanted him to be able to have a conversation with his birth mom should he ever choose to want to meet and talk…
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Any Moment Can Become Therapy
I had stepped out of the house during the last few minutes of physical therapy earlier this week to take out the trash. When I came back in, I noticed Tony was limping as he walked over to his speech device and asked me to help him. Apparently he had used his foot to move…
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Where Stress & Caregiving Collide
I had a series of revelations recently about what some of my more significant stressors are and how they are impacting my health. The contrast was made by comparing some blood pressure readings, interestingly enough. A couple of months ago I needed to take Tony in to a follow up I had with my allergist…
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My Experience With A Breast Dimple And A Little Too Much Google
If you are not already a subscriber to this blog or on my e-mail list, I know exactly why you are here. You read a news article several years ago with the story of a woman who wanted to raise awareness that a dent or dimple in the breast can cause cancer. I definitely think…
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June Gratitude & Some Reading
To Tony’s Entire Therapy Team: Thank You… Each and every one of you took time out of your busy schedules in some way to either show up at meetings or write documentation to help our son’s educational advocate better understand his needs or to speak to those needs directly to school district representatives. This has…