And of course, tomorrow was different. Hours after posting my last entry, I had a conversation with Jess where I asked her to remind me that when I’m struggling like that, that the best thing I can do for myself is to take 15 minutes to just sit and write it out. Thoughts that are …
Dear Sir or Ma’am
For the first time I had someone laugh at Lily. I wasn’t expecting it and it shocked and sickened me. I sat there, looking at my instragram page and saw those seemingly innocent letters: “lmfao”. I peeked at the user pic and I wanted to vomit. I knew once I clicked on the profile that …
Buddy Walk!
In 1995, in a little town called New York City, a little event was held for the first time called the Buddy Walk. It was organized by the National Down Syndrome Society and was created to raise awareness and funds for people living with Down syndrome and their families. Over the years it has grown …
Cardiac Kids
By being a, “heart mom”, we get to see a lot of amazing things that happen on the 4th floor of Sick Kids. The staff – doctors, nurses, OT’s, dieticians, child life specialists – they all play such a huge role in making incredibly scary situations actually seem managable. Luckily, behind them, is a group …
Great Big Huge Leaps
The last couple of weeks have shown some huge developments in Lily’s developmental skills. One of our new therapists from Holland Bloorview has just been this incredible ray of sunshine in our lives and it would be easy to chart Lily’s developments alongside Catherine’s visits. We’ve been lucky to have some incredible therapists working with …
Looking Forward
The snow just keeps piling up and all I want to do is bury my body under 6 layers of blankets and my head in an amazing book, but already the sounds of September and school are starting to call. A little background here. When Lily was first placed with us, we had found an …