Another blog I read is one of a mother whose eldest daughter is special needs, has 2 younger daughters and at times has fostered other children. How she does it, is beyond me.
I never want to complain about my life, my children or anything after I read these posts. God has blessed me and my family so much.
We go tomorrow for Hannah's blood work results. I really dont know what to expect. It could be anything. Something as "small" as a lingering virus to something as "big" as an auto immune disease. Right now, we want answers. The arthritis medication they have put her on is helping out tremendously. She still has some aches and pains and tires easily but thankfully she is not in the pain she was in, to where she could barely walk or get through normal everyday activities.
God has truly blessed us.
Reflecting back I remember to when Emily stopped talking. I guess she was around 9 months when this happened. Little did we know is was actually something and not her being stubborn. Though funny, she could barely talk but the two of the words she could and would say - chihuahua and diareah. Of all the words, oh and shit. Yes, she could cuss. No thanks to my husbands step mom. Of all the words she picked up - why that one?
At the age of 4 we had her seen about and it was determined by a speech pathologist she had apraxia. Basically the neurons when fired in her brain didnt connect. It also affected some of her motor skills, walking, picking things up with her fingers and just overall clumsiness.
At that point she started speech therapy three times a week. She could only say at the most 3 or 4 different sounds.
I was sad to know and hear from someone else that my perfect child was not perfect.
It was not until she was in second grade that we learned that the apraxia had also affected her learning. She was put into special classes that would help her while also being mainstreamed with her "real" class. I will never forget the first parent teacher conference I went to where they went over everything and told me and discussed how far behind she was. I cried the whole way home. I smile now to see how far she has come and what she has overcame.
My shy little Emi is not quite as shy now. She is friendly and excels in sports. She is an awesome fastpitch softball pitcher - something I would have never guessed would be her "thing".
Her learning is almost up to speed with everyone else. She catches on quickly and gives it her best and when she doesnt get it, will ask for help.
God has been so good to me.
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