Nadine Vogel close-up facial image, pink boxing-glove held to chin
How often has it happened – someone hears your story, meets your child and says, “I don’t know how you do it, I’m not as strong as you; I could never deal with all the things you deal with”.  Although it doesn’t feel right when you hear this; they’re right, you are strong. You’re facing things no mom should, but whether you were strong to begin with, or had strength thrust upon you by necessity, you’re a DisAbility Mama and thereby a force to be reckoned with.

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Maya Angelou once said, “Having courage does not mean that we are unafraid. Having courage and showing courage means we face our fears and are able to say, I have fallen, but I will get up”.  This quote reminds me of when a woman first becomes a DisAbility Mama.  When I first heard those words, “Nadine, you have a very sick little girl – she’s been taken to the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit”, I was so scared.  I feared for her life, for my role as a new mom; but then they let me hold her (tubes coming from every part of her body) and I thought, I may be scared, but I will do whatever it takes to make my baby well.  At that moment, I had no idea what that really meant, but it didn’t matter; she was too little and too sick to be courageous for herself, so I had to be brave on her behalf.  That’s just what DisAbility Mamas do.

Nadine Vogel punching a speed-bag

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