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3/6/2026 2 Comments

The Power of Communication

I am not really sure if I am happier today than the first day here. That day I talked for the first time. (I am so happy today that it might even top that day!) Today the talking took the form of self-advocacy. It needed to happen. The fact is I can make decisions for myself because I am totally cognitively intact. All of us should be given as much autonomy as possible.

I struggle with episodes of extreme dysregulation. I cannot help it. The episodes are awful and can last hours. I wanted to see the psychiatrist so many Mouth to Handers are seeing; he has helped so many of us. Thanks to a totally awesome laminated piece of paper with the alphabet on it, I could discuss this with my parents.

I have to say, I can’t get over the difference in my life since I first walked into this place. The cat’s meow is my ability to discuss things now. I love this place.

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1/16/2026 5 Comments

New Year, New Life

These days, that overwhelming sense of grief is gone. It had been my constant companion for as long as I can remember. We long for happiness and connection, and when we achieve it, everything changes. I definitely relish my new way of connecting to my friends.

Beginning with my first day of spelling, even before Mouth to Hand, Alex [Judy's son] reached out to me and comforted me. People may have disbelief in the hill, vilify us, call us liars…but it exists. Long before Judy put a board in front of me, I was friends with Alex. It gave me hope while I waited to talk. When my Mom told me she was visiting M2H, I was trying to not get too excited. The day she told me I was seeing Judy, I was emotional, and Alex told me I would be able to talk. He told me to say “utterly” and “Hallmark Moment” because then his mom would know that he and I had talked.

I was beyond thrilled when I could actually talk for the first time. These past 7 months have certainly been the happiest of my life. To remember what was my life won’t utterly determine my future, and if that’s not a Hallmark Moment, I don’t know what is.

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11/17/2025 1 Comment

Chillin' With Judy

It’s the craziest thing ever, that one day I am unable to talk and the next I am typing on a keyboard. WTF is with that? Regular people can’t put the keyboard in front of me and have me type. But Judy can with no issues, quietly and confidently. What the hell is with that? My certainly never-calm body gets so calm when I’m with her that I actually get sleepy. How weird is that? I have worked with many teachers in my life and none made me calm, but Judy just has to sit next to me and I go straight into chill mode. More fog in my brain lifts, and I can think clearly.

Apparently there must be something different about Judy. I wish science could study her to figure out what it is. More people could be CPs if we could bottle her magic up. That might happen now that people see us type, and perhaps pursue research into helping us.

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10/13/2025 6 Comments

Miracle

Today I am sitting here writing a blog. That is my miracle. Just a few months ago I was in hell, spending my days in programs that were designed for the cognitively impaired. There was no hope. My parents didn’t really know me, and that was lonelier than I can say.

When I walked into Judy’s office that first day it was like the sun came out. Who could have foreseen that on that day my entire life would change? The moment she put a board in front of me, my hand came under my control. WTF. It was insane.

So here I am writing a blog and soon I’ll be in my poetry class studying Wordsworth. Miracles can happen.