Trick-or-Treating While Disabled

Amy Daniels
Family Matters
Published in
4 min readOct 21, 2021

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Chocolates, sleepiness, and little brothers.

Wicked Witch (aka, Emily). Photo by Amy Daniels

My daughter, Emily, loved Halloween. In her eyes, there was much to love about this day of endless candy. She didn’t have a sweet tooth per se, but rather, a love of chocolate. In fact, she disliked most candy that wasn’t chocolate, but she brokered a deal with her brother that would guarantee her all the chocolate. She would do anything for chocoloate. Then…

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Amy Daniels
Family Matters

Writer, mom of two, one who had disabilities and complex medical issues due to a brain tumor. Memoir, Reaching For Normal, is available where books are sold.