Mothers Day - Mothers with Special Abilities

In the US and some other countries we celebrate Mothers Day. I wish all the mothers and their families a very rewarding and joyful Mothers day. I believe Mothers who have disabilities, or care for children with disabilities have special talents of caring and an encouraging mind-set of positive determination we can all learn from.

I believe you will find the mothers in Mothers with Disabilities: Physical limitations are no limitations to loving and nurturing a child by Mary Hill beneficial and inspiring.

Just a couple of points from Physical limitations are no limitations to loving and nurturing a child.

• For mothers who have disabilities, parenting a young child presents unique challenges—and brings very special rewards for mother and child alike.

• According to Through the Looking Glass (TLG), a Berkeley, California-based nonprofit organization focusing on assisting families in which one or more members has a disability, nearly nine million parents in the United States have a disability.

Have you integrated your disability, or your family member’s disability into your way of life and are a successful mother? Can you share what you learned and your experiences with others to help our readers who might be just learning how to be successful at being a mother with a disability, or caring for a child with a disability?

Do you have questions for others?

Happy Mothers Day!!

　

Bill Tipton

Contributing Author

Global Dialogue Center

http://www.globaldialoguecenter.com/

Comments

[Regenia]

As the mother of a 4 year old daughter who was born with Down Syndrome, the biggest and most important thing that I have learned is to live in the moment and not to concentrate too hard on the future. I would miss out on a lot if I constantly thought about the future.

[Bill Tipton]

Regenia,
Thank you for your valuable comment.
I was reading CNS STORY: Volunteers promote international adoptions of Down syndrome babies and thought others will find gratifying and ties into our motherhood theme.

I enjoy how Reece's Rainbow serves as a connecting point for Down syndrome children and potential adoptive families. I like how Reece's Rainbow focuses on saving the lives of children who might otherwise face life, or death, in mental institutions abroad. Putting people in institutions hits me very close to my heart. After I had awakened from a 3 month long coma, lost all eyesight, the ability to walk and nearing the end of my 7 month long hospital stay many medical people in this hospital thought my family should ship me away to a convalescent hospital to live out the rest of my life. I am very happy my wife brought me home with her and had faith we could make it together.

Read reading CNS STORY: Volunteers promote international adoptions of Down syndrome babies to see how others are making a difference in the live’s of others.
http://www.catholicnews.com/data/stories/cns/0902324.htm

Do you have questions for others? Any stories or lessons learned to share?

Bill Tipton
Contributing Author
Global Dialogue Center
http://www.globaldialoguecenter.com/