By Sue Tornai The faint scent of rubbing alcohol greeted Dan Brown when he entered Stanford Children’s Hospital. At age 17, Dan had never been around a person with a disability and was nervous about meeting Tom. Tom had Cerebral Palsy and was recovering from back surgery. Dan’s fear subsided as soon as he […]
This Belongs To . . . Answering Hard Questions About Special Needs
By Gillian Marchenko I sit in a hospital cafeteria, a half-eaten chicken sandwich and a bottle of water is positioned in front of me on a plastic tray that reminds me of grade school. My foot taps. A loud metronome sounds in my head. Tick, tick, tick, tick. I scoop up another bite of […]