A great team!

Some say it takes a village to raise a child, in the case of my son it takes a team, an incredible team of wonderful specialists, doctor’s and therapist’s. The many people that are involved in helping with Grayden have made it possible for both my husband and I to cope with his diagnosis but have also enabled us to provide Gray with the best possible care and support available to him with the help of these fine ladies Grayden has managed to come a long way in a very short period of time, his speech is starting to come along and every few days or so he is saying a new word. We are very slowly working on sensory issues and finding different coping mechanisms that work for him. I have been told a couple of times that Gray is doing so well because of all of the care and attention that I provide for him and that he is a lucky little boy to have me for his mother. I am not going to deny this, I work very hard to ensure that I am the best possible mother to both of my children and to make sure that they are growing up in a house hold that is filled with love, respect and security. I believe that a happy child that is allowed the freedom to explore many new things and learn at their own pace while being raised in a supportive home can achieve anything. I feel this way for both of my children and though I am not denying the fact that Gray’s life will be much harder for him then it will be for my other children I do believe with all of my heart that he can and will do anything that he puts his mind to and what an extraordinary mind he has. I know that he is different with me then with other people I am his comfort zone and a safe haven when the world seems scary and overwhelming to this little boy I am his constant. This both thrills me and terrifies me at the same time, I want nothing more for my son then to feel safe and secure but realize that unfortunately as he grows older I will not be able to be by his side at all times and that very soon he is going to have to go out into the world on his own and that the world is going to seem very overwhelming to him and very, very scary. I know now that as much as I would like to be everything to him I can not he needs a team to help him along the way and as much as he needs a team I too need a team of people that I can turn to for support and I am grateful for the wonderful family and friends that I have to help me along the way.

“Lead me, guide me, walk beside me”