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Sept 23, 2006 18:38:56 GMT -5
Post by babs on Sept 23, 2006 18:38:56 GMT -5
I am in between 'naps' with B but wanted to post thjis quote from Helen Keller that I read: "When one door of happiness closes, another opens; but often we look so long at the closed door that we do not see the one which has been opened for us." Helen Keller (1880-1968) I have been having a lot of trouble with looking at my life in any way other than 'woe is me' lately. You all know what I mean, seeing other kids my B's age and wishing he were doing some of the same things. Well, I have been staring at those things in my life so hard that I haven't given enough time to seeing all of the GOOD things that have been going on. Like B sucking on his binky......instead of focusing on the fact that even if he never does take a bottle , at least he is getting the comfort of the sucking and that is what is important, I have been focusing on 'well he should be taking abottle by now!!!!!!!!' I need to stop and be thankful that I ahve this beautiful boy here with me.......and not a memory box to cry over. Sorry....Just had to remind myself of that! :-*Thanks for listening! Love and peace! xoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxo Barb
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Sept 24, 2006 5:28:53 GMT -5
Post by ericadg on Sept 24, 2006 5:28:53 GMT -5
I think everyone needs to be reminded of this periodically.
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Sept 24, 2006 8:47:48 GMT -5
Post by wuvmyangel93 on Sept 24, 2006 8:47:48 GMT -5
babs that is beautiful and I too remember holding on to my memory box saying to my daughter often when she was very tiny, but you were supposed to be the healthy one. God if you had to make her so sick, why did you have to take my son away.
It was a bad time in my life and I do love my daughter, but her multiple disabilities are far worse than her brother with a chromosome anamaly that had trouble sucking, seeing, hearing at least he loved to snuggle and cuddle and rarely cried.
My daughter would only tolerate being swaddled and held for feedings you could not just hold her and never without a blanket, it was pure torture.
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Sept 24, 2006 9:40:40 GMT -5
Post by Corinne on Sept 24, 2006 9:40:40 GMT -5
Babs, thanks for sharing that. I read everything I could get my hands on about Helen Keller when I was a child. How ironic is that? Maybe Tim was the reason I read her stories. Never in my wildest dreams did I expect to have a child with severe disabilites.
I understand what you are saying about counting your blessings. I have always tried to do that, I think I would have lost it long ago if I hadn't. No matter how bad things were with Tim, I would seem to meet someone who had it worse. Just want to say though, it is OK to feel pitty and depressed at times. It is still OK to wish this were not all true. It's even OK to be angry.
One thing that got me through the dark times was knowing that Tim did not know any different. Most of you here are describing issues of having to explain to your children why others are cruel and mean to them. That would break my heart. With Tim, he never knew another life, he did not know what he was missing out on. So for him, life was just great. He was happy as long as someone was giving him attention.
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Sept 28, 2006 10:31:00 GMT -5
Post by gabeandgavinsmommy on Sept 28, 2006 10:31:00 GMT -5
That's a great quote, thanks for sharing it with us. I know a bit of how you feel. Gabe is doing quite well now, finally and OT and developmental aren't really worried anymore. But there's a lot of stuff he doesn't do. It took him forever to drink out of a sippy cup and he can only drink out of a certain kind. Your post just reiterated to me to be thankful for the stuff Gabe can do, which people never thought he was going to do.
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Sept 28, 2006 11:28:34 GMT -5
Post by lapin on Sept 28, 2006 11:28:34 GMT -5
Thanks for sharing Barb...what a wonderful quote. I popped over to see how Brody is getting on. Go Brody for sucking on your binkie!! Those things are addictive!!! Any new pics of your wonderful wee man? Hope all finds you and family well!!! Take care!
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