Re: Jan/Cat

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Hi Jan/Cat:

I am so glad to hear that your daughter is doing so

well - she has been through so much. How are your

grandsons? Are you able to spend time with them?

Isn't it interesting that both she and my son are

drawn to special needs children, and those who are a

challenge to work with? I think that with all that

they have been through in their lives, they are just

so much more sensitive and this is somehow sensed by

those children, and they respond to it. I believe

that God kept them with us for this purpose - to help

others who are just as special as they are.

Kathe in CA

--- " CATSY =^..^= " <i_am_catsy@...> wrote:

> Toni...i will second Kathe on that these special

> children are real fighters...she has heard my

> daughter's story before and the story has run sort

> of parallel with her son's. The struggles did not

> end with just being born 3 months premature...they

> continued with the two year battle of in and out of

> the hospital with pneumonia and with the onset of

> seizure disorder (which she finally outgrew and even

> spent 3 years in the Army and has had two

> sons)...and other stumbling stones. Now at 31, she

> still has things to overcome....but she is

> overcoming obstacles almost daily as that is how she

> takes them. One of my biggest fears is that she has

> FMS...because a couple of years ago a list of 150

> things that usually precede a diagnosis of FMS was

> posted here...she is already meeting a majority of

> them.....and now with the AS i have...from what i

> read some of those things could be a predecessor of

> AS...

> ....and oh by the way, Kathe....my daughter is a

> TA in a charter school now with the dream of

> becoming a kindergarten teacher....and with special

> needs children if she can find the right school

> eventually. When she first became a TA (just before

> the Army)...she was a TA one on one to a 7th grade

> austistic boy who would not let anyone near

> him....in the semester she had him....he came to

> love her..and it was very traumatic for both him and

> his parents when the funding for the TA's that year

> was removed in San Diego. She also spent one year

> TAing at a state run school here in AZ with special

> needs children...she only left because taking the

> new position last August afforded her more time at

> home with the work/school load but she misses the

> school and i would not be surprised if she

> returns..(they want her back any way they can get

> her...so we will see..)

> ...oh...dear i must apologize here..to all the

> ones who don't know me...i tend to be very wordy at

> times...so please forgive me...i try but sometimes

> the words just tumble out.

>

> Love, Prayers, HUGGS, and positive

> thoughts....always

>

> CAT/Jan =^..^=

>

>

> Kathe Sabetzadeh <lv2ryd@...> wrote:

> Hi Toni:

>

> You are very right, these special children are such

> fighters, and truly are a blessing in our lives,

> even

> with all the pain and worry. At 2 pounds, and very

> sick, my son fought with such strength to live, that

> I

> was amazed and humbled. Your daughter is in my

> prayers, as are you, and all children with special

> needs, and their parents.

>

> Kathe in CA

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Kathe in CA

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