Rethinking and reimagining your faith? That matters. You are not alone. Follow those questions, doubts, and curiosities with us on the 1st and 3rd Tuesday of every month. Hosts Bonnie, Casey, Jeff, and Rajeev cultivate thoughtful conversations for the spiritual journeyer. Especially if you’re evolving out of Evangelicalism or Christian Fundamentalism, you are Irenicast.
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episode 22: Families with Special Needs Children - Lily Kate's Story with Guest Host Casey Comstock
In a special Irenicast episode the team welcomes guest host Casey Comstock. Casey joins us this week to share a very personal story about raising a child with special needs. We hear from him the joys and difficulties that he and his wife face on a regular basis as they raise their wonderful daughter, Lily Kate. He also expresses his desire to help other families with special needs children and how we can help. We close this week’s show with another round of Jesus or Jay-Z.
To help Casey and his family start a service that would provide quality childcare for families with special needs children go to https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/lkc-sitters. There you will receive all the information on LKC Sitters and how you can donate.
Show Open (00:17)
Discussion on Families with Special Needs Children (01:23)
Jesus or Jay-Z Segment (50:44)
RELEVANT LINKS
From Our Conversation on Parents with Special Needs Children
- Subcortical Band Heterotopia (more information on Lily Kate’s condition)
- Vagus Nerve Stimulation (VNS) (a surgery Lily Kate recently underwent)
- Welcome to Holland by Emily Perl Kingsley (poem read by Casey)
- CNN Documentary on Charlotte's Web - Medical Marijuana Treating Seizure Disorders (YouTube Video)
- Medical Marijuana and Epilepsy (Information from Epilepsy.com)
- Lily Kate’s Journey (Casey’s wife Theresa’s Blog documenting Lily Kate’s Life)
From Our Jesus or Jay-Z Segment
- Best Friend by P. Diddy (YouTube Video)
- Feels Like by Jeremy Camp (YouTube Video)
- You Took My Heart by Usher(YouTube Video)
- Some Kind of Zombie by Audio Adrenaline (YouTube Video)
- He Loves Us by David Crowder Band (YouTube Video)
- To Kingdom Come by Passion Pit (YouTube Video)
THANK YOU
Thank you so much to Casey Comstock for sharing his family’s story.
Also, thank you to Mike Golin for our intro and outro music. Check out his band Soulwise.
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