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Behind the Care: Families, Employment & the Hidden Cost of Possible Budget Cuts

Every November, when National Family Caregivers Month rolls around, I feel a familiar tug in my heart. It’s a mix of gratitude, exhaustion, pride, and—if I’m honest—a little worry about what lies ahead. Because caregiving isn’t abstract for us.It’s daily. It’s personal.It’s the rhythm of our home. As many of you know, my daughter Mikelle […]

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Picture of Mikelle and Maryann using watercolor paint and smiling.

The Art of Living: How Creativity Shapes Mikelle’s World—and Ours.

Where does Art Live? Some people think art hangs quietly on a wall, waiting to be admired. But in Mikelle’s home, art hums in the air—it’s in the soft clinking of beads as she threads a bracelet, in the swirl of color on her iPad screen, in the laughter that comes when a design takes

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Rethinking, Reimagining, and Resolved to be Resilient.

We at the Shining Beautiful Series are rethinking our entire way of providing support for Mikelle to define a new and vibrant rhythm to life in a world that changes daily. Over the years, we have engineered, refined, and established a remarkable way of supporting Mikelle, effectively maximizing her self-determination and control over her life.

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