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A Friend to Comfort

Submitted by kim on Mon, 07/28/2014 - 13:02 in Nathaniel's Story

Meet Nathaniel's friend Pierre.

A Modified Stroller and a Communication Refresher

Submitted by kim on Tue, 07/22/2014 - 18:40 in Lessons for Mom, Nathaniel's Story

I completely botched a conversation with one of Nathaniel's therapists the other day. She arrived for our therapy session and saw his medical stroller sitting in the living room. She made a comment something like, "Does he use that stroller? All he really needs is a standard stroller." I heard: "Why are you putting him in that - go buy a regular stroller!"

Invited to Love

Submitted by kim on Sun, 07/20/2014 - 22:50 in Parenting

I met four heroes of the faith in church today: a woman slightly older than me, her husband, daughter, and son-in-law. They approached us purposefully walking down the aisle to our row, stuck out their hands, and introduced themselves. After we went through the formality of name exchanges, the woman said, “We came over to meet you because we learned this weekend we all have something in common.” And then her voice quieted. It became inaudible as tears caught in her eyes and in her throat. Her daughter had to speak up and share our commonality: a second daughter living a homosexual lifestyle. They wanted to come meet us because they had heard we too wrestle with this issue in our family.

Language Development and Playing Ball

Submitted by kim on Thu, 07/17/2014 - 21:19 in Augmented Communication, Nathaniel's Story

I mentioned in my last blog post that Nathaniel had a number of doctor appointments recently. I am always learning new things about my son when I talk with his doctors. I learn about things that happened medically before he joined our family.  I learn how they anticipate him continuing to grow and change.

Processing Medical Experiences

Submitted by kim on Sun, 07/13/2014 - 22:03 in Nathaniel's Story

I started this blog the first week in July and have been so busy with medical stuff, I have not been able to finish the post. Let's see if I can wrap it up tonight.