Their letters tell us that caring and advocating for these children is all-consuming, which impacts their ability to hold a job and support their families.
The 17,000-plus families who write letters to Globe Santa find their way to us through a variety of social service agencies that assist them in some way. There are 52 of these agencies in Greater Boston which are registered to recommend families for holiday gifts.
A theory holds that dreams are a way for the visual cortex of the brain to “defend its turf” against being “taken over” to process inputs from other senses