This summer has been a very hard and long process. For starters Andy and I have spent most of the summer apart, its a work thing and no big deal, but sometimes it still stinks! That's not the last part though, I had to have knee surgery that was supposed to be minor, and the recovery was supposed to be simple: well that hasn't happened, I am recovering but along with recovery has come spasms (which I have had occasionally throughout life, with my CP, but nothing like this.) This has been triggered at least they think by the CP. Well because the spasms come when I put pressure on my knee it harder to make it stronger/ I have no insurance so this whole thing has been very expensive to begin with. They also want me to do PT 3 times a week for 4 weeks, this is very expensive. Someone from my parents small group that she attends (who have never met me, or if they have its only been once or twice) decided to donate money to my mom to give to me to help pay for the PT. This is a big deal to me, the check was for a good deal of money. Another person has also said that that they were willing to cover what that check did not. This person does not know how much the check is for and is just willing. I am so very thankful. I'm not sure how I'm going to repay them or how I'm ever going to have the right words to say thank you, but I write this because I want the world to know there are good people out there.
The other part of my blog is about being empowered, I have been given a chance to shadow a special little girl. She has a major neurologically disorder going on. The parents seem to be lost and I am hoping to give them and little hope and a little extra hand to help them get where they would like to be with her. I know that this won't be an easy process but regardless of what this little girl has done or will do in the past she is completely worth helping and wonderfully made. One of the characteristics of her disability is a general happy disposition and she really is until her disorder seems to take over if that makes sense, I have had the chance to work with her before and things went really well. I'm hoping to be able to build the same repore with her and continue to work with her in the fall. I hope this is a good thing and I can't wait for the chance, I'm so excited and I almost feel like a kid a Christmas for now, but now I gotta get some sleep that I can work with the kids in the morning. Even when days are hard they do remind me that things are worth it and I am in the right job. There are days where things are hard and the kids test me but overall I know this is where I am supposed to be. I have also decided to change my major to focus not only on working with children but I will be working with special needs children as well. I don't know if it will be in the school system or what but I know that I will be working with both types of children and I can't wait this has reminded me of what I want and my purpose in life. I do have one I just needed to be reminded. Off to another day of work tomorrow! Hope everyone has a great night!
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