The is a support group for parents of kids with "invisible" special needs that impact behavior, emotion, and family function. Based on the blog and Facebook page for the book _Easy to Love but Hard to Raise_, we offer commiseration, support, and been-there-done-that help for parents of kids with ADHD, ODD, OCD, PDD, FASD, SPD, and any number of other alphabet soup diagnoses that take the already difficult job of parenting and adds to the challenge.

A day in the life. We wake up each morning thinking what mood will he be in. Will it be a struggle to get him on the bus? Will the school call to pick him up? Will he eat lunch alone? Does he still wander the play ground and watch as every one else laughs and runs? At home, the same snack, the same dinner, the same bath bedtime routine. Only to be repeated day after day. I want more for my 9 year old son. My goal in starting a group is to meet other families stuck in a cycle and wanting to break …

Do you have a child with cancer? Do you have a child who is in remission? Have you lost a child to cancer? Are you currently or have you been a caretaker of children with cancer (nurse, social worker, doctor, child life specialist, pastor)? If you said yes to any of the questions above then this group is for you! There are about 700 children each year in North Carolina diagnosed with Cancer. A good majority of them are treated by one of the two Pediatric Oncology hospitals in the Triangle (Duke …