I am the mother of a 13 year old boy, Alex, with Down Syndrome. Raising a child with special needs is both challenging and rewarding, but unless you have experienced it first hand, it is hard to fathom the minute by minute, hour by hour and day by day situations that arise. Some of the stories I have shared with people have brought tears of laughter as well as sorrow, so I decided to share parts of my journey, maybe to enlighten, maybe as a little bit of self therapy. Hope you enjoy!
Tuesday, October 6, 2009
I was soooo proud of Alex on Sunday. We went to open house at the fire station in town with Auntie Ally, Tucker and Mason. Alex was so grown up about getting into the trucks, and going on a tour of the firehouse. He asked the firemen such great questions and on the way out thanked them and said, " this place is really interesting!" He got a hat and a badge and told them we had smoke alarms in our house, he told them that sometimes they go off and the fireman asked if it was mom's cooking that set them off and he just laughed. He left without giving me any problems and the rest of the afternoon was great. Thoughts of this day will stay with me for a while, I love great family days, so good for everyone!
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