Our guest this week is Kelley Coleman of Los Angeles, CA a feature film maker turned author, disability advocate, wife and mother of two including a son with an undiagnosed rare disease and many disabilities.

Kelley and her husband, Eric, have been married for 16 years and are the proud parents of two boys: Sean (12) and Aaron (10) who has multiple disabilities, including: 

• An Undiagnosed Genetic Disorder
• Cortical Visual Impairment
• Failure to Thrive
• Autism
• Epilepsy
• Cerebral Palsy
• Microcephaly, and
• A Feeding Tube

Kelley is also the author of Everything No One Tells You About Parenting a Disabled Child, available on Amazon.

Kelley has lots to say about a host of supporting organizations, including the Undiagnosed Disease Network, Canine Companions, and Painted Turtle Camp to name a few.   

That's all on this episode of the SFN Dad to Dad Podcast.  

Show Links
Email - kelleyellek@gmail.com
Website – https://www.kelleycoleman.com/
Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/kelley.coleman.56
Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/hellokelleycoleman/
Undiagnosed Diseases Network - https://undiagnosed.hms.harvard.edu/
Canine Companions - https://canine.org/
Painted Turtle local camp - https://www.thepaintedturtle.org/ 
SNAP Special Needs Aquatic Program with Stepping Stones https://snapaquatics.org 
The book -Everything No One Tells You About Parenting A Disabled Child. Your Guide to the Essential Systems, Services, and Supports - https://tinyurl.com/5casy743

Special Fathers Network - 
SFN is a dad to dad mentoring program for fathers raising children with special needs. Many of the 700+ SFN Mentor Fathers, who are raising kids with special needs, have said: "I wish there was something like this when we first received our child's diagnosis. I felt so isolated.  There was no one within my family, at work, at church or within my friend group who understood or could relate to what I was going through."

SFN Mentor Fathers share their experiences with younger dads closer to the beginning of their journey raising a child with the same or similar special needs. The SFN Mentor Fathers do NOT offer legal or medical advice, that is what lawyers and doctors do. They simply share their experiences and how they have made the most of challenging situations.

Check out the 21CD YouTube Channel with dozens of videos on topics relevant to dads raising children with special needs - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCzDFCvQimWNEb158ll6Q4cA/videos

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