To Summer / Was Re: OT speech

[Guest guest]

I agree, Summer, you are a true inspiration.

I haven't had much time in the last couple of days to read post but

I read yours and then I read Suzanne's and cried.

Yesterday was one of the hardest days we have had a many weeks. I

spent a lot of time praying and crying and asking God why He would

give such a precious child as Tobias with so much need to me. I am

way to old to be doing all of this and on many good days question if

I will make it through. Sometimes the future just plain terrifies

me for my two young children.

When we adopted them we thought we had it all figured out as to how

things would be handled if something would happen to my husband and

me.(I am now 57 and he is 71) We have our youngest birth son and

his wife as guardians. Well, if things don't change they will not

be together much longer. One more thing my heart cries over. Plus

my daughter in law REALLY does not care for Tobias. She is very

easily offended and takes everything personal. When he gets in a

bad way he doesn't really care whos toes he stomps on.

Well way more information that any of you guys wanted but my point

was I really needed the words from both these posts.

Sandy M.

Whole family SCD in support of 5 yr old who raged. I'm not counting

yesterday. <SMILE>

>

> Summer, you continue to be an inspiration. Thank you for telling

us

> a little of your story. It takes great strength to succesfully

> parent a child with autism, and even more strength to try and heal

> the sick children we all are attempting to do with great effort on

> the SCD.

>

> Motherhood is difficult enough for any woman, and those of on this

> list face additional large challenges. Sometimes they seem

> insurmountable. I'm sure I'm not the only one who wonders every

> day " Am I up to this challenge? "

>

> Some of us have had to carve a path ourselves, figuring out each

> day's answers fresh every morning. Occasionally, we find other

> mothers in whom we recognize the strength and grace and wisdom we

so

> badly want to possess ourselves. Inspiration comes rarely,

quietly,

> sometimes hard to see, but so welcome when it appears. It is

mothers

> like you to whom we look in those dark days when inspiration and

> answers seem lost. Sometimes the answer is " I don't have the

> answer ... look harder for your own answer - search, question,

seek,

> research, try and try again! " Sometimes the answer is so simple as

> to escape us in our desperation: " Give the kids to their dad for a

> few hours and get some sleep! "

>

> So Summer, thank you for taking time every day to shed some warm

> light and intelligence on this little corner of the internet. Have

a

> wonderful Mother's Day with your beautiful boys. They are so

> fortunate to have been graced with you for a mother.

>

> Suzanne

>

[Guest guest]

I agree, Summer, you are a true inspiration.

I haven't had much time in the last couple of days to read post but

I read yours and then I read Suzanne's and cried.

Yesterday was one of the hardest days we have had a many weeks. I

spent a lot of time praying and crying and asking God why He would

give such a precious child as Tobias with so much need to me. I am

way to old to be doing all of this and on many good days question if

I will make it through. Sometimes the future just plain terrifies

me for my two young children.

When we adopted them we thought we had it all figured out as to how

things would be handled if something would happen to my husband and

me.(I am now 57 and he is 71) We have our youngest birth son and

his wife as guardians. Well, if things don't change they will not

be together much longer. One more thing my heart cries over. Plus

my daughter in law REALLY does not care for Tobias. She is very

easily offended and takes everything personal. When he gets in a

bad way he doesn't really care whos toes he stomps on.

Well way more information that any of you guys wanted but my point

was I really needed the words from both these posts.

Sandy M.

Whole family SCD in support of 5 yr old who raged. I'm not counting

yesterday. <SMILE>

>

> Summer, you continue to be an inspiration. Thank you for telling

us

> a little of your story. It takes great strength to succesfully

> parent a child with autism, and even more strength to try and heal

> the sick children we all are attempting to do with great effort on

> the SCD.

>

> Motherhood is difficult enough for any woman, and those of on this

> list face additional large challenges. Sometimes they seem

> insurmountable. I'm sure I'm not the only one who wonders every

> day " Am I up to this challenge? "

>

> Some of us have had to carve a path ourselves, figuring out each

> day's answers fresh every morning. Occasionally, we find other

> mothers in whom we recognize the strength and grace and wisdom we

so

> badly want to possess ourselves. Inspiration comes rarely,

quietly,

> sometimes hard to see, but so welcome when it appears. It is

mothers

> like you to whom we look in those dark days when inspiration and

> answers seem lost. Sometimes the answer is " I don't have the

> answer ... look harder for your own answer - search, question,

seek,

> research, try and try again! " Sometimes the answer is so simple as

> to escape us in our desperation: " Give the kids to their dad for a

> few hours and get some sleep! "

>

> So Summer, thank you for taking time every day to shed some warm

> light and intelligence on this little corner of the internet. Have

a

> wonderful Mother's Day with your beautiful boys. They are so

> fortunate to have been graced with you for a mother.

>

> Suzanne

>