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Originally posted 01/04/14 by Just Joshin’ Ya’s Mom – Karen Gregoire Josh with his brand new, court-appointed guardians, big brother Tim and Dad! Do you have a child with an intellectual disability or developmental delay? Have you thought long and…
read more~~~ WORK, in this house, is a REQUIREMENT ~~~The purpose of this post is not to debate sheltered workshops, but to give those who are interested, insight into the vocational process we have experienced with Josh. His “resume” of sorts. These are OUR…
read moreI don’t have any one story that pops into my mind that I can share with you about Josh. Specifically, because I share daily stories about his life on his Facebook page, Just Joshin’ Ya, so it would seem that I’m all storied-out, OR…
read moreIn the past few weeks, maybe a month (time goes by so fast and is so hard to keep track of), Josh has been expecting more from those around him. He has ‘all of a sudden’ developed an expectation that he be…
read more“SOCIAL” ~ What does that word mean to me? I guess the first thing that pops into my head when I think of the word social is “relationships.” Josh has had so many over the course of 18 years, it’s really difficult to decide…
read morePayday last Friday (snow day) ~ Supervisor out on Monday ~ Brought paycheck home on Tuesday ~ Informed me he would “need to go to the bank on the weekend.”This morning, first thing, Josh appeared in my office all dressed up, coat on. I said “where…
read moreIn 2011, Josh’s older brother, Tim (my oldest son) and his long-time girlfriend, Steph, wanted to adopt/rescue a third dog from a shelter in Arkansas. Not just any ol’ dog, but a deaf dog. The owner of the shelter denied their request stating…
read moreWhere to begin? Josh was born in May of 1995, feels like five minutes ago in some respects and a lifetime ago in others. How does this happen? Where did the time go? How did we get here? A blink of an eye! Every good story has to provide…
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