PSN Issue
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Where did this year go? I remember,
what seems like just yesterday, sitting down to write what I was thankful for
and how I have been Blessed through the year.....and
here I am doing it again. No sooner did I put down the Halloween decorations
and everyone is starting to put up Thanksgiving and Christmas decorations. The
malls are wasting no time in trying to get ready for this years Holiday Season
and here in Florida it is still hitting 90 degrees during the day..........just
doesn't add up for me yet! But, it did get me to thinking about a few things.
The Holidays are a time
for family, a time for (hopefully) reflecting on the past year, and a time for
giving: giving of thanks, giving of time, giving of talent, giving of treasure,
and giving of good cheer. So it made me think that we are all interconnected
through that process......the ads on TV reinforce that
sentiment, the houses of worship reinforce that message, and even the malls
spread the common thread thought that we all are to be doing the same things
over the Holidays. So, I thought for a second "that we all kind of live on
the same DNA street, so to speak."
As I was putting together
this issue, it occurred to me, as I read the article on What is Pierre Robin Sequence?, it states that it is closely related to VCFS. Our daughter
has a "clinical diagnosis" of VCFS. Then, as I read the submission articles
on Apraxia
and "Is it Dyslexia, no it is Dyspraxia", I realized that she had similarities
to that as well. So, as I try to tie this all in to the magazine, I thought
that we, as a Special Needs Community, can not simply
think of it as just our particular syndrome. We have to realize that through
all of this, we all share certain "overlaps" with many others within
this community. We are all, kind of, related as well.
In this issue, we have put
together a wonderful "Gift
guide" for all of you to take a look at. There is also a "Toy guide" section filled with
great toy ideas from Ableplay.
The gift guide selections are budget friendly in the $50 and under price range.
Be sure to check it out. We also hope that when reading the informative
articles in this issue, that you, too, might learn
from them in the same way that I did.
In closing, I want to wish
each of you a very wonderful, loving, and Blessed Holiday Season. May the New
Year bring you new hope, direction, help, joy and
love.
COVER
CREDIT: A Special thank you to Amber Blewett for our Cover Photo. Photographer from Don’t Forget
Me Photos.
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