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Monthly Archives: August 2011
The Diagnosis – Part 1
August 31, 1990 is was certainly a memorable day. It’s the day we finally got an answer. Little did we know, this answer would lead to many more questions. While it is a day I will never forget, the details … Continue reading
Laughter is the Best Medicine
Today, I’m going to veer off my topic just a little to impart a little advice to anyone facing the challenges of life with a child with special needs. The reason I do this, because this is one area where I … Continue reading
The Year of Questions – Part 3
As the physical therapy progressed, it was time to start the assessment of Ben’s increasingly significant mental delay. We were referred to a pediatric neurologist associated with the Medical College of Virginia. My most vivid memory of this particular doctor … Continue reading
The Year of Questions – Part 2
The first specialist that we were sent to was a member of the Genetics Department at the Medical College of Virginia. Dennis and I had actually met with them about a year earlier, when we had first found out that … Continue reading
The Year of Questions – Part 1
My employer at the time could not have been more accommodating. Because of Ben’s fragile condition, I was immediately granted eight weeks of maternity leave as opposed to the standard six for mothers who do not undergo a c-section. And … Continue reading
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