Moms +SocialGood is a one-day event where we put moms and their families are the center of the conversation. We unite hundreds of passionate experts and advocates to share ideas, inspire action, and tackle some of the world’s most critical challenges facing the well-being of moms and their families around the world. What do …
n 1988, my family traveled from America to India to visit the homeland of my birth. At age 11, I vividly remember seeing beggars crippled by polio, crawling on the ground. I remember them staring at me. I, too, have polio, but I am able to walk with leg braces and crutches. I contracted polio as …
In January, my daughter celebrated her second birthday. She ran around our apartment with cake on her face and a joyful grin. Pushing around in my wheelchair, I could not catch her, and it hit me again that I cannot run. I cannot even pick her up off the ground if she falls down. I …