Village Haven all day. Weights is greasy, yet gelatinous, and mainly seasoned with salt. Lots of salt.

Where Dylan went electric, but also Folk Festival in general.

Snake Den is the only underrated part of Johnston.

All major hospitals, FQHCs, CMHCs, specialty providers, PCP groups, etc. in RI take Medicaid, whether fee-for-service or managed care. There are plenty of waiver providers as well. Yes, there may be some access issues with certain provider types.

We have a full duals program here that you would likely qualify for, which provides fairly intense care coordination.

There is a lot of reform happening in the LTSS and HCBS spaces here aimed at increasing capacity and quality. Though I’m in tune with specifics.

I wish you the best in finding the resources you need.

Can’t play when the singer/guitarist is in the hospital…

I am you, you are me…

I don’t recall Dr. Hays, but I did have Drs. Cyvornek, Schuster, Baker, and a few others who are truly amazing people and teachers.

Saw Twiddle at Bold Point in Summer 2019. Decent venue, the sound was quite muddy though. Definitely has potential to be a nice place.

They are! April 29th. Looks like Cabinet and the Kitchen Dwellers are coming as well, albeit separate shows. So, maybe the Met will be able to fill our void. Just need Phish to come back to the Civic Center, that was a treat.

The Met has some solid shows coming up with Neighbor, Perpetual Groove, Melvin Seals & JGB, and a bunch of random Dead cover bands. But yes, I agree. Lupos/Strand used to pull some good bands. Last jam show I saw there was Umphrey’s back in 2014.

which jam band crowd doesn’t drink a lot?

Rage. Rest. Repeat.

Earned my History and Anthropology degree at RIC. I enjoyed my time there and had some amazing professors. It’s not necessarily an exciting place, and is focused on commuters. But school is what you make of it.

Go for a hike in the winter. We have beautiful places all around that offer unique perspectives in the winter. If there’s snow, there’s nothing more peaceful than the sound of silence in the woods.

Having bought homes in Colorado (and sold) and Rhode Island in the last five years, they’re different beasts. The homes here can be significantly older and different setups that what you may be used to in CO. For example, our house in Thornton had the furnace in the attic, apparently that’s common out there, but was new to me.

Whatever you do, get an inspection and trust your gut!

Always warn folks of the fuzz.

I should say, in the absence of a clear need, no rational parent should want their kid to have an IEP.

Accommodations under a 504 Plan are not the same as services provided under an IEP. Though there could be accommodations provided for in an IEP. IEPs are not given out, and no parent wants their kid to have an IEP, but it’s what the child needs to access the curriculum.

Thank you! I’ll add it to the list for future trips. It’s clearly been a while since I’ve been to North Conway. None of the water parks were there last time I went. Seems like there’s a couple up there now.

Was looking for options that are not Great Wolf, and similar places. Thanks though.

We went to Disney this past May with Children’s Wishes, a local organization akin to Make-a-Wish.

Solid info, thank you!

Thank you! I’ll add this one to the list for future trips.

Yes! Saw that place, and it’s on the list for the future. According to their website to go on the slides the kids need to know how to swim and no life jackets. Currently, neither kid can swim, so I’m not even going to tempt them.

Booked the Seacrest. Looks like a great place. We spent a week in Falmouth in February this year and had a blast. Granted, we stayed at Tommy’s Place which is like Disney World to a kid and only available to families like ours, i.e. have a child with a cancer.

That’s very kind, thank you. Cancer is a humbling experience.

Ideally yes, we’d like to go away for a few days. When you don’t know if your kid will see their next birthday, you do whatever you can (generally within reason) to make memories.