Category Archives: Wheaton College

Special Needs Mom Freaking Out

Posted on November 27, 2020 by Jill Woodworth

I do not know how to get it out. I do not know how everyone can go along and pretend this is not happening. I feel like my heart is breaking and there is a part of my mind that is shadowed and dark as I try to figure out how to go forward. Does it even matter? Continue reading →

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Team TSC & The Marine Corp Marathon

Posted on May 22, 2018 by Jill Woodworth

My running pitch:  I can’t even begin to explain to you how much running has been an elemental coping mechanism in my journey with TSC.  For better or for worse, I have come to running as a corridor of freedom … Continue reading →

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Dear Wheaton College,

Posted on April 17, 2018 by Jill Woodworth

Brief letter to my alma mater discussing the meaning of “fallng” Wheatie. Continue reading →

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Lost at the Big Y, STUCK at Walmart. A rather long rant.

Posted on January 13, 2017 by Jill Woodworth

When my son Jack was around age 3-4, he was a bolter. I mean a runner.  A dasher.  As in Dash from The Incredibles, dasher.  And fast!  The kid would just flat out beat a trail away from me at … Continue reading →

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