[litttlebeats]

my ex-stepdad recently had a tragedy occur in his life, his new wife was giving birth when several complications arose, and was sent into a coma. she has since woken up and is undergoing physical therapy/speech therapy. she has a son from her previous marriage, two young daughters with my stepdad, and one step daughter that is my sister. i dont know exactly what is going on, but her son was taken away by his dad (her ex-husband) and im sure my step dad is trying to get him back (she had full custody before this).

my step dad asked if i could help with some research based on this email he got:

"I know that you will be working with disability advocates who can help you make a very strong case showing that Diana's disability does not make her unfit to be a mother. In my field of SCI, there is research strongly supporting the fact that persons with SCI, even quadriplegics continue to be successful at parenting. It also shows that having a parent with a disability does not harm a child's physical and emotional development specially if there is a strong family support system. I hope that there is similar research in the TBI literature showing this same finding."

i am going to be looking everywhere possible, but if you guys know of any sites or anything that could help, please..

it cant be personal experience unfortunately. i need medical research and studies of parents who have succesfully raised their kids despite their disabilities.

[Texas Angel Ang]

Hi littlebeats -- TBI is very difficult and like SCI every injury is different! I tried to look up some sites for you but unfortunately I do not know the extent of her injuries. I did run across one website that may be able to help you.

Good luck and if this does not help you try to find a TBI support group, the hospital should be able to help you find one for your family!

http://www.birf.info/support/support-main.html