Sharon Gabison PhD, PT

We all need and find meaningful connections. My son lives w/ autism and a developmental disability. In his recent exchange w/ his friend, I hear him say “You are my French fry and I am your hamburger”. May we all find our French fries and hamburgers along this journey of life.

@gunsnrosesgirl3 Pasta

You have to name him the last thing you ate

@springsteen Hi Bruce! my partner has seen over 70 of your shows yet has never seen you perform Secret Garden. Can you give him a solid by performing this in Toronto in November ? TIA!

@suerobinsyvr Right !?!? You demonstrate your value in something by how much time, money and care you devote to it….the silence is incredible.…

@TheGreatSeagull Thank you for sharing such a beautifully display of human compassion on all levels.

@Harry__Faulkner Those legitimately needing caregivers to take care of their family members w/ disabilities are going to be further left without care. It was hard before, it will be worse now. Policy makers need to speak to those with lived experience before designing policies. Do better.

"With this very program, you can invite your brothers or sisters to take care of your family in Canada." Immigration agents are now teaching people how to get their family members permanent residency on arrival in Canada by pretending to be "caregivers.”

@DevPeds @Thomsod @drjonlai It’s an excellent read! Now if we can only convince the bureaucrats, government, social services & healthcare agencies and professionals this - this would help tremendously. Let’s also help by proclaiming sections of legislation that would help support families in Ontario!

Just finished the fascinating account and reflections of @Thomsod in her book “The Four Walls of My Freedom” My conclusion: Families know their needs and don’t need gatekeepers to access funding! @sharo_coco @drjonlai

@ltamblynwatts Happy Birthday !!!

For my birthday today I gave myself the gift of my 2nd #shingrix shot. Too bad I had to pay $190 (but grateful I could even afford it at all). SHINGRIX recommended by #NACI at 50 as 1:3 people over 50 will get shingles without the vaccine. So why isn’t it covered anywhere at 50?

$6 a day to “lift” those living with disabilities out of poverty. Let that sink in. Applying for MAID because you cannot afford to live is unacceptable. vm.tiktok.com/ZMMwgapsV/

@TheRyanHamilton I’m so sorry for your loss and the unnecessary pain and suffering you both had to go through. Sending you both healing vibes. Thank you for sharing.

My heart is broken💔: As friends & family know, my wife was pregnant with our 2nd child, & about to begin her 2nd trimester. A few days ago she had severe pains, & bleeding, and had to go to the emergency room. There, it was discovered that our baby no longer had a heartbeat. Devastated doesn't come close to what that feels like. Unfortunately for people like us, because of the current laws in the state of Texas, that was only the beginning of this nightmare. Jess (my wife) had an "incomplete miscarriage", and what needed to happen, what was best for HER, and her health, was to terminate the pregnancy, and get the baby out. The doctor gave her a medication that would move this process along, and sent her home. Where, apparently we would be handling it ourselves. We were told it might take a couple of attempts before it worked. I'll let you decide how you feel about that. After a long, painful night of the equivalent of early labor, the baby was still with her. So, we went back to the Emergency Center to get the 2nd dose. A new doctor was on call. He was an older man. You could hear him in the hallway as he said, "I'm not giving her a pill so she can go home and have an ab*rtion!". Being well aware that our baby no longer had a heartbeat. Then, he came into the room to say, and I quote: "Considering the current stance. I'm not going to prescribe you this pill". Then, just sent us on our way. The "CURRENT STANCE"?! Did he really just say that?! No one should ever have to hear their wife say: "Get this dead baby out of me!". Can you even imagine how that must feel? The pain, and the bleeding continued. So, we decided to go to another hospital, about an hour away. There was a female doctor on call there, and we thought we might have better luck. I should probably mention, the procedure to get the baby out is called a D & C. It's scary, & traumatizing, but sometimes necessary in situations like ours. Especially in emergency circumstances. So we get to the next hospital. They take Jess in, ask her a bunch of questions, do a new scan... confirm that the baby is still there, with no heartbeat, and then disappear... for hours. Only to come back in and keep asking the same questions over and over. It's becoming clear that they're primary concern is NOT my wife's health. Instead, they seem to be worried about the legalities involved. So, they decide it is not "enough of an emergency" to perform the D & C. They do, however, prescribe another, stronger, final dose of the medication for us to try again... at home. So, we go home to try again. Another long day/night of early labor pains. Only to discover my wife UNCONSCIOUS in the bathroom. Having to pick my wife's cold, limp body off of that bathroom floor, not sure if I was about to lose her, is something I will NEVER forget. She had to be rushed to the hospital. By this point she had lost so much blood, and bodily fluid, her body gave out. They were able to stabilize her, give her the fluids she needed, and we came back home yesterday afternoon. We were also able to confirm that our baby was no longer with her. Now, not only do we have to live with the loss of our baby... we have to live with the nightmare of what we just experienced because of political and religious beliefs. MY WIFE'S HEALTH SHOULD HAVE COME FIRST. PERIOD! God knows what mental and emotional damage this has done. If you consider yourself a staunch "pro-lifer" ... 1) You've never been through what we just went through, and 2) You should take a long, hard look in the mirror and reevaluate your reasons for supporting such a cold, barbaric, ignorant point of view. It's not that black & white, and it's never going to be. If you think your "Pray To End Ab*rtion" sign in your yard is "Christian", I suggest you revisit the teachings of Jesus and try again. If you support these laws that make ab*rtion illegal, and result in people being put through what we just were, you should be ashamed of yourself. I've never been so angry, or heartbroken... and the devastation I'm feeling must pale in comparison to what my poor wife is feeling.

@StandingHannah From themighty.com/topic/disabili…

I really hate Facebook but I’m on it for sewing groups & diabetes groups. a parent posted about hiring a nurse because they have to go to a dying parent and the babysitter isn’t comfortable changing an insulin pump. In an hour 10 parents offered to go and do the change. #t1d

@ltamblynwatts @chaptersindigo @kobo @amazonbooks Congratulations !!!

So exciting to have Let's Talk About Aging Parents debut at #2 in Nonfiction (behind Sophie Gregoire Trudeau's book - fair enough) in Canada, and #8 overall in all Non-Fiction. Woot! #author #booktock #agingparents #BookTwitter @chaptersindigo @kobo @amazonbooks letstalkagingparents.com

@suerobinsyvr @sherry_caldwell Agree. I don’t know where I would be without my “autism family”.

@suerobinsyvr I will say this until the day I die. My son’s diagnosis profoundly affected my life and the trajectory of my life. The system to navigate services and supports or the lack thereof was and continues to be worse than the diagnosis’s. I agree - no “post” trauma. Ongoing trauma.

@Concerned4Can @CityNewsTO @CityCynthia The conservatives have done an excellent job of destroying the autism program since they came to power and leaving families waiting for services. cbc.ca/amp/1.7159831 . It’s reprehensible.

@abaresources @CityNewsTO @CityCynthia Just a quick google search, 2016 Ont spent 190 million on Austin’s support, 2023 it was 650+.

An Ontario family lives in constant fear of being attacked in their own home by their autistic son, and they are desperate for help. @CityCynthia has more. toronto.citynews.ca/2024/04/29/ont…

@CityNewsTO @CityCynthia There is a housing crisis for adults with developmental disabilities. Approximately 60k adults with developmental disabilities are waiting for a place to live. 5. Continue to leave families living in crisis. This is only the tip of the iceberg. /end

@CityNewsTO @CityCynthia Do you know how far $5,500 goes to support an adult with developmental disabilities ? That’s about 40 minutes a day of support. 4. Continue to increase funding for “housing navigators” only to navigate you to nothing.

@suerobinsyvr @KidsBrainHealth Hi @suerobinsyvr . I love your term “reluctant advocate” If only people knew….thank you for all the work you do.