The words, as they always do, avoid any pretense or shades of gray. They offer raw, utter, unvarnished truth, and they cut like a knife. “But I thought mommy and daddy could always fix anything!” Upon hearing this from Ryan, Veronica and I make eye contact and share a quick non-verbal communication. One that says, […]
Read more "Mr. and Mrs. Fix-It"Many of you have may know of the story of Anthony Starego, a person with autism who is the starting kicker on his high school’s football team. His story was covered by NBC’s Today Show earlier this fall and on Saturday he got the Tom Rinaldi treatment on ESPN’s College Gameday. If you’re not familiar […]
Read more "Tom Rinaldi Made Me Cry Again"Several years ago, we attended a first communion party for the son of one of Veronica’s good friends. It was a beautiful party, most notable for us because Ryan surprised us by tolerating it without issue and because Riley, then perhaps three, asked a stranger who turned out to be a surgeon in his fifties, […]
Read more "Not Your Average Sunday"The scene: Our living room, this morning some time post-breakfast and pre-departure for the school bus. At this hour, Ryan can typically be found either watching NHL Network on TV, watching NHL highlights on NHL.com, or playing NHL 2K on his iPad until we prod him to pack his bag and get ready for school. […]
Read more "Sign of the Times?"Ryan is a little over one month into a school year that has included some big changes: a new school, new teachers, new aide, switching classes for every subject, lockers, and the bus. Time for an update on a few things in school, and in life. Ryan has adjusted remarkably well. As we do every […]
Read more "Life – A Progress Report"
Pucks and Puzzle Pieces 