6 years, 3 months ago

How one parent helped change the conversation around parenting with a disability

I have a neurological condition, Charcot Marie Tooth. We've Got This: Parenting with a Disability Photo shows Yellow illustration with a mum and dad with a disability swinging their child with title: We've got this When Eliza Hull was pregnant with her daughter, she felt unrepresented in every one of the countless parenting books. Becoming a parent with quadriplegia Photo shows A mother who is a quadriplegic lies in bed holding her newborn son When a car accident left Carol a quadriplegic, she was told she couldn't have children. Mandy McCracken on parenting with disability and her 'wonderfully exciting' future Photo shows Mandy McCracken and her three daughters standing in their back garden, smiling at the camera Mandy McCracken was a "stay-at-home mum" with three daughters under the age of 10 when she got a blood infection that led to sepsis and the loss of her hands and feet. To any person with a disability about to dive into the unknown world of parenting, I hope this series will help you know that, like all parents who took part in this series, and any parent with a disability, We've Got This.

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