The waiting room, what one special needs mom still has to learn I am at the eye doctor with my second daughter Zoya. I look to see if it is our turn to pick up my daughter’s glasses. A family is in the conjoining room off to the side of the waiting room peering at rows and rows of frames; pink, brown, blue, black. One very nice, very over-worked woman dutifully, pleasantly helps the family with attention
A reminder of brokenness It’s supposed to rain later today. My left arm aches. I broke it in two places, two different times in my childhood, and now sometimes when the weather changes it aches, either up near my shoulder or in my wrist in the places it broke. The aches remind me of those times, the agony and pain, the fear of being in an emergency room as a child, spending the night for
Perspective. She’s here. And that’s enough. You never know who’ll you end up sitting next to, or what his or her story is. A few years ago I waited outside my oldest daughter Elaina’s gymnastics class reading a book. I wasn’t interested in reading. The book wasn’t that good. A mom sat next to me. Her book seemed better than mine. I asked her about it and we chatted for a few moments. She chuckled
Ten things not to say to a parent of a child with Down syndrome The National Down Syndrome Society explains that a time of uncertainty and pain often ensues for parents after a child’s diagnosis of Down syndrome. Basic education about Down syndrome will diminish unsavory interactions for new parents and produce greater support. Ten things not to say to parents: 10. “You must be saints.” Parents of kids with disabilities are typical. They do