by Susan McCorkindale | Feb 7, 2015 | Life in the Farm Lane
Or maybe you know someone who does. If so, I hope you’ll check out Stronger Together, the special section on mental health now running on the Huffington Post. And while you’re there, leave a comment on my new piece, Confessions of a Blue-gened Blonde....
by Susan McCorkindale | Dec 28, 2014 | Life in the Farm Lane
This just in: I’m putting my head in the sand and taking a break from the news. I can’t listen to another story about missing planes and kidnapped school girls, about children gunned down in class and police officers executed in their squad car. I...
by Susan McCorkindale | Dec 17, 2014 | Life in the Farm Lane
This Season, Be a Caregiver to a Caregiver As an autism mom and former cancer caregiver, there have been long stretches of time when the only medical professionals I saw were those I took my son or late husband to see. (To read more, click...
by Susan McCorkindale | Dec 6, 2014 | Life in the Farm Lane
Together, Stu and I, along with the assistant sitting with us, whispered the word “milk” at the exact moment Casey shouted, “Wine!” and then added, as the evaluator cracked up, the assistant and my husband got hysterical, and I tried to hide,...
by Susan McCorkindale | Aug 24, 2014 | Casey's Place, Life in the Farm Lane
Thanks to the generosity of McKinsey Development, we were able to record the most recent Casey’s Place progress meeting. This is good because parents and interested members of the community who couldn’t make the meeting can now catch up. It’s bad...
by Susan McCorkindale | Jan 29, 2014 | Confessions, Life in the Farm Lane, No Place to Hide, Vine Times
Sure, I could jack up the heat and run up an enormous bill. Or I could leave the thermostat set at a balmy 62-degrees and actually see my breath in the living room. (Funny the first time but after that? Not so much.) I could also go someplace warm but, eventually,...