Send a text"If I don’t laugh, I’ll cry." We’ve all said it, but Cathy Brusk lives it.From the terrifying moment a "stomach bug" turned into life-saving heart surgery, to navigating a world that wasn't built for her son, Cathy joins Surviving Ish to pull back the curtain on the reality of special-needs parenting.We’re diving deep into the stuff people usually whisper about:The "R-Word" in Politics: Why language actually matters.Medical Mysteries: How a vascular ring and Cortical Vision Impairment (CVI) changed everything.The Financial Breaking Point: How medical bills and "traditional" gender roles almost crushed their marriage.The "Ish" of Life: Why laundry drawstrings and Christmas tinsel are the ultimate villains.Cathy shares how her family navigated mitochondrial disease, legal blindness, and years of financial stresses to find their "dream job" ending. It’s raw, it’s funny, and it’s the reality check you didn’t know you needed. #SpecialNeedsParenting #ParentingHumor #RealTalk #Resilience #MarriageAndMoney https://www.catherinebrusk.com/https://www.amazon.com/Forgiving-Nick-Romance-Collection-Book-ebook/dp/B0CL2VCLSYhttps://youtu.be/5bAFOuAeN2k?si=4XOYvwRiTXF1rqnHSupport the show