I just read your profile. Wow. You're one amazing woman.
I'm also a single mom of three and was a SAHM for about 12 years. I can really relate to your NICU experience. I had twin boys who were born 3 months premature. The smaller of the two was only about a pound and he suffered from amniotic banding syndrome which caused a cleft palate that was irrepairable. He died during his second day. His twin brother stayed in NICU for two months, during which time he suffered a severe brain hemorrhage. But somehow he made it, overcame many developmental challenges, and is now an amazing 13-yr-old. He has a high functioning form of autism, Asperger's Syndrome, as well as Tourette's Syndrome, but he's done remarkably well. There was a time when I was told he would never talk in complete sentences and that he'd never be able to attend a "typical" school. The experts were wrong on both counts. (Sometimes I wish he'd stop talking so much.) :)
I learned early on to never give up and keep pressing for more opinions and more and more therapy.
Anyway, I'm really glad you've joined our EmpowHered community! I'll go check out your web site.
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Hi, Tarrin!
I just read your profile. Wow. You're one amazing woman.
I'm also a single mom of three and was a SAHM for about 12 years. I can really relate to your NICU experience. I had twin boys who were born 3 months premature. The smaller of the two was only about a pound and he suffered from amniotic banding syndrome which caused a cleft palate that was irrepairable. He died during his second day. His twin brother stayed in NICU for two months, during which time he suffered a severe brain hemorrhage. But somehow he made it, overcame many developmental challenges, and is now an amazing 13-yr-old. He has a high functioning form of autism, Asperger's Syndrome, as well as Tourette's Syndrome, but he's done remarkably well. There was a time when I was told he would never talk in complete sentences and that he'd never be able to attend a "typical" school. The experts were wrong on both counts. (Sometimes I wish he'd stop talking so much.) :)
I learned early on to never give up and keep pressing for more opinions and more and more therapy.
Anyway, I'm really glad you've joined our EmpowHered community! I'll go check out your web site.
Warmly,
Kristin
Kristin Davis
June 30, 2008 - 9:33pmThis Comment
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