Sometimes in life you need a Plan B... Meghan's freshman year of high school ended with the final two months completed at home - mainly due to anxiety caused by a temporary health set back along with the adrenaline issues that one faces with POTS that can make any normal amounts of anxiety seem unmanageable. We already had a 504 Education Plan in place, so we just made it work as best we could - with a LOT of help from the school. She did the homework and projects at home and had the tests proctored by the school psychologist. But there could come a time when you need something more than a 504 Education Plan. Not wanting to go through the stress of the spring semester again, we started t
Meghan has found competitive swimming to be her outlet. Her refuge. Her comfort. Her hope for being normal - as she won't share her daily struggles with her friends. We spent the entire week of Olympic Trials in Omaha watching her sister swim among the many competing for a spot in Rio. It was an exciting week of new faces and old. Katie Ledecky, Michael Phelps, Missy Franklin, Simone Manuel - all expected Olympians. We were fortunate to take it all in, and we easily got caught up in the excitement of prelims and finals and the celebrations that followed during the award ceremonies. A whole week that flew by in the blink of an eye. We have loved competitive swimming and the journey
