I Wonder

By Sandy on March 26, 2011

I wonder sometimes. Why is it some children are born with disabilities? What is the purpose? Is there something we as the parents need to learn?

Years ago we had a neighbor a few doors down who had a daughter with Autism. She is the first friend who had a child with a disability. I used to marvel at how amazing my friend was with her child. I never once felt sorry for her. She never felt sorry for herself either, as far as I could tell. But I’m sure it was hard. I know she had many challenges and life was not easy for them. Rick and I told her we had no idea how she did it. We told her we could never parent a special needs child.

What Would You Do?

By Sandy on March 23, 2011

The call came early.

I remember the phone ringing. I remember thinking, this is it. The Dr. is going to tell us our unborn child has Down Syndrome. I just knew like you know about things. The funny thing is I was fine with it. I really was.

Even before the amniocentesis, I remember reassuring my sister everything would be okay.We have 4 ‘normal’ children. It will be interesting to see what life is like with one who just has a few more hurdles to jump over, I told her.