Thursday, December 31, 2009

Chin up!





All moms with kids on the spectrum come to the point where they see no light on the end of the tunnel. Hope is gone and you sit in the corner and cry your eyes out. Everything seems so impossible to do. You hope to get your child better all year long and here you are again: The end! And yet - NO!
After all, he is your child, you love him, he is a tough boy and he has his will. It's almost impossible to get through to him, but when you do, you know it was all worth it. The smirkes he gives you instead of saying, "I love you". The face he has when he knows he is in trouble and you can not longer be mad with him and instead you squeeze him tight and pray that some miracle will happen soon.
Days are hard most of the time, it is also hard on your marriage and the siblings too. But you pull it together, b/c you know you get the sunshine days too.

To all moms (and dads too) out there who fight this horror every day, i know how you feel. You do a great job and keep going.
To a miracle year 2010. It's going to be our year and i will fight every minute for it.
Love to you all!

2 comments:

Nicole said...

I'm always thinking of Nick and of the Gebhardt family. Happy 2010 and here is to a year of change!

Anonymous said...

Karin, you have been such a great mom to Nicky. I have always been so impressed with how much you do for him and your positive outlook. Philip will grow up to be such a special boy because of the extra sensitivity he has learned in his dealings with Nicky. Keep your chin up..

Kristen Semple