Guest guest Posted May 17, 2007 Report Share Posted May 17, 2007 Hi everyone, I thought I would share an experience I had yesturday that I've had anxiety about this since before Alissa was born. As every parents biggest fear is " what's gonna happen to my child when Im gone, who's gonna take care of them " , I couldn't get the fear out of me so I deceided to book an appointment for a group locally that house's adults who are deaf/blind only and assist them in everyday living. Everyone thought I was nuts cause Alissa is only 2 and Im about 20 years too early!LOL Well, I was greeted by a new 18 year old deaf/blind resident who rushed to the door and grabbed my hand and insisted on taking me for a tour. He had my heart at hello. He was sooo sweet. The home was nothing like I expected. It was a 2000 square foot older bungalow with a huge back yard, a swing set, picnic tables, personalized rooms. It was soo nice because there was only 3 people who could live in the home at one time and it truely felt like a home away from home. Its run by the ministry, and there standards are very high. You could tell the most important thing to them was making this very homey for the adults. It was complete freedom, no rules, just assistance. Sometimes, group homes, organizations, government run stuff often have these negative titles that come with them. It's not always the case. Do your research, get familiar with the various groups..... and worth seeing for yourself. I could tell that the intervenors that were there assistanting these adults were sooo dedicated, and passionate, and careing. I was a little nervous about going at first because I thought...well what if I don't like what I see??? Then what??? But I sooo didn't feel that way. I can now sleep easy knowing there are organziations like this close to home that Alissa would be well taken care of and her brothers could keep a close eye on her. I thank God, for giving me the courage, and strength to follow my heart, and do what's best for my daughter, and every day Im amazed on the journey he takes me on and how fulfilled my life is! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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