This week was a rough one -- my eldest ended up in the PICU for a week with RSV and Parainfluenza. Stressed to the max. It caused me to reflect on how I need to be supported and how others can support special needs parents in need. 

First, special needs mama: Accept the help and ask for it! When people say, "let me know if you need anything," take them up on it. If they come through -- great! If not, oh well. Nothing ventured, nothing gained. 

Here is how others can be helpful to special needs parents in need: 

1) Be present

2) Know you don't have to solve the problem

3) Take things off their plate

4) Don't ask too many questions

5) Be there after the storm

***Do you need a tribe? Find one here: bit.ly/mbyetribe and follow me on Instagram @mia_the_marketer. ***