MOC6-DAY#11
On This Day (Journaling Challenge)
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Highs and Lows by Sahlin Studio
Rough Times by Sahlin Studio
Simplify by Sahlin Studio
The When by Sara Gleason
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Journaling reads:
Today was a day I will always remember for the rest of our lives, today was the day we went for a consultant meeting about your health and issues. Today was the day we had our lives and world completely turned upside down, we had no idea that the specialist would tell us, It was just before your second birthday, that you at just 23 months would have a label for the rest of your life, today was the day we first ever heard the word AUTISM.
We never knew what this was or that you had it, we just thought you was a little slow with being born prem and so small, and not reaching your milestones, we knew this as they called it GDD, global development delay.
The specialist handed us forms and we just stared blank at her and the room fell silent, as we tried to take in what she just said to us, it was like being hit in the face with a bat.
We did not know what to say, you was our little boy, our little hero, already having come through so much just to be alive we never thought that anything else could be wrong with you, we finally plucked up the courage and asked many questions, things just rolled out, we just wanted to know what was autism and why our baby boy.
We got lots of answers, but still do this day we keep asking questions, Some answers all we get is
“ ONE DAY HE MIGHT” but there is the chance it may never happen, we still hear that even now.
This is the very day that our lives and your life changed forever.
We have been seeking help and guidance for your schooling and all your speech issues, in hope one day you may be able to talk to us.
I can still hear in my mind the voice of the specialist saying “have you ever heard of autism, is it in the family etc” this is what we think your son has.
I can also still hear your voice shouting
MUM MUM MUM
at me and oh how I long to hear it again, I just can’t understand why you stopped learning to talk, and why you still wont speak now, but
with help you are starting to come out of your shell and try to mumble words, they are weird sounds you make through your nose, but we can almost understand what words they are ment to be and what you are saying.
This day will always be one I will remember, the day we got the diagnosis of autism, the label that will be with you forever.
Date was 12th july 2008
