EP 68: Trying To Stay Positive While Losing Our Minds

In episode 68 of Parenting Impossible, host Annette Hines speaks with special needs mother Leah Moore. Leah is not only a mother of three but also a writer and high school English teacher. As a writer, she has been featured in several publications including Today’s Kids in Motion Magazine, and has her own blog, Loving You Big. Leah is currently working on her first book as well. Leah’s life changed after her daughter Jordan was diagnosed with Cri du Chat syndrome, a rare chromosomal disability. Doctors told Leah her daughter may never walk or talk, but today Jordan is dancing through life.   Annette and Leah begin the podcast with a discussion about navigating distance learning as a teacher working from home while still parenting three children. " Each day my husband and I are trying to be positive while losing our minds. Every day is either a ten or a one, there’s no in-between," according to Leah. The two women also address what inspired Leah’s blog and book. Annette Hines has been practicing in the areas of Special Needs, Elder Law, and Estate Planning for more than 20 years. Ms. Hines brings personal experience with special needs to her practice and podcasts as the mother of two daughters, one of whom passed away from Mitochondrial disease in November 2013. This deep, personal understanding of special needs fuels her passion for quality special needs planning and drives her dedication to help others within the special needs community.