by Laurie Coldwell | Nov 18, 2024 | Blog
Recently Eric spoke with Cherie about his work in self-advocacy and receiving the Helen M Bailey Advocacy Award. This is from their conversation. Eric McVay is a long time SUFU member and a great example of a self-advocate. He works tirelessly to promote self-advocacy...
by Laurie Coldwell | Jun 18, 2024 | Blog
Hi everybody, it’s Jon I will be attending the SUFU Conference event facilitated by SUFU. It will be held September 24th-25th. You get to meet new and old friends and will get to go to some awesome and cool workshops. You also meet and greet people at the SUFU...
by Laurie Coldwell | May 6, 2024 | Blog
Throughout my entire journey of self-discovery, especially after flying out of state for the first time to somewhere I’ve never been, I’ve come to accept the fact that even as I slowly become more sure of myself and the kind of person I’m becoming, my “shadow work” is...
by Laurie Coldwell | May 3, 2024 | Blog
4/11/24 – With Jon and his parents taking the train back to Boston, our large group of 10 gets divided into two smaller groups so we can all catch an Uber back to Reagan Airport. One Uber driver completely blows one group off after seeing some of us with our luggage....
by Laurie Coldwell | May 2, 2024 | Blog
4/10/24-4/11/24 – We get off the subway, and we make our way back to the Westin to grab our luggage. Our new hotel is less than a mile away at the Holiday Inn Express on Rhode Island Ave NW. So, our group is walking less than a mile with our luggage from the Westin to...