Hello friends, welcome to Atypical Truth. I am your host Erica Jolene.

I grew up with disabilities and I am now a mother of two with complex medical conditions. From suctioning my own tracheostomy at two years old, pretending my g-tube stoma was an extra belly button, countless surgeries, and frequent hospitalizations; I am revisiting much of my childhood with my own kids, managing many of the same things with the addition of intractable malignant migrating epilepsy. There is no denying that my voice and my children are perfectly imperfect miracles, but even the lives of those blessed with miracles are messy. Here on Atypical Truth we explore the spectrum of miracles, messiness, triumphs, and hardships that pertain to the lives of those impacted by disability and complex medical needs.

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Music by amiina

Cover-art by Kendall Bell @littlebellin

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