Category: Blog

Lemonade, Popcorn and Hula Hoops

Jul 24, 2009 | Blog

There are few lazy days of summer at St. Mary’s Home for Disabled Children. Residents stay busy going to summer school and camp and taking part in a variety of other activities in the evenings and on weekends. This afternoon, though, residents and staff dropped...

A Smile and a Handshake

Jul 2, 2009 | Blog

U.S. Rep. Glenn Nye dropped by St. Mary’s Home for Disabled Children for a tour this week. One of his stops included the classroom of the Early Intervention Program for the Home’s youngest residents. He shook hands with 3-year-old Jahmari, who was being...

St. Mary’s Redefines "Family"

Jun 18, 2009 | Blog, Family

(Photo by Wéyo.)Today we’re featuring a guest post written by Kathy Brobst, a physical therapist assistant at St. Mary’s Home for Disabled Children: What defines a family? From a child’s perspective, your family is the people who love you, take care of...

Sister Mary June: What Matters to St. Mary’s Home

May 22, 2009 | Blog

Sister Mary June Morin truly is the heart and soul of St. Mary’s Home for Disabled Children, where she has worked for 50 years. On Friday, May 22, at 8:30 p.m., the community affairs program “What Matters” will devote its entire half hour to Sister...

What Does "New Book" Smell Like?

May 19, 2009 | Blog

Months ago, St. Mary’s Home for Disabled Children began working with Norfolk author Lisa Suhay to bring out a new, special revised edition of her children’s book “There Goes a Mermaid! A NorFolktale.” On Monday, Lisa received a shipment of the...

Open Up and Say "Ahhhhhhhh"

Apr 7, 2009 | Blog

“Do you want watermelon?” Jennie Jones asked Jahmari as Amber Nester gently stroked his hand. Jones then used a tiny brush to paint a watermelon-flavored flouride varnish on Jahmari’s teeth. Nester and Jones, pictured at left giving Jahmari’s...