Rubysoup to be a guest blogger on Drgreene.com next week!
The downside to advocacy work is that it often takes me away from my family and my family needs me very much. Raising Quincy is too much for one person to do alone, so when I am gone a great deal of work falls on my husband’s very broad shoulders. I also suffer great anxiety when I am far from home. If she became ill or had a serious problem I am too far to simply hop a quick flight home. It’s no wonder I am afflicted with chronic “hotel insomnia”. I simply cannot sleep or relax when I am away from my family, no matter how nice the accommodations may be.
The upside is the amazing people I have had the opportunity to work and develop relationships with. These are inspiring, dedicated professionals from all walks of life and all sides of the issue of vaccine safety that I have come to admire and respect. My network is vast and I am quite humbled by those who consider me a peer.
As a participant of the Salt Lake City writing group for the National Vaccine Program Office earlier this month I was lucky enough to meet Dr. Alan Greene. Dr. Greene is an wonderful, caring pediatrician from California who has developed some amazing tools that allow him to be more available to his patients. He has published books and created a website full of great tips and information for parents. Dr. Greene invited me to be his guest blogger for a week to share my perspectives on disability awareness and sensitivity. My posts will run every day during the week of March 9-13 on his website drgreene.com. Some of the posts will be familiar to faithful rubysoup readers, but I did take the time to rework them in hopes of making them more relevant to a broader audience. And I have learned that going back and editing my writing is a definite must…everyone needs an editor!
So, I encourage you to check out Dr. Greene’s website next week and let me know what you think. I am excited about this new opportunity and the chance to speak to a larger, more diverse audience. I look forward to your comments and feedback!!
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