“Words heal little girls with autism, and grown women without, and connect them together from hundreds of miles away.”
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“Words heal little girls with autism, and grown women without, and connect them together from hundreds of miles away.”
“This little girl couldn’t be more than 20 pounds. She was sickly skinny and nonverbal. How could she be 6 years old? What had she been through? She smiled, her tiny teeth caked with thick plaque. I marveled.”
“What if we’re biting off more than we can chew? What if my children resent us for it later? Holding our breath, we wait.”
“That last night, I said my goodbyes to him for what felt like the tenth time and prayed endlessly for his suffering to be put to rest.”
“They were both crying when we walked in. I knew in that moment, I’d spend the rest of my days championing the courageous story of this woman.”
“With the grace I was given to retain my life and 72% of my mobility, it was time to dive into something my heart yearned to do for years.”
“It was one of the most trying times of my life, but I will forever cherish it.”
“And then I discovered both my kids had autism. I no longer see scored goals or straight As as markers of success.”
“I married a man who saves his cereal milk in a cup for our 3-year-old daughter, simply because she loves cereal milk. I married a man who will walk 20 feet in a monsoon to get the car so I don’t get drenched. I married a man who will get up with the kids early on Saturday and Sunday to let me sleep in, even though he is gone for work before the sun comes up.”
“’It’s SO important for him to have as normal a life as possible while he physically can.’ I am ALWAYS raising the bar and crushing my goals.”