Special Needs Grieving

I’m not going to sugar coat it; going through a special needs diagnosis and the required adjustment that follows is not easy on your friendships. There are many small graces and there will definitely be friends and family members who will rise to the challenge of continuing to walk with your family through the fire.…

Grief is a very real part of the special needs journey, most intensely in the months following a diagnosis or other traumatic event. I’m just under four months post-diagnosis, and I’m in the thick of the grieving process. I’ve been thinking a lot lately about how to survive special needs grief and how to go…