GRAND Magazine - July/August 2011 - 30

Going through the fire
grand families
Raising our grandchildren takes
passion, patience and wisdom
BY LOUISE EAGLE
D
ear friends, in March 2011 I was chosen to
be the new president of NCGCR, the National
Committee of Grandparents for Children’s
Rights, an advocacy group for grandparents
and grandchildren with chapters in most states
in this country. I have big shoes to fill, but I
have promised Lola Bailey, co-founder and
past president, that I will do my best to honor
the promises she has made.
Thirty-six years ago I was chosen for
another job: to be mother and father to
my grandson, born with spina bifida,
hydrocephalus, cerebral palsy, partial
paralysis, partial blindness and
neurological impairment. By 1986 I
was raising five more grandchildren
and one grandnephew! It would be
a gross understatement to say I
was overwhelmed.
It has been a difficult road to
travel. One of the hardest parts
of this mission, second only to
obtaining services, is the
way those of us raising
30 GRAND JULY AUG 2011

GRAND Magazine - July/August 2011

Table of Contents for the Digital Edition of GRAND Magazine - July/August 2011

GRAND - July/Aug 2011
Grand Treasure Hunt
Table of Contents
Grand View
Grand Central
American Pride (and Peace of Mind)
The Golden Now
Cover Story: The Baby Boomers’ Guide to Grandparenting
2011 Awards for Best Grandparenting Books
Bite Your Tongue?
Grand Products
Extraordinary Grands: Claudia Timbo
Grand Families: Going Through the Fire
Birds Do It
Grandparent Rights: Brainwashing Hannah
Teaching Kindness by Example
Getting Creative with Childhood Obesity
Toys ’n Tech
“Whadya Say??”
Grand Finale
The Big Reveal
Op Ed: Same-Sex Marriage, Pro or No?
Kinship Care Resources
Find Fun Things to Do
GRAND Magazine - July/August 2011 - intro
GRAND Magazine - July/August 2011 - GRAND - July/Aug 2011
GRAND Magazine - July/August 2011 - 2
GRAND Magazine - July/August 2011 - 3
GRAND Magazine - July/August 2011 - Grand Treasure Hunt
GRAND Magazine - July/August 2011 - Table of Contents
GRAND Magazine - July/August 2011 - Grand View
GRAND Magazine - July/August 2011 - 7
GRAND Magazine - July/August 2011 - Grand Central
GRAND Magazine - July/August 2011 - 9
GRAND Magazine - July/August 2011 - 10
GRAND Magazine - July/August 2011 - 11
GRAND Magazine - July/August 2011 - American Pride (and Peace of Mind)
GRAND Magazine - July/August 2011 - 13
GRAND Magazine - July/August 2011 - The Golden Now
GRAND Magazine - July/August 2011 - 15
GRAND Magazine - July/August 2011 - 16
GRAND Magazine - July/August 2011 - 17
GRAND Magazine - July/August 2011 - Cover Story: The Baby Boomers’ Guide to Grandparenting
GRAND Magazine - July/August 2011 - 19
GRAND Magazine - July/August 2011 - 2011 Awards for Best Grandparenting Books
GRAND Magazine - July/August 2011 - 21
GRAND Magazine - July/August 2011 - 22
GRAND Magazine - July/August 2011 - 23
GRAND Magazine - July/August 2011 - Bite Your Tongue?
GRAND Magazine - July/August 2011 - 25
GRAND Magazine - July/August 2011 - Grand Products
GRAND Magazine - July/August 2011 - 27
GRAND Magazine - July/August 2011 - Extraordinary Grands: Claudia Timbo
GRAND Magazine - July/August 2011 - 29
GRAND Magazine - July/August 2011 - Grand Families: Going Through the Fire
GRAND Magazine - July/August 2011 - 31
GRAND Magazine - July/August 2011 - Birds Do It
GRAND Magazine - July/August 2011 - 33
GRAND Magazine - July/August 2011 - 34
GRAND Magazine - July/August 2011 - 35
GRAND Magazine - July/August 2011 - Grandparent Rights: Brainwashing Hannah
GRAND Magazine - July/August 2011 - 37
GRAND Magazine - July/August 2011 - Teaching Kindness by Example
GRAND Magazine - July/August 2011 - 39
GRAND Magazine - July/August 2011 - 40
GRAND Magazine - July/August 2011 - 41
GRAND Magazine - July/August 2011 - Getting Creative with Childhood Obesity
GRAND Magazine - July/August 2011 - 43
GRAND Magazine - July/August 2011 - Toys ’n Tech
GRAND Magazine - July/August 2011 - 45
GRAND Magazine - July/August 2011 - “Whadya Say??”
GRAND Magazine - July/August 2011 - 47
GRAND Magazine - July/August 2011 - Grand Finale
GRAND Magazine - July/August 2011 - 49
GRAND Magazine - July/August 2011 - The Big Reveal
GRAND Magazine - July/August 2011 - 51
GRAND Magazine - July/August 2011 - Op Ed: Same-Sex Marriage, Pro or No?
GRAND Magazine - July/August 2011 - Find Fun Things to Do
GRAND Magazine - July/August 2011 - 54
GRAND Magazine - July/August 2011 - 55
GRAND Magazine - July/August 2011 - 56
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