Thanks for welcoming Sarah! She is a bit anxious about all this, as we all were. I am sure it will be very comforting for her to already have posts welcoming her and introductions to a few of us. She is a busy mom like the rest of us, and she should be logging on any day. I may be wrong, but I think she may be from the UK, so if there are any parents from over there, it might be nice for Sarah to hear from you too!
What a day yesterday! The inauguration of the 44th president! I hope he brings the much needed change he has promised. I am a little worried about how much was spent for the event, 1.5 million, a record! And in our current state of economy...not sure what to think. I just hope he does what he said he would, things could be looking better as far as the help and services our children qualify for, not to mention the urgent and growing health care problems...
Anyways, I just wanted to say thanks to everyone so far, and I am glad everyone is doing good. Hope to hear from you all soon!
April
--- On Wed, 1/21/09, Siobhan Magner <siobhanma@...> wrote:
From: Siobhan Magner <siobhanma@...>
Subject: Re: [WSSA] Welcome Sarah
To: WSSA@yahoogroups.com
Date: Wednesday, January 21, 2009, 2:34 AM
Hi Alene,
Thanks a million for your positive email - its great to hear that Kendall, at 28 is leading a normal life. We too are grateful to all the therapists that are working with Harry. We were also told that he wouldn't be able to do much for himself (at the age of 6 months we were told this) Along with this we were informed that he would never be good at maths!! Honestly if that was our only problem we were just fine we said. Anyway I was always crap at maths so the apple doesn't fall far from the tree!
Anyway he is just about beginning to walk, has excellent comprehension, knows exactly what he wants (!!) and is the complete apple of everyones eye. And of course he is only gorgeous.... ........ (the biased mother) We are so very proud of him
Again thanks a million - Sarah the new member might take solace in it as I did when I joined this group last year
On another note I have spent the last 24 hours watching Obama - was glued to the TV! Even Harry was clapping when he heard all the noise on the TV
Talk again soon
Siobhan
From: alenecromar <acromar@juno. com>
To: WSSA@yahoogroups. com
Sent: Tuesday, January 20, 2009 10:56:46 PM
Subject: [WSSA] Welcome Sarah
This is a fine mechanism to find others who are facing the same
challenges! My son, Kendall, is 28. He works full time at our local
airport as a wheelchair agent and does wonderfully. We are grateful
for all of the physical therapists, occupational therapists, and
speech therapists, school district special education teachers and
Special Olympics participants that have helped him. He wasn't thought
to be able to stand or walk without aid - but rides his bike
everywhere and uses the bike and bus to get himself anywhere he wants!
He wasn't thought to be able to speak clear enough to communicate with
people - but has wonderful conversations with airplane passengers. He
once was an "Information Staff" at a local hospital.
Hang in there, each one of you! Take full advantage of all the
medical early interventions and you, too, will have a wonderful,
Gentle Giant as a family member! It takes work; it's all worth
it!
Alene of Colorado Springs
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