An unexpected journey

An unexpected journey If you are reading this you are starting an unexpected journey.   There is nothing positive to say about receiving difficult news about your child. It’s heartbreaking, life changing and hard to digest. It feels like happiness is a thing of the past. I wanted to contribute to this collection of thoughts…

Life as it is

Life as it is Lots of people who went through similar experiences told me you’ll never forget the day when you learnt about your child being diagnosed with Down syndrome…or other conditions that you simply not expected or did not want to think about. It’s true, I still remember that day on May 4th in…

Trust Yourself

Trust Yourself One of the things I found most difficult initially was that everything was such a shock. It was hard to think straight, especially when there were so many different opinions about the various aspects of my daughter’s complex condition. We didn’t find out that there were any issues until my daughter was four…

Hang in there

Hang in there Dear Parents, I want to relate my experience in raising a “Special needs child” as a single parent. I hope that whatever I say may give you some insight or at least help encourage you to endure this difficult trial. I first learned that my child may have a “problem” when, her…