“So, I sat down with my coffee and drew him this visual.”

“So, I sat down with my coffee and drew him this visual.”
“My husband and I arrived at the hospital and settled in to await the arrival of our baby boy. I had no idea that the very bed I was settling in would soon become my death bed. I became frantic. I told my husband to find help immediately. I felt like I was dying, and indeed, I was.”
“Though we would have paid any ransom to have her back, any price in the world, this disease would not let her go until she was gone.”
“She looked up at me, blinked twice, and then visibly melted. Tears started streaming.”
“I realize the madness I’ve created. It’s just never-ending. I’m not really sure why I’m crying, what day it is, or what’s going on.”
“By 4-YEAR-OLDS.”
“I was thinking to myself it was going to be an epic fail once he felt the stockings. I was wrong!”
“It was as if she was never really gone. As if somehow this had all been a nightmare.”
“I graduated college in 4 years. My friend dropped out. Another friend graduated and had a job before she could celebrate with wine.”⠀
“The word ‘autism’ was thrown around quite a lot during his toddler and early preschool life and to be honest, it scared me.”