The other day we were at Callie’s ballet studio, and Callie and I were tucked away from some of the kids. She was tired after a long day at school and was more comfortable leaning up against me while we…
We were slammed by grief….but it was another family’s Tuesday. We were wrestling with the diagnosis of a chronic heart condition and pending open heart surgery…..and others were standing in line at Starbucks. We were spending the nights in a…
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As a mama of a special needs warrior, I can not stress the importance of self care enough. I can’t be at my best for Callie if I don’t take care of myself first. It’s taken some work to get…
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I’ve been told sometimes I need to remember that our family is not the “center of the universe”. This normally is in regards to discussions about support, adaptation, and our explanations of why we do things a certain way with…
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“All they see is my leg.” Callie shared that with me the other day. She was frustrated about the fact that everyone’s eyes automatically go to her prosthetic instead of her face. I told her that was hard…..because that’s not…
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Sometimes I feel like it’s very easy to fall into the “victim” mentality. Especially with our situation. I mean how could I not? How could I honestly not look at all of the challenges we’ve overcome, all of the hurdles…
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We are asked all the time “How Can We Help?” Our daughter Callie is a lower limb amputee that walks with the help of a mermaid print prosthetic running blade. She also has a chronic heart condition called Tetrology of…
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I don’t think I have the right words to describe how I felt last night. Last night was Callie’s first dance recital with CBSA’s production of The Nutcracker. I pretty much cried through the whole thing. Seeing our baby girl…
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I had to politely explain the difference between diversity and inclusion to someone the other day who ignorantly told me… “All dance studios are inclusive.” Um no. We had one studio that flat out told us Callie was not welcome. …
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We’ve had a few questions recently about Callie’s amputation surgery so I wanted to share a little more about it…… We made the decision to do her amputation at 18 months. By then, she had recovered substantially from her heart…
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Hi, I’m Jaime — writer, mother, storyteller, and the heart behind The Wildflower Edit. For nearly a decade, I wrote online as The Princess and the Prosthetic, sharing my daughter’s journey with disability and the lessons our family learned along the way. It was a beautiful season — full of advocacy, connection, and community — but as my daughter grew older, I felt a shift. She deserved more autonomy. More privacy. More room to decide how she shows up in the world. And I realized something else: My own story was expanding too. Motherhood was still here. Disability was still here. But so were grief, healing, womanhood, nervous system care, feminine energy, homemaking, identity, softness… the fuller, deeper pieces of life that were ready to be spoken aloud. Whether you come for the cozy routines, the motherhood reflections, the disability advocacy, or the soft life inspiration — thank you for choosing to share this space with me. Pour a warm drink. Settle in. Let’s grow a life that feels like you again.
Jaime
