Month: August 2019

As crazy as Tyler’s hemophilia journey has been, his compartment syndrome experience was, by far, the worst. Compartment syndrome is a very painful condition that occurs when the pressure within the muscles builds to dangerous levels. This pressure can decrease blood flow, which prevents nourishment and oxygen from reaching nerve and muscle cells.1 In Tyler’s case, … Continue reading Compartment Syndrome: The Evil Within

It’s August and summer is over. School days are back. Recently, I was remembering back to when Tyler first started elementary school and the stress of working out accommodations. I knew I needed to decide whether I wanted to pursue a 504 plan or an IEP. I decided on the IEP. The reason I did … Continue reading School Days