>From: MANEEXP@...
>Date: Fri Nov 11 07:56:31 CST 2005
>To: afha@yahoogroups.com
>Subject: Re: [ahc] New member/good to hear from you!
Dave It always sounds like you have such amazing strength. God bless ashley and
your family it sounds like you found something that works for you all. kelly
(mom to Alec max amd cami)>Hi all, this is Dave Ashley's dad just thought Id
give an  update. She is
>going to be 17 in Jan, hard to believe,however,she is now  ending her first
year
>at the Woods School in langhorn Pa where she is a full  time resident and yes
>she love it. She is still Ash having behavior issues and  limp spell but the
>school handles her in stride and are on top of everything,  they are a full
>care and education school with a knowledgeable staff. She has  matured, is 5 ft
>95 lbs and all teenager, dresses herself, takes care of her  room for the most
>part still cant tie the shoes but getting there, has a hard  time in class
>doing her work but really makes the effort. My wife and I are now  divorced and
>she has taken it very well with no bad effects emotionally. Her  spells are the
>same no pattern, the time in-between changes some hard ones some  not. The
>key for any one with special kids is acceptance, being her looking at  her
>knowing what it must be like to be her. Any accomplishment that she does is  a
>gift. Although she will always be this way, I always have hope that there is 
>something around the corner that will change this but if not, she has  changed
me
>for the better. Being with her sitting watching a movie eating  popcorn is a
>great thing. The school has an open door policy, I go any time with  out
>notice, have lunch snack, tuck her in at times, have her for the weekend and 
so on,
>the school is about 15 min from my condo and 30 min from my X..Ash is now 
>finally a fully developed woman, got her period about 8 months ago and is
doing 
>fine with it all and has help if needed but keeps it to herself, its cute. So
> that's the deal, if anyone has questions about anything feel free to ask and
> lets all help each other---God bless and as always we pray for
>everyone---Dave  and Ashley
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