Uncommon Needs

Sign language is not simply for the deaf or mute. Sometimes it augments communication for those whose speech is limited. We found that Mac...

My wife is a nurse and has been training with a product called Maxi Slide Sheets. They are a really neat product for transferring immobile p...

This article was shared and it sounds as if this discovery my offer some direction for future medicines and therapy for diseases such as Bat...

Recently, I was interviewed by a local news station about school policies concerning children with DNR's. Macayla had a DNR while she w...

We really wished we had learned more about aug com (augmentative communication) much sooner with Macayla. It would have helped her put some...

A friend of ours recently got an iPad as a surprise from her husband. I was jealous. However, she posted some photos of her son, Daniel, pla...

Jacob is seven and Macayla's little brother. She died on May 22 and it is now August 10th. He has not cried or had any emotional outburs...

The van sold! Thanks to a new friend it sold via word-of-mouth and we are thankful it helped their family and ours.

We have our handicap van for sale! Hopefully, our price will be fair and helpful to another family and helpful for ours as well. (It's a...

This is not what we ever wanted to post. Our daughter, Macayla, finished her fight with Battens and died on May 22, 2010, her 9th birthday. ...

Anyone who remains in the same position in the bed runs a risk of skin breakdown and bedsores. Hospitals often have special mattresses that ...

For the last six months, we have been using a video monitor to keep tabs on our precious girl. It was one we got on sale and is made by ...