Facts and life with raising two children with FASD.
Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders Fetal alcohol spectrum disorders (FASDs) are a group of conditions that can occur in a person whose mother drank alcohol during pregnancy. These effects can include physical problems and problems with behavior and learning. Often, people with FASDs have a mix of these problems. What are FASDs? FASDs refer to a range …
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Confabulation The “True” Story according to Merriam-Webster Dictionary, CONFABULATION means 1: to talk informally 2: to hold a discussion >>>>>>3: to fill in gaps in memory by fabrication<<<<<<< A major characteristic of brain-damaged patients is the tendency to confabulate—to hide and dissemble about their damage. —Peter R. Breggin Now, I have stumbled upon another site called FASD FAMILIES. Though it is geared more …
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Part 3 Welcome Home. My flesh screams and I’m hanging onto the armrests of my airplane seat. I refuse to move. This is my anniversary. This is our planned TRIP. We are not moving. I do not want to stay. Honestly, I would live in France, if I had too, but guess what? I …
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Yesterday, I wrote the FIRST PART to my story…..today, the continuing saga 🙂 Part 2 Uhm NO. Uhm, WHAT??????!!!!!!!!!!!! Holland? Uhm, no. No thank you. I know nothing and I do not have an itinerary. Sadly, I do not have a place to stay, I don’t know where to eat, I know nothing. NOTHING. I …
Part 1 Heading to Paris or Are We? Let’s all just take a moment and soak in the beauty of the David. Michelangelo was a master in his craft. I mean……God created this man and honed his craft to leave people like me, breathless. I love art, always have had a great love of art. …
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Welcome to Holland is a poem that I have always loved. It is a different way to look at things when life does not go as planned. There are 4 of my 7 children who have special needs. We have dealt with Dyslexia, learning disabilities, Fetal Alcohol Syndrome, Reactive Attachment Disorder, Sensorineural Hearing Loss, and …
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Living in Reality Vs. Fantasy is a hard thing to do with most people. The other night, when I was cooking supper, G came in the kitchen with 2 pages worth of notes that she wanted to discuss. When she does this….it is exhausting because it is difficult to explain things to her. She does …
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You Have One Leg Shorter Than the Other Leg is an analogy that I used with as I was cooking supper. G was asking me if I knew of a tattoo cream that could fade unwanted tattoos. I said yes, but I doubted if they worked. Most people get them lasered off and that is …
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What a Ride It Has Been. We were so young when we got married. Also, we were super young when we started having children. Had we stopped at 3 kids, we would be empty-nesters right about now. Wow. That’s a thought! Choices Instead of being “about done,” we ended up with 4 more kids. We …
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Epically. Sucky. Off The Recipe Track for a Moment. Today started off, a smidgen after 8 am with my oldest freaking out because of the unexpected snow and the fact that she had to drive in it. She called her daddy. Crisis averted cause the roads weren’t bad. Then another kid comes running upstairs when …
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