cope
verb [ I ] US
to deal with problems or difficulties, esp. with a degree of success:
Inside homes, many residents coped with broken glass and collapsed walls and chimneys.
Victims cope with feelings of anxiety, pain, anger, and fear.
(Definition of “cope” from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)
Category: special needs
Relentlessly Relentless….
Who cares for the carers? There are many days where I feel like waving the white flag of surrender. I give up. Stick a fork in me, I’m done. Substitute your own personal favourite motto for when the 💩💩 just keeps on coming and you really don’t want to face it anymore. As a rule, I am… Continue reading Relentlessly Relentless….
Same but different….rare as Unicorn 💩???
This year 28th February 2018 is the worldwide celebration of Rare Disease Day. The very first ever Rare Disease Day was held in 2008 – a leap year so the perfect occasion for the initial 18 countries that signed up to celebrate. Every year since, countries across the world have united to raise awareness of… Continue reading Same but different….rare as Unicorn 💩???
Tonight Matthew I’m going to be……
adulating….an every day occurrence or a happenstance……
These are my salad days….
food-glorious-food…what’s not to love?!
When is an EHCP not an EHCP?
battling with the local authority for the “right” to an appropriate education …
Somewhere over the rainbow… 🌈🌈❣️
an ode from the other side
(Wo)Man’s best friend ❣️
This is a post I didn’t think I’d write for many years to come. One I shouldn’t even be thinking of composing. It’s not right. It’s not fair but here it is. I am also acutely aware that this ramble may be perceived as very self-indulgent. Far too many of my good friends have lost… Continue reading (Wo)Man’s best friend ❣️
How do you sleep at night… part 2 😡😡
A follow up to part 1…
How do you sleep at night?… part 1…
Dealing with special education needs and the pitfalls thereof