meet our contributors

Thank you to the caregiving parents across conditions who have contributed to our shared wisdom. We see you all.

Laura Spiegel - Founder and President

Tulika Prasad - Mother of a preteen who lives with Autism

Tulika Prasad - Son lives with Autism

Brittany Gummere - Mother of a little girl who lives with Phelan-McDermid Syndrome and a 7q Duplication

Brittany Gummere - Daughter lives with Phelan-McDermid Syndrome and a 7q Duplication

Sandy Davis - Mother of a teenage son who survived Philadelphia Chromosome Positive B-cell Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia

Sandy Davis - Son is a Philadelphia Chromosome Positive B-cell Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia survivor

Lani Knutson - Mother of two boys who live with SEPN1/SELENON Related Myopathy, a form of Congenital Muscular Dystrophy

Lani Knutson - Two children live with SEPN1/SELENON Related Myopathy Congenital Muscular Dystrophy

Lily Collison - Mother of an adult who lives with Cerebral Palsy / Author of the books Pure Grit and Spastic Diplegia

Lily Collison - Son lives with Cerebral Palsy, Author of Pure Grit and Spastic Diplegia

Katie Vescelus - Mother of a preteen who survived Bilateral Retinoblastoma and lives with Blindness / Clinical Social Worker

Katie Vescelus - Son survived Bilateral Retinoblastoma and lives with Blindness, Clinical Social Worker

Christine Ramsay - Mother of a young son who lives with Autism / Founder of Ignite Inclusion

Christine Ramsay - Son lives with Autism, Founder of Ignite Inclusion

Shelby Brimley - Mother of a young son who lives with Primitive Myxoid Mesenchymal Tumor of Infancy

Shelby Brimley - Son lives with Primitive Myxoid Mesenchymal Tumor of Infancy

Jennifer Webber - Mother of two young adults living with Cystic Fibrosis / Psychologist

Jennifer Webber - Two children live with Cystic Fibrosis, Psychologist

Julia Everett - Mother of a young daughter who lives with Cystic Fibrosis / Registered Nurse

Julia Everett - Daughter lives with Cystic Fibrosis, Registered Nurse