Re: Group Homes

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Oh -

Thank you so much for your post. Part of my thanks is to your lovely experience

of a group home which takes much of the unknown and fear out of the speculation

and gives some wonderful specifics of hope to visualize. A larger part of my

thanks goes to your willingness to be open to this question and venture forth

while your child is still so young, and to find comfort where you look. Thank

you so much for this, and these, and all that you are. Thank you for following

your heart and sharing your discoveries -

Yuka

Group Homes

Hi everyone, I thought I would share an experience I had yesterday

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 decided 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 truly 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

interveners that were there assistanting these adults were sooo

dedicated, and passionate, and caring. 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 organizations 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!

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