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Dating & Friendship

Dating Poker (March/April 2007)
Sex and the City, Disability Style (March/April 2007)
From Where I Sit — What Friends Are For (May/June 2005)
What Friends Are For (May/June 2005 Quest Extra)
She Said Yes. Now What? (wedding journal) (Jan./Feb. 2004)
Connecting the MDA Way (Dec. 2000)
Cupid's Helpers (dating options) (Feb. 2000)
Quest for Love (Feb. 1999)
Speaking of Sex — Myths and Misconceptions (June 1997)
The Rocky Road to Romance (Jan. 1997)

Parenting a Child with NMD

Books Reviews: Living with Muscle Disease (September/October 2008)
The Brain in MMD (September/October 2008)
Parenting: Caring for Your Child Starts with a Healthy, Happy You (July/August 2008)
Doctors, Parents and Kids: Achieving an Effective Partnership (May/June 2007)
Moving Out: Parents Seek New Options for Their Adult Children (May/June 2008)
From Where I Sit – Burcaw Boys a Dynamic Duo (Jan./Feb. 2008)
InfoQuest - Resources (Jan./Feb. 2008)
Parenting: Moving and Making New Friends (Jan./Feb. 2008)
From Where I Sit – Make the Holidays a Time of Renewal (Nov./Dec. 2007)
Debatable Destinies – Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy Carriers Carry on, Despite Uncertainty (Nov./Dec. 2007)
A Range of Outcomes – Myotubular Myopathy (Sept./Oct. 2007)
Dive into ‘Charlie’s Lake’ (July/August 2007)
When a Child is Grieving – Helping Children Cope (July/August 2007)
InfoQuest — Families & Parenting (May/June 2007)
Building the IEP Puzzle (March/April 2007)
Helping Kids Understand (July 2006)
A Perpetual Balancing Act (May 2006)
Parenting: Find a Sitter, Catch a Break (May 2006)
MDA Revises Booklet for Parents (May 2006)
Parent-Caregivers: Learning to Let Go (Nov./Dec. 2004)
From Where I Sit — What to Tell the Children (Sept./Oct. 2004)
Creative Pathways (book excerpt) (Jan./Feb. 2004)
Childrens Behavior Top Cause of Mothers Stress (Nov./Dec. 2003)
Keeping Hope Alive — Parenting a Child with NMD (Feb. 2003)
When Neuromuscular Disease Affects the Brain (Dec. 2002)
To Push or Not to Push? (shyness) (Aug. 2002)
Reaching Out to Family and Friends (April 2002)
Parenting - Normal is What You Make It (Dec. 2001)
Uncertain Futures, Unexpected Rewards (newborns with NMD) (June 2001)
Parent Advisory Councils (Feb. 2001)
Family Matters: Going it Alone (single mothers) (Oct. 2000)
Hard Questions (talking to kids about their NMD) (Apr. 2000)
High-Tech Babies, Hands-On Coping (Feb. 2000)
Skills for School and Play (occupational therapy) (Dec. 1999)
Adopting a Child With MD (Dec. 1999)
Taking Time Out for the Rest of Your Life (respite care) (June 1999)
The McCoys Come Out Fighting (family with DMD) (June 1998)
Securing the Financial Future for Your Child With a Disability (April 1998)
Finding Inclusive Child Care (Spring 1996)

Marriage

The Brain in MMD (September/October 2008)
Rolling with Laughter: Adventures in the Salt Flats (March/April 2008)
She Said Yes. Now What? (wedding journal) (Jan./Feb. 2004)
From Where I Sit —For Better or Worse (May/June 2003)
To Stand Together or Fall Apart (May/June 2003)
Broken Bonds (stress and marriage) (April 1998)
Speaking of Sex — Myths and Misconceptions (June 1997)
Dearly Beloved (realistic expectations; solid marriage) (April 1997)

Parents with NMD

Magic on Ice (July/August 2008, Quest Extra)
Rolling with Laughter: Adventures in the Salt Flats (March/April 2008)
Parenting: Moving and Making New Friends (Jan./Feb. 2008)
Amazing Grace (Sept./Oct. 2007)
When a Child is Grieving – Helping Children Cope (July/August 2007)
InfoQuest — Families & Parenting (May/June 2007)
From Where I Sit: And Then There Were Three (Nov./Dec. 2006)
Raising Teens: Is It Different for Parents With Disabilities? (Jan./Feb. 2005)
Parenting - Normal is What You Make It (Dec. 2001)
Baby, Get Creative! (child care) (Feb. 2000)
The Birth of a Family Parents With MD Adopt (Dec. 1999)
What Worries Doctors Most About Pregnancy (Dec. 1997)
A Baby? Maybe (making the pregnancy decision) (Dec. 1997)
Moms and Dads with Neuromuscular Disease (Spring 1996)

Caregiving Issues

Book Reviews: Caregiving, Living with Muscle Disease & Travel (July/August 2008)
Parenting: Caring for Your Child Starts with a Healthy, Happy You (July/August 2008)
Crimes Against People with Disabilities: It’s Common, Offenders Often Close to Home (May/June 2008)
Moving Out: Parents Seek New Options for Their Adult Children (May/June 2008)
Moving Out: Operation Get a Life (May/June 2008)
InfoQuest — Families & Parenting (May/June 2007)
Is Your PCA Driving You Crazy? (March/April 2007)
Where Are All the PCAs? (March/April 2007)
Plan Ahead for Emergencies (Sept. 2005)
Save Your Back! (lifting and transferring) (Feb. 1999)
Living With Neuromuscular Disease: Caregivers Find Strength at MDA Support Groups (Winter 1996)

Other Family Issues

Crimes Against People with Disabilities: It’s Common, Offenders Often Close to Home (May/June 2008)
From Where I Sit – I Want to Run! (March/April 2008)
From Where I Sit – Burcaw Boys a Dynamic Duo (Jan./Feb. 2008)
Rolling with Laughter – True Confessions of a Panty Thief (Jan./Feb. 2008)
Parenting: Moving and Making New Friends (Jan./Feb. 2008)
From Where I Sit – Make the Holidays a Time of Renewal (Nov./Dec. 2007)
The Gift of Giving (Nov./Dec. 2007)
Rolling With Laughter – Older But Wiser? (Sept./Oct. 2007)
KidQuest – Halloween Costumes (Sept./Oct. 2007)
KidQuest – And Thereby Hangs a Tale (Sept./Oct. 2007)
Amazing Grace (Sept./Oct. 2007)
When a Child is Grieving – Helping Children Cope (July/August 2007)
InfoQuest — Families & Parenting (May/June 2007)
Duchenne MD: A Family Legacy (Jan./Feb 2005)
From Where I Sit — The Hidden Hurts of Sibling Support (Jan./Feb. 2004)
The Other Children in the Family (sibling issues) (Jan./Feb. 2004)
When Family Doesn't Understand (extended family) (April 2002)

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