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  • An Unexpected Path: Milestone City

    Daria Mochan May 1, 2019 Special Needs

    I am constantly amazed by life’s little surprises.  After what seemed liked an eternity of slow, agonizing, and honestly a bit disheartening past weeks, I have finally seen the light at the end of this dark tunnel.  Yes indeed, we have traveled through Depression Tunnel and have arrived at Milestone City.

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    An Unexpected Path: Farewell My Friends

    Daria Mochan April 30, 2019 essays

    When Anna was four, we said farewell to some very special friends. I had known them for over a year. I had opened my house and my heart to them …

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    An Unexpected Path: White Wedding

    Daria Mochan April 29, 2019 essays, Special Needs

    I attended a wonderful wedding this summer. It was spontaneous, informal, beautifully simple and short. The bride had been married once before but still wore white and looked as lovely …

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    An Unexpected Path: A New Beginning

    Daria Mochan April 28, 2019 essays, Toddlers & Pre-School

    Since birth, my daughter has always been fed via a feeding tube. It started with nasogastric tube, a small tube carefully placed down her nasal cavity to her stomach. A …

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    An Unexpected Path: Birds, Bees, and Cats

    Daria Mochan April 26, 2019 essays, Toddlers & Pre-School

    Some time ago during dinner, Anna announced when she was older she was going to be a Mommy. She said she was going to “born” four babies! I told her …

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    An Unexpected Path: Two

    Daria Mochan April 25, 2019 essays, Special Needs

    Two years ago a little girl was born. Not breathing on her own, she was quickly rushed to the neonatal intensive care unit. I didn’t know if she was alive …

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    An Unexpected Path: Walk the line

    Daria Mochan April 24, 2019 essays, Special Needs

    There are times I’ve felt that Gia doesn’t fit in anywhere. It would seem that she is straddling a line with her feet in two separate worlds. The world full …

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    An unexpected path: Guilt and Kindergarten

    Daria Mochan April 23, 2019 Baby, essays

    Last Friday my daughter and I attended the open house at our local public kindergarten. I think I should have felt nervous and a little sad that she will be …

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    An unexpected path: The mother I have become

    Daria Mochan April 22, 2019 essays, Special Needs

    When I started out on my motherhood journey, life was quite normal. Aside from one illness, my first-born and I only saw the pediatrician at wellness checks. I read the …

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    An Unexpected Path: Jelly Beans

    Daria Mochan April 22, 2019 Baby, essays

    Last weekend we dropped by a friend’s house. A gracious hostess, she led Anna to the kitchen for a treat. Anna emerged with a quizzical expression on her face and …

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