Guest guest Posted July 18, 2008 Report Share Posted July 18, 2008 I just want to write something I encountered last week. I don't go out very much because of my health problems and had to go see my internest. I have low blood sugar so my husband and I stopped at Mc s as I can eat one type of salad they have and carry my bottle of olive oil with me. We got our food and sat down and across from us was a older couple with a young boy about 7 years old who was drinking his drink but would not eat anything that the grandmother offered him. He would put small pieces of french fries,or hamburger roll,or meat in his mouth and spit it out. I could see he was really trying to eat the food but couldn't. I tried not to stare which I didn't and at one point his grandmother looked at me and said hi its a nice day out and I said yes it was. She then started talking to me and my husband and so did her husband about their grandson who wasn't even aware he was being the center of our conversation and they told us he was autistic and 2 weeks ago spoke his first word and eats very little and loved french fries but they guessed he didn't like Mc s french fries as he wasn't eating them. The boy looked at me and smiled and stold my heart. I smiled back at him and I said hi. He wanted to say something to me but he just couldn't and at that moment I felt what parents of autistic children might be going through. I just had a small encounter and it broke my heart to know that something is causing these children to get autism and more has to be done to find out the cause and end it. It has to be so frustrating that you want to help and do in so many ways and yet things don't work at times but the grandparents were so happy that he spoke for the first time 2 weeks ago and they said he was very smart. I wanted to share this with everyone as it really touched my heart and I pray that a cure will soon be here for these children who go through so much and how much, we will never know. I know with all my health problems that many times I get so frustrated that nothing can be done so in a way I feel some of what they feel. The difference is I am old and they are so young and should be able to enjoy childhood but can't. All of them will be in my prayers. Best marg Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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