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Did our dreams change for you?
Imagine the excitement of a toddler being on a slide. The pure joy of being able to climb that ladder and look down to see their mom, dad or loved one cheering them on. It’s almost a right of passage for families. All that would be missing is the white picket fence and s’mores on […]
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Around the clock
If it wasn’t making sounds for chocolate raisins, it would be going outside to swing. If it wasn’t wanting milk, it would be to watch Mickey Mouse. If it wasn’t standing and asking for the garage door to open, it was waiting for us to take Sawyer for a car ride. If he couldn’t play […]
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Which road to take?
There was no settling in. Sawyer had words but they weren’t entirely his own. There was little content as an output, which for a three year old was concerning. My mind would wander as I was scared that his language would never truly develop into a finite conversation. Such as, how long would it be […]
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The hidden tour
When actors and actresses have movies to promote, they get to go on a press junket. It’s more or less an all day question and answer session from any media outlet that is granted access. Unbeknownst to me, I was living my own personal junket three months post Autism. It started with telling the kids […]
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Looking back hurts
It may have been months later on the calendar but the knowledge that was the now ruined my past. I just couldn’t escape the thought of how difficult life was for Sawyer prior to us getting his diagnosis. If sleeping wasn’t a challenge enough as thoughts ran rapid the moment my head hit the pillow, […]
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A birthday wish
Dear Sawyer, Today you turn 6. Though my writing has been done in order from your arrival, I feel that it would only make sense to write about the now as I hope that you one day read everything about you from my eyes. It’s impossible to not think of how far you have come. […]
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blurred vision
My timeline became mashed together as I began to look back. I could vividly recall Sawyer’s birth. I remember Kellie insisting that the kids didn’t look like ragamuffins when I brought them to meet him for the first time in the hospital (which i apparently wasn’t successful at). I even remember 2 year old Cobe […]
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Can he make a friend?
When you have two children who are social, excel and enjoy the activities they are in, and are gone for hours with other children, you tend not to think of it being any different for your third child. Unfortunately for us, it was a gigantic concern as we attempted to understand the world of Sawyer. […]
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Around the loop
As my emotions swung like a pendulum, the craving for normalcy was a primary goal each morning. All I could do was watch Sawyer’s every move. I’d watch him eat, I’d watch him be propped on a pillow and chug his milk, and I would watch his lips as he would script through words in […]
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The glass box
Sawyer had two hands, two feet, eyes that had vision, a healthy heartbeat, and possessed every other physical characteristic of a 3 year old. This rundown was a reoccurring message etched in my brain as we continued to research what he needed or for that matter, what we needed as a family to move forward. […]
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