WHEN GIVING YOUR ALL IS NOT ENOUGH From the moment of diagnosis until she aged out of school, my goals included convincing …
Senior Year
AGING OUT = SENIOR YEAR The 2008/2009 school year was full. Jess, her brother, and I were on track to graduate. Jessica's senior …
Forgiving My Own Shortcomings
Teaching Adult Living Skills Growing up, my siblings and I had a lot of responsibility. We had tasks to do including setting and …
Transition Planning – A Work in Progress
Working the Transition Plan Late in 2007, Jess had been approved to volunteer at a nursing home. Because of Christmas Break, it …
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Transition Planning – Hope
Finally, a glimmer of hope. Time continued to tick away. August 2007 - Jessica had just turned 20. It was to be her next to the …
You’re Fired!
Transition Planning - Work Adjustment Training In the summer of 2007, Jessica started a 7 week Work Adjustment Training program …