Becoming a father has reminded me so much of my own father. This week I take time to talk about grieving years later in the most profound happiest moments of my life and write my dad a letter about becoming a father!

We tend to all think we have people who need services pegged, and then you meet someone in services you changes your world. We do not have the slightest clue as to what people in services are made up and what they need, and that it a big problem.

Sometimes we don't get our happy ending in this field, but you can shut up saying that we didn't help that kid to understand there is beauty after puking.

A 33 year old individual who needed life long support services, started a quest, a quest to be wanted.

"It's nice to know people can realize I'm not my file. I'm a human who can behave differently with a different approach." 

It’s a survival skill to go unnoticed and they had mastered it.

Looking back, I understand the pull of entering a world that has concrete rules that cannot be broken. Life can be confusing because what should be hard, sealed rules, such as your parents staying in your life, are often ignored. Yet, when Mario Jumper successfully…

Not everyone beats cancer but we rightfully celebrate the fact that everyone fights the diagnosis. Not everyone wins their battle with mental health, but we only praise the people who overcome.