Advocate. Writer. Solution Finder.
Amber Gale is a corporate professional, business owner, advocate, speaker, wife, mother, writer, board member, lover of desserts, aggressive Mario Kart player, and then some.
When her second child was born with life-threatening special needs, it became clear to her that parents of medical and special needs children are often overwhelmed and undersupported.
Combining her corporate planning skills with her love of spreadsheets, office supplies, and personal development, she embarked on a mission to make a difference. In 2020, Amber launched a time management program designed to help those who are on complex parenting journeys manage their schedules and priorities.
A program can only reach so many lives though, so Amber went on to partner with life coaches and other personal development service providers to develop MORE for Caregivers, a non-profit that provides access to personal development opportunities for parents of children with special health care needs.
Amber is also a contributing writer for The Mighty and the voice behind AaronAndAmbersFamily.com, a resource and advocacy blog where she shares her family's story.
Fact is that there is no truly right decision to any of these things. And quite frankly what we feel is right for for AJ may not be the same as what someone else would choose under the exact same circumstances, and the outcome could be different from one moment to the next.
We wouldn’t accept an argument like that to normalize other slurs. Racial slurs, ethnic slurs, slurs about someone’s sexual orientation or their religion… it doesn’t matter where or how you learned it, but it does matter that it’s insulting to the people that it impacts.
Maybe it sounds harsh, but those meds and cares are what keep him alive. If it ruins someone else’s meal to hear a suction machine then oh well. That person will live just fine without finishing their loaded mashed potatoes. AJ, on the other hand, might not live without his cares.