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Dad to Dad Podcast
Hosted by David Hirsch · EN
Fathers mentoring fathers of kids with special needs - presented by the Special Fathers Network. Host David Hirsch interviews some amazing fathers of kids with special needs.
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SFN Dad To Dad 356 - Tieal Bishop of Walkerton, IN Founder Of A Rosie Place For Children & Mother To Six, Including A Medically Fragile Son.
Dec 13, 202400:59:23Tap to summarizeOur guest this week is Tieal Bishop, of Walkerton, IN, mother to six including a medical fragile son and founder of A Rosie Place For Children.Tieal and her husband,Travis, have been married for eight years and between them they are the proud parents of six children: Max (25), Sam (22) and Gigi (20) and triplet 21 year old girls, Madeline, Abby and Kate. Her oldest son, Max, had a precarious entry into the world. Diagnosed with RSV, he required a G-Tube for feeding, a Trach for breathing and seven month in the PICU, which resulted in the family staying at the local Ronald McDonald House for seven months. Despite the early challenges, Max is thriving as a young adult. Tieal is founder of A Rosie Place for Children, a state of the art, nurse-staffed specialty hospital for medically fragile children and respite for their parents, based in South Bend, IN. Tieal has a zest for life and a passion for service. You'll hear her uplifting story on this episode of the SFN Dad to Dad Podcast.Show Notes - Phone – (574) 315-6283Email - tieal@arosieplace.orgLinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/tieal-bishop-b821237/A Rosie Place For Children- https://arosieplace.org/Children's Respite Homes of America - https://childrensrespitehomes.org/National Center for Pediatric Palliative Care Homes (NCPPCH) - https://www.ncppch.org/She’s All Set (a short film by The Grotto Network at the University of Notre Dame) - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gNgD2wdUv-s&t=2sSpecial Fathers Network - SFN is a dad to dad mentoring program for fathers raising children with special needs. Many of the 800+ SFN Mentor Fathers, who are raising kids with special needs, have said: "I wish there was something like this when we first received our child's diagnosis. I felt so isolated. There was no one within my family, at work, at church or within my friend group who understood or could relate to what I was going through."SFN Mentor Fathers share their experiences with younger dads closer to the beginning of their journey raising a child with the same or similar special needs. The SFN Mentor Fathers do NOT offer legal or medical advice, that is what lawyers and doctors do. They simply share their experiences and how they have made the most of challenging situations.Check out the 21CD YouTube Channel with dozens of videos on topics relevant to dads raising children with special needs - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCzDFCvQimWNEb158ll6Q4cA/videosPlease support the SFN. Click here to donate: https://21stcenturydads.org/donate/Special Fathers Network: https://21stcenturydads.org/
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SFN Dad To Dad 307 - MG USAF (ret) John Borling of Rockford, IL A Vietnam Combat Veteran, Hanoi Hilton Survivor, Author & Founder of S.O.S.
May 24, 2024Tap to summarizeOur guest this week is United States Air Force retired Major General John Borling of Rockford, IL, a father, grandfather, author and founder of Service Over Self (S.O.S.) America, a non-profit dedicated to promoting the values of; freedom, responsibility, liberty and duty.John and his wife, Myrna, both Rockford, IL natives, have been married for 61 years and are the proud parents of two daughters and two grandchildren. John served in the United States Air Force for 37 years and retired as a Major General in 1994. He was a fighter pilot who flew 97 combat missions in Vietnam, before being shot down, captured by the North Vietnamese, and held as a POW in the infamous Hanoi Hiton for 6 1/2 years. His many awards include: a Silver Star, two Distinguished Flying Crosses, three Bronze Stars with V for Valor, and two Purple Hearts among a host of other accolades. John is author of the book:Taps On The Walls: Poems From The Hanoi HIlton. The book includes a collection of stories and poems John shared with his fellow POWs, by literally tapping on the prison walls, one letter at a time. He credits these poems with helping maintain his sanity and connection to friends and loved ones. He was able to record and memorialize the poems shortly after his release in 1973. With the encouragement of others, including the late Senator John McCain, a fellow POW, he published the poems in 2013, on the 40 year anniversary of their release as POWs. John is also founder and chairman of SOS America, a non profit patriotic, membership organization that supports a military service program for our young adults that augments the high cost of the All Volunteer Forces (AVF) of the U.S. Military. John also has a blog entitled The Third Degree, a weekly Sunday column that relies on the good judgment of the American people to make informed decisions for themselves and the nation. TTD, however, in keeping with its definition, reserves the right to pose hard questions on personal and public subjects worthy of interrogation.It’s an inspiring conversation, especially as we go into Memorial Day Weekend, here on the SFN Dad to Dad Podcast.Show Links - Email - john@third-degreeUS.comWebsite – https://third-degreeus.com/LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/john-borling/Taps On The Walls: Poems From The Hanoi Hilton - https://tinyurl.com/3rp278c3Special Fathers Network - SFN is a dad to dad mentoring program for fathers raising children with special needs. Many of the 700+ SFN Mentor Fathers, who are raising kids with special needs, have said: "I wish there was something like this when we first received our child's diagnosis. I felt so isolated. There was no one within my family, at work, at church or within my friend group who understood or could relate to what I was going through."SFN Mentor Fathers share their experiences with younger dads closer to the beginning of their journey raising a child with the same or similar special needs. The SFN Mentor Fathers do NOT offer legal or medical advice, that is what lawyers and doctors do. They simply share their experiences and how they have made the most of challenging situations.Check out the 21CD YouTube Channel with dozens of videos on topics relevant to dads raising children with special needs - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCzDFCvQimWNEb158ll6Q4cA/videosPlease support the SFN. Click here to donate: https://21stcenturydads.org/donate/Special Fathers Network: https://21stcenturydads.org/SFN Dads Mastermind Group - https://21stcenturydads.org/sfn-mastermind-group/Find out about Horizon Therapeutics – Science and Compassion Working Together To Transform Lives. https://www.horizontherapeutics.com/
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