Real Life Stories

David Gifford

"As mom and dad you get to experience the support of the Microboard. You feel that group of people and you watch your son shine. I mean those are big rewards."
Kathleen Gifford, David's mom

Jonathan Lim

"The microboard process forces us essentially to look at decision making for Jonathan now, in the near future and in the far future."
Jonathan's sister Andrea 

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Victoria Parker

"We looked at Microboards when we began looking for continuity in Victoria's future - who will know Victoria, who will care about her and act in her best interest & be responsible for continuity in her life after we're gone."
​Victoria's mother Patricia

Andrew Bloomfield

"My Aroha friends are important for who they are, what they do now, and what they can do to support my good life into the future."

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Dan Steeves

"My parents are getting older, so we decided to start a support circle so that someday a microboard would be in place for when they can't be here." 

Click here to read Dan's story. 
Click here to view the CP-Net webinar "Learning  about the Benefits of Microboards: Danny's Story". 
Click here to learn more and hear more from Dan.  This is Dan's You Tube channel entitled Possibilities: We’re Taking the Dis out of Disability!  
​Click here to view the CP-Net website.  CP-Net is a research-based initiative to improve the care of cerebral palsy from prevention to treatment.  

Jonathan Sweet

"Everybody on the microboard has had such a positive effect on Jonathan.  He is now growing from being part of that kind of an atmosphere, with new opportunities."
​Jonathan's mother Carol

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