Renna's Corner - a blog for families with special needs

Feeling Cornered

Renna was diagnosed with a rare genetic disorder called Pitt Hopkins Syndrome in the summer of 2022.  This diagnosis gave us a feeling of relief, but also a dreadful feeling...

Feeling Cornered

Renna was diagnosed with a rare genetic disorder called Pitt Hopkins Syndrome in the summer of 2022.  This diagnosis gave us a feeling of relief, but also a dreadful feeling...

Where Special Needs Families Feel Welcome

There are places where we feel so out of place. The kids all stare and the parents whisper to them, trying to explain that “she’s different”.  Most of the time...

Where Special Needs Families Feel Welcome

There are places where we feel so out of place. The kids all stare and the parents whisper to them, trying to explain that “she’s different”.  Most of the time...

5 ways to bring healing and hope for speical ne...

Renna was born on Leap Day in 2020, just a week before the world shut down because of Covid.  She was my first (and only child) so I didn't realize...

5 ways to bring healing and hope for speical ne...

Renna was born on Leap Day in 2020, just a week before the world shut down because of Covid.  She was my first (and only child) so I didn't realize...