Tamera,

You know in your hearts what is best, so you do what you know is
right for you and your son. My daughter is only 17 months and she
doesnt speak any words yet, she is blind, and has microcephaly, she
is happy and does not show any mood disorders yet. I can not know
what they future will bring so I can not imagine what you must be
going through. One thing I do know is that is that being a parent we
should all know when we are not benefiting our child. Even and
especially having a special needs child, we can be enabling. So dont
feel bad about your decsions you know yourself and your son better
than anyone.
--- In microcephalysupportgroup@yahoogroups.com, Tamara King
<lostmom13@...> wrote:
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> hi thanks for your thoughts. i know what u mean about sweet and
loving Andrew is like that to one the other hand there are no service
like that in Quebec i had no services for 2 years for Andrew he had a
teacher come here and he attacked here i would love to have andrew
home but don't see that happening he will come on holidays and every
2 weekend .thanks again
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> ----- Original Message ----
> From: christine caoile <xtin23caoile@...>
> To: microcephalysupportgroup@yahoogroups.com
> Sent: Monday, October 13, 2008 3:34:31 AM
> Subject: Re: [Microcephaly Support Group] new member
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> Hi lostmom,
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> I have a 10 year old daughter who has microcephaly. She is very
sweet and loving... yes she has mood swings but so far nothing
violent.
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> If you can find a doctor or a psychologist or anyone in the medical
field who knows about brain mapping, please have your son undergo
this. The therapy has helped my daughter with her mood swings.
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> About your son being in a home... well, If you have exhausted
everything to help him and this is the last resort, then, its okay.
But if you can take care of him in your home, that would still be the
best place for him because of the love he feels and the caring he
gets from you and your husband. Maybe, it will be wise for you to
hire a special teacher to go to your home and have him study there.
Make him do physical exercises like enrolling him in sports clinics,
or if he is more into art, then enroll him in voice or painting, or
you can enroll or teach him cooking if you cook.
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> It is difficult to have children like ours. It is physically and
financially draining. They need us and depends on us. All we need
to do is LOVE them and accept them for who and what they are. They
are God's blessing to us because He knows that we can give them the
best and bring out the best in children like ours.
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> I hope I was able to be of help. God bless and good luck!
>
> tin
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> ----- Original Message ----
> From: lostmom13 <lostmom13@yahoo. com>
> To: microcephalysupport group@yahoogroup s.com
> Sent: Monday, October 13, 2008 1:38:22 PM
> Subject: [Microcephaly Support Group] new member
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> hi my son andrew will be 15 and hes has microcephaly since birth
well
> he was a happy child and it all started 2 years ago started to get
> more viloet banging his head into wall;s windows and attacking his
> teachers at school then fianlly the taxi driver would not pick him
up
> for school cause the fits got worse i feel so bad for him .so last
> week i just coun;t do it anymore i had to place him in a group home
it
> was so hard to leave him there but i have had no help for 2 years
> getting up at 6am with him everyday and just watching him sit around
> and do nothing are other kids have suffered with this too,anyways
did
> i do the right thing?everyone tells me i did i just hate to see him
> without his mom and dad but i know nothing will change if i went to
> get him. anyway anyone going threw this
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