October 13, 2014

These 14 People Have Important Advice to Offer New Parents of Children With Spina Bifida

Melissa McGlensey Contributor• 893 followers

As a new parent, being told your child has a birth defect can be a terrifying thing. Advice and support from others who have been there is often times instrumental in overcoming the initial fear and knowing that it will be alright in the end.

With this in mind, and in order to celebrate Spina Bifida Awareness Month, we at The Mighty decided to ask people whose lives have been affected by the condition what advice they had to offer parents of children who have just been diagnosed.

These were their answers:

Do you have any advice for new parents of a baby with spina bifida? Let us know in the comments below or email us at [email protected]

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Melissa McGlensey is the former News Editor at The Mighty. Her writing can also be seen in Ms. Magazine, on the Ms.Magazine blog and in The Huffington Post’s Good News, Comedy and Impact sections. Melissa is also a New York City comedian who does sketch, improv and stand up. She is passionate about social justice, politics, Thai food, literature, disability rights and more. She is currently in a long-distance relationship with her cat, Sneakers, who lives in California. You can follow her on twitter at @OhHeyMeliss.

Melissa McGlensey Contributor• 893 followers

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