

Working out an IEP With Your School
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


Motivation & Life Dreams
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