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The Feingold Method: Making A Lasting Impact 27 Years Later

Updated on July 19, 2024

In 1996, when D.J. DiSilva was 3 and a half years old, his speech abruptly arrested and his behavior began to change.  What his mom, Annie, didn’t know at the […]

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Giving Sefi a Voice

Updated on April 2, 2024

“Wait and see.” Three words parents are often told by their child’s doctor when they have not reached a specific developmental milestone yet. According to Kalli Frankel, these words can offer both hope and worry.

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A Grandmother’s Love Knows No Bounds

Updated on June 3, 2024

Christine became a full-time caretaker of three young children at 68 years old. On January 6, 2018, Christine was granted custody of her great grandson, Noah, and his two siblings […]

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Meet The Grantee: Lovelane Therapeutic Horseback Riding Program

Posted on February 28, 2023

Wonderful things can be accomplished when non-profits support one another. Lovelane, located in Lincoln, MA, is a pediatric, therapeutic horseback riding program for children with special needs. In a typical […]

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“Teamwork Makes the Dream Work”

Updated on December 14, 2022

It was the morning after Thanksgiving. Julie and Rick Cincotta woke up to a dolphin-like sound on their baby monitor. They immediately ran into their 3-month-old son Joey’s room to […]

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Neve riding a horse named Ruby at Horse SenseAbility in Sherborn, MA, and supported by The Genesis Foundation for Children

Equine-Assisted Therapy Helps Fourth Grader with Rare Disease Improve Spacial Awareness, Strength, and Self-Confidence

Updated on February 25, 2022

Neve is not your average ten-year-old fourth grader. Although you wouldn’t know it from looking at her, Neve has a rare genetic disorder called Trisomy X. One in 1,000 females […]

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Unleashing the Power of Self-Compassion: A Resolution to Suffer Less

Updated on February 25, 2022

By Laura Will Reprinted with permission from www.Knowrare.com I enjoy the goal-oriented practice of setting goals. However, I want to approach this year differently. Instead of using self-critical thoughts to […]

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Gaining Control with Gratitude

Updated on February 25, 2022

By Laura Will Reprinted with permission from www.Knowrare.com It was 3am, and I could not sleep. We had just been told that our 4-month-old son’s brain had “folded wrong” in […]

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Learning to juggle it all as a caregiver: The Four States of a Caregiver's Identity

Learning to Juggle it All as a Caregiver: The Four States of the Caregiver’s Identity

Updated on February 25, 2022

By Laura Will Reprinted with permission from www.Knowrare.com In the weeks after our infant son was diagnosed with a rare brain malformation, I had an identity crisis. All of a […]

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my son take his first independent steps in his gait-trainer

Cultivating Flexible Hope: A look at the emotional cycles in chronic illness

Updated on February 25, 2022

By Laura Will Reprinted with permission from www.Knowrare.com Is cultivating flexible hope in the face of chronic illness possible? While stretching out my toddler’s stiff hamstrings, his physical therapist looked […]

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