I am so Proud

[Guest guest]

Hi Everyone,

I have not written here for awhile but thought I would share some

happy news on here about how extremely proud I am of my son who has

BPES and how brave he is and what an outgoing personality he has. So

often in this group we hear about the problems associated with BPES

that I wanted to share that we do not always (I also have BPES) let

it get the better of us.

I was born in Finland but moved to Canada as a child, so my son Tyler

who is now 18 was born in Canada and has lived here his whole life.

I have always travelled back to Finland to see family there and also

worked there for a while in my late teens. My Finnish heritage means

a great deal to me. Anyway, ever since Tyler was old enough to

understand I have talked to him about him going in the Finnish army

when he was old enough. The army is mandatory in Finland but it is

only six months. Tyler, obviously would not have to go since we live

in Canada but by him going he gets to retain dual citizenship. If he

gets the travel bug like I did when I was young, he will be able to

work anywhere in Europe by having his citizenship.

Tyler graduated high school in June and left, right after, for

Finland to start the army July 9. It has been a wonderful

experience. Not only are there guys from Finland but guys, of

Finnish descent, from every corner of the world. He has made good

friends from Australia, South Africa, Israel, China, all over North

America, etc. Where else would a boy his age get such a wonderful

opportunity to meet such a wide variety of people?

Tyler plays guitar (which he took with him) and trys to sing, but he

was blessed with my horrible voice, and he has a very outgoing

personality. He originally had 12 boys in his room. He had them all

singing and laughing and having a great time. The other rooms

thought they were crazy. LOL

Well, it is now late October, and the boys have been dropping out (I

guess home sick, medical reasons, etc) like flies. Tyler has hung in

there with no complaints and seems to be really enjoying himself. I

could not be prouder....he makes his Mama walk a little taller.

I posted a picture, which I just received in the mail from the army,

in the & Tyler folder.

Anyway, sorry to bore you with such a long winded email but I

couldn't help but share in my joy.

,

Ontario, Canada