Sara R/Stacey

[Guest guest]

<<Ben turned 23 yesterday.>>

Hi, Everyone....Sara....please wish Ben a very " Happy Birthday " from

Margaret and Gareth. Like you, reading some of the younger Mom's and their

kids,

brings back a flood of memories....some good, some bad. All in all, though, it

is just like our 'normal' kids......there are good phases and there are the

challenging phases of growing up.

<<My name is Stacey. I am married to and we have have 2

daughters. Randi is 11, and Maggie who will be 9 in March. Maggie

has ds-asd and is deaf.>>

Hi Stacey and welcome to the group. My son is Gareth, who is 19 y/o, and

has the dual dx of DS/Autism. He was officially dx'd when he was

5-6y/o.....quite a rarity back then. I have been with this group for

years....I think

more than 9 yrs!!! What part of the country do you live in? Maybe there is

someone close to you.

Take care, Everyone.

Margaret

**************Start the year off right. Easy ways to stay in shape.

http://body.aol.com/fitness/winter-exercise?NCID=aolcmp00300000002489

[Guest guest]

Thank you for replying. I'm guessing I am a bit older than you, but

that should be the point - the order of things - you should be able

to learn from me, and yet I often don't even comprehend what we've

both been through. I've become reclusive, but the GOOD NEWS is that

my marriage is in tact. We just don't wander out much because of

our 'limitations'. This has become a HUGE reality since our other

kids became adults. All through the school years, our kids were

always in the same school and one year apart and I didn't prep myself

for everyone going their own way and it has been painful. I

frequently feel imprisoned...frequently blessed...frequently try not

to think about it...

>

> <<Ben turned 23 yesterday.>>

>

> Hi, Everyone....Sara....please wish Ben a very " Happy Birthday "

from

> Margaret and Gareth. Like you, reading some of the younger Mom's

and their kids,

> brings back a flood of memories....some good, some bad. All in

all, though, it

> is just like our 'normal' kids......there are good phases and

there are the

> challenging phases of growing up.

>

> <<My name is Stacey. I am married to and we have have 2

> daughters. Randi is 11, and Maggie who will be 9 in March. Maggie

> has ds-asd and is deaf.>>

>

> Hi Stacey and welcome to the group. My son is Gareth, who is 19

y/o, and

> has the dual dx of DS/Autism. He was officially dx'd when he was

> 5-6y/o.....quite a rarity back then. I have been with this group

for years....I think

> more than 9 yrs!!! What part of the country do you live in?

Maybe there is

> someone close to you.

>

> Take care, Everyone.

> Margaret

>

>

>

>

> **************Start the year off right. Easy ways to stay in

shape.

> http://body.aol.com/fitness/winter-exercise?

NCID=aolcmp00300000002489

>

>

>