PWS United
PWS United
PWSA | USA
Ep101: Transitioning PWS to Adulthood
53 minutes Posted Jul 14, 2026 at 10:00 am.
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PWS Moms, Jen Garzia (mom to Rocco, 22), Denise Servais (mom to Maya, 22), and Elaine Towle (mom to James, 40) share the challenges, successes, and timelines of helping their loved one transition into adulthood. Guardianship, social security benefits, day programs, and medical care are the focus of this conversation. But the thread through it all is the call for adaptability. How to shift gears, perspectives, and expectations when one solution isn’t a good fit. What it looks like when, after twenty years of following the plot line, you realize the systems in place do not comply.
As PWS mom Jen Garzia says in this episode, “the systems aren’t as advanced as our kids have become.” This is not an episode on the frustrations and grief of broken and archaic systems, of a society still learning how to care for its more vulnerable members, but one of versatility, steadfastness, and the wisdom, creativity, and effectiveness of adapting.
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