The video’s been shared a lot, so thank you for that. It’s at 110,000 views and it’s been pretty cool to see. (If you haven’t seen it yet – http://bit.ly/Magnoliashope.) I do wish we didn’t have to share it. I Continue Reading
Sharing the video is working
It made it into the Huffington Post – http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/08/11/rett-syndrome-video_n_5662406.html?1407771166 It just needs to continue to spread. Thanks for all your support. Here’s the link to the video so you can share it on Facebook, Twitter or whatever other social media Continue Reading
Share this video. Save Magnolia.
In December, our daughter, Magnolia was diagnosed with Rett Syndrome which is a rare neurological disorder. Because of Rett, scoliosis, seizures, feeding tube surgery, loss of mobility, loss of useful hand control and an inability to talk are all things she Continue Reading
Hand over hand battle
For the longest time it has felt like we were losing the battle with hand function. Stopping any more loss of functions for Maggie has been yet another one of our primary goals, since the diagnosis. We spend most of everyday, Continue Reading
The Houston Report
This trip to Houston was a little different than the last one. At the last one we were nervous and everything turned out as good as could be expected. This time we weren’t nervous and we didn’t feel like it Continue Reading
Back to Houston
After a really great and relaxing week spent with family, swimming every day and getting eaten alive by mosquitos, we’re going back to Texas Children’s Hospital in Houston today – the mecca for Rett research. We’re going to see Maggie’s Continue Reading
Playing With Others
It’s been a regular struggle to get her to play with other kids. When she was younger, before the regression, she would play near them, but not necessarily with them. And when she started tossing sand out of the sand Continue Reading
Back to work
Rett Syndrome has changed my life in so many ways. Before the diagnosis, I was working at Jash, the digital studio that Sarah Silverman, Michael Cera, Reggie Watts, Tim and Eric started along with a bunch of other people I’ve Continue Reading
Mad scientist hyphenate / Producer
A blog written by my wife, Jenny. She is smarter and funnier than I am, so enjoy. When I wake up everyday, I usually pause, take a breath and hope for the best. The truth is we really don’t know Continue Reading
Special thanks.
When Maggie was first born, our friends Dan and Rachel visited regularly, and made it a point to be a part of Maggie’s life; and Maggie (and the two of us) loves them for it. Her OT still talks about Continue Reading
