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Beyond Broken

Retired Columns

From “Life in the Sandwich” to “Special Needs Mama” to “Zen and the Art of Child Maintenance”—they’re all here for you to explore.

Of Homeschool and Surrender

Still, I wasn’t sure if I could successfully teach and accommodate James on my own and maintain my sanity. But I had to try. In the end, it was liberating…

Beyond Broken, Columns | March 2017 | By Darcie Whelan Kortan


The Unarmed Truth

This depression had been in me for years, covered over by anxiety and anger about the logistics of caring for and educating my son, and the election had been the…

Beyond Broken, Columns | January 2017 | By Darcie Whelan Kortan


We Will Never Catch Them

Physics tells us that Usain Bolt, the world’s fastest man, and my son run the 50-meter at the same speed when the dimension of time is taken into account. Neck…

Beyond Broken, Columns | December 2016 | By Darcie Whelan Kortan


The Way He Was Born

On paper, James looks terrible. He can’t see a whole lot, he has shaking all over his body that makes simple tasks impossible, he has hearing loss, and his speech…

Beyond Broken | November 2016 | By Darcie Whelan Kortan


The Well to the Light

My son James is 11 and has multiple disabilities—he is motor impaired (wears leg braces up to his knees), fine motor impaired (has trouble holding a pencil and can’t use…

Beyond Broken | October 2016 | By Darcie Whelan Kortan


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