For this Mama Bear, home is a right worth fighting for

By: Lynn Maranville Martin

Outlets: North Carolina Newsline

Published: September 9, 2026

Words: 764

Last Updated: 1 month, 1 week ago


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I’m a mama bear.

Most parents are. We want our children to be safe, to have a life of their own, and to know they will be cared for when we’re no longer here.

For parents of children with disabilities, that instinct takes on a different shape.

My son Logan is 30. He was diagnosed on the autism spectrum at two and a half and, as a teenager, after contracting Epstein-Barr virus, developed a cascade …

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