I am a writer focusing on motherhood and family, faith, and disability. I and one of my children have a bone disorder called osteogenesis imperfecta (OI). I am writing a book (forthcoming from Westminster John Knox Press in 2011) about the ethics and theology of reproductive and genetic technology. I post regularly on my own two blogs: Five Dollars and Some Common Sense...
My personal blog, http://www.cureforkayla.com, is dedicated to my daughter Kayla Vittek who was born with congenital myotonic dystrophy. Myotonic dystrophy, aka: myotonic muscular dystrophy, is the most common form of muscular dystrophy and affects 1:8000 people worldwide. It is a degenerative multisystemic disorder that affects most body systems including the heart, lungs, vision, smooth and...
I am a former mental health worker who now resides on the other side of the wall with four concurrent disorders: Borderline Personality Disorder, Major Depressive Disorder with Psychotic features, C-Post Traumatic Stress Disorder and Generalized Anxiety Disorder. I have been battling mental illness for the majority of my life and through my blog I am trying to increase awareness, promote...
I have been familiar with bipolar disorder from an early age, as my mother has the disorder, too. We lost my sister to bipolar disorder on April 15, 2005. I am married to a man who also has the disorder, so I know it from both a survivor and a supporter's point of view. I live in Tennessee and have 3 grown sons. I love to write and to use my writing to help other people with bipolar...
