Anything, but Ordinary

People often mistake Alzheimer's with dementia or the other way around, but as much we know about either one, there is a difference between the two. Dementia is a term used for the declining of cognitive function like memory and thinking and it's severe enough where it affects daily life, whereas Alzheimer's is a degenerative disease and the most common cause of dementia. Alzheimer's is a disease while dementia is the set of symptoms it causes. 60% to 80% of Alzheimer's dise

When I was in California with a friend, we were out front of Knotts Berry Farm for the shuttle to take us back to our hotel. As we were waiting, a woman came up to us and started chatting with us. She asked where we were from and once she heard Canada, she started to ask questions, the one that stuck out the most was if Canada was like anything like Degrassi. Which got me thinking of how different schools are in both Canada and in America or how people think what they see on

Once again, fans of the show are coming up with theories on what’s happening on 911. A call sheet was posted online and it showed that there was going to be a storyline involving the parents of a child that Buck helped conceive since the husband who was a friend of Buck from way back when wasn’t able to get his wife pregnant and had asked Buck to help them have a baby. Fans started to call that baby Buck’s donor baby. The names of the actors who played the child’s parents wer

I feel like the direction of where my blog is going is nowhere near where I want it to be. I wanted to be able to share what I was interested in and also have people learn about mental health and addiction, but as time went on I found that there wasn’t much going on when it came to people reading my blog. I feel like I’m talking, but nobody’s listening. I know I’ve talked about in previous posts, where I feel like I’m not being heard and how it makes me feel knowing I’ve put

Andy Gibb grew up with brothers who were international superstars. He was the baby of the family with a 9 year age gap between him and his twin brothers, Maurice and Robin, but Andy was closer to his brother, Barry. The funny thing is that Andy and Barry were almost like twins despite the age gap, they both looked alike, acted alike and even had the same birthmark. Just like his brothers, Andy had success in the music industry, but he also didn’t want to use his name to get s

Having a brother or sister with autism can be hard. If the siblings have a close relationship then it is beneficial since they have someone that they are comfortable with, but it can also be challenging because the sibling with autism is going to get more attention since they're going to need extra help in their daily lives. Every autism family is different, there’s no two families that are the same. Getting an autism diagnosis is going to be hard and there are going to be a

There was a TV mini-series called Amityville: An Origin Story that was released on one of the streaming sites. During that mini-series, it goes into detail about the DeFeo murders and what happened afterwards when the Lutz family moved in. The more you watch it and get to understand the different sides of what happened, you start to wonder if what you thought was real was all a hoax. At first, you start to feel like for the Defeo family since you don’t know what really happe

Karen Carpenter and her brother Richard performed together as “The Carpenters” from 1970 to 1978. They had hit songs like Top Of The World, Rainy Days and Mondays, and We’ve Only Just Begun. Karen was known for her warm, rich contralto voice and her talent on the drum. She was a very skilled drummer. Behind the scenes, Karen was struggling with an eating disorder called anorexia nervosa. She began to lose weight and her appearance was something that caused everyone to worry.

Anna Nicole was never the same after the death of her 20 year old son, Daniel. What appeared to be a happy reunion with her son and newborn daughter turned tragic when Daniel was found unresponsive in her hospital room. He was pronounced dead from a lethal combination of medications including methadone, zoloft and lexapro. Daniel was very close to Anna Nicole. He was the only constant thing in her life. He had been there for her through everything. They relied on each other.

When you're on the autism spectrum, it's hard to figure out where you belong. You live in a world that isn’t adapted for people who face physical and mental challenges. Growing up knowing your different is a struggle. You want to fit in, but you don’t want to hide who you are. There are ways to make sure that a child with autism can feel more accepted and more independent as they get older. Instead of using autism as an excuse, use it as an advantage. Embrace the difference