Re: Isaac turns thirteen years old.

[Guest guest]

Dear List,

Most of you have very little kids, although some are close to Isaac's age.

We're in the minority I think. Sometimes I am fatigued beyond measure, and

I wonder if this autism game plays on and on, and if I will ever get an

especially good hand. Last year, tomorrow actually, Isaac came from

residential school, and next month had neuro-surgery, and we continued on,

starting a very intense home program full time, and we've seen some

tremendous gains, relatively speaking. It isn't recovery. It isn't even

impressive if you think about his age, but when you think about where he

has been, where he could be had things continued down hill, I am happy. And

I am happy to share this poem I wrote for Ize, a tradition of mine for a

few years now. Thanks for sharing him with me.

Happy 13 to Isaac D.

Ten times, add three

How I've loved your face

Tracking words that fly like birds,

I welcome your embrace

To see your hair, silky light, turning dark as the night

to see your face once round and fat

to learn your soul,

Imagine that,

Imagine that

Blessed I, thirteen times

wanting, wishing to read your mind

struggling to hear and see

feeling, deaf, feeling blind

And blind,

you teach me braille,

you share the tools

so I won't fail

The perfect boy

I touch your brow

I loved you then

I love you now

In spite of trials, often hard

I know a deeper caring

In spite of autism,

we've shared a deeper sharing

My Isaac, friend, comrade, child

Happy birth in the month of May

Happy birth

Every day