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Hello to all,
I had to jump in after Delinda posted this blog info. I really truly have to say; YEP; it really matters whether you choose to live in the past or present and how you decide within yourselves and your family unit how you are going to choose to live! RE: The PTSD: I used to live in the past and every time I would see another possible FASD child; I also would cringe and hope that I would not be the one having to go through all the LEGAL IEP’s and all the school info once again.
YES: many families do live on eggshells waiting for the other shoe to drop many times. Our family has chosen now that our son is older and we have guardianship; that we are going to live like any other family unit. The way life was meant to be lived…freely. We still live day to day like many of you do; however; we choose not to let things interrupt our lives anymore.
As for Nutrition; I cannot agree more with all of you and VICKY M; as our family has now chosen to completely go “ORGANIC” in our lives. I am not just talking the foods that are said to be pure; but it must be CERTIFIED/STAMPED ORGANIC or we don’t touch it anymore! We can tell the difference. Eating anything other; makes us sick, literally.
I feel very strongly the need to be able to properly take care of ourselves so we can go on and maintain our family units and our FASD individuals. Who is going to take care of them if we don’t take care of ourselves?
Our family also has found a magnificent way in which to keep our family emotionally/spiritually going by having found a church family. Our thankfulness for these people goes much deeper/further than words would ever be able to express. They accept our son for WHOM he is ; not what he is or what he does/says etc. We have never had this type of support before. I feel this also can add years onto lives by having an outside source that one can literally attach to with out worries or hesitation. Our son even helps on Sundays at the end of services by cleaning up the Sunday School rooms and helping to organize for the next service/activity. Finding an outside source that we really, truly trust (those who know our family, know this was a HUGE problem in the past due to certain experiences) and can just be ourselves with has been a major change for our family.
Our lives have truly taken a whole ‘nother turn …all for the good. I contribute this not only the nutrition but to the letting go of the stress, to finding trustworthy friends, and to having pulled our son OUT of public school when he was entering high school to home school him (never regretted either) so we were able to go at our pace/time /not answering to others on outside.
PLease, do not think that this came overnight. It did not for our family. It took us years. It is always a step at a time.
Hope this has helped and hope our family can help at least one family to see and be able to experience some of what our family is experiencing.
With {{{HUGZ}}}} and love to all….KATHY KW>>WI