Day 1 at the Medical Academy of Pediatric Special Needs Spring Conference in Charlotte:
🔹 Foundations of MAPS
🔹 Innovations in Integrative Pediatrics
🔹 MAPS in Clinical Practice
Three tracks. One mission: better clinical thinking for complex patients.
#MAPSConference
Happy birthday, Daddy. Thank you for being a bold purveyor of true peace. Thank you for living with purpose and for radically lifting the power of love. Thank you for believing that we can defeat injustice without destroying each other. Thank you for your courage and strategic, compassionate action. Thank you for teaching me so much, even now. I remember you today, on your 97th birthday. I remember you always.
#MLK #MartinLutherKingJr #HappyBirthday
Is the charge $20 per line or just $20 per account? If it's the latter, this represents another wasted opportunity. Instead of leveraging the national attention that impacted millions of your customers to change the narrative by offering transparency, meaningful bill compensation for loyal customers, and perks on internet, cell, and phone services—measures that could have helped retain current customers and attract new ones—you chose the quick and inexpensive route once again. This issue isn’t just about yesterday; it’s about acknowledging the continuously rising costs imposed by Verizon and the financial struggles that many families are currently facing. This could have been a fantastic Public Relations story for you, rather than yet another instance of a billion-dollar company taking advantage of its customers. #VerizonFail #VerizonOutage
Transparency is key. Apologies are nice, but real compensation is what is needed from today. Considering that cell/internet are the 2nd-highest monthly expenses after rent/mortgage for most families. We pay between $300 and $400 monthly for cell & tablets for our household. People work & study from home. Instead of giving everyone a few cents off next month’s bill that won't really make an impact, this is the time to retain customers and gain new ones with the innovative care and solution for today’s situation. Whether it is free tablets, phones, service, or something completely different, you can literally customize something for everyone.
Mattel Inc. is introducing an autistic Barbie as the newest member of its line intended to celebrate diversity, developed in partnership with a nonprofit organization that advocates for the rights and better media representation of people with autism. https://t.co/kMxZA8v8vQ
The holidays can be beautiful…but for many grieving parents—especially special needs parents—this season hurts in ways most people never see.
Read ways to support grieving special needs parents during the holidays here: https://t.co/4BULkDfxgp
Between disrupted routines, sensory overload, and the ache of missing someone you love, December can feel overwhelming.
If someone in your life is grieving, please don’t stay silent.
Say their loved one’s name.
Offer specific help.
Create space for their emotions.
Pray with them.
Walk with them —gently, consistently, faithfully.
Because no parent should have to grieve alone during the holidays.
We CAN do better. We MUST do better.
#GriefSupport
#HolidayGrief
#SpecialNeedsParents
#DisabilityAdvocacy
#CaregiverSupport
🇺🇸Dad was a survivor of the 9/11 World Trade Center attacks. Sadly, he is now officially recognized as one of the thousands of victims who passed away (almost 20 years later to the day) due to an aerodigestive illness from the fumes that he breathed that day. #NeverForget #911