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When the long term future for your child is very bleak....
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<blockquote data-quote="daralex" data-source="post: 122785" data-attributes="member: 4467"><p>i can't speak to it first hand, but my best friend's son had a stroke at the age of 3, doctors said he would never funtion correctly and I can tell you at the ripe old age of 24 he is in a college and trying to obtain certification to become a priest/teacher. She always taught him he could do anything and he ran with it. Yes, a million accomodations had to be made for him through school, and it was a struggle. I'm not trying to give false hope - but the theme is to teach them they can do anything and they will believe and so can you. Not always plausable I know! - but hang on to hope while living in reality. As said before - plan for the worst and hope for the best - sometimes you'll be surprised - and if not know that you have a plan to cover it when you've tried everything else! i worked in a long term care facility that housed kids with the need for long term care for a little over 5 years - I've seen kids with no brain stems laugh (appropriately!!)! You never really know what they're capable of - be supportive and hang in there, they may surprise you! If not you know you've planned for the worst case scenario and either way they will be where they need to be. My thoughts and hope goes out to you!!!</p><p>-dara</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="daralex, post: 122785, member: 4467"] i can't speak to it first hand, but my best friend's son had a stroke at the age of 3, doctors said he would never funtion correctly and I can tell you at the ripe old age of 24 he is in a college and trying to obtain certification to become a priest/teacher. She always taught him he could do anything and he ran with it. Yes, a million accomodations had to be made for him through school, and it was a struggle. I'm not trying to give false hope - but the theme is to teach them they can do anything and they will believe and so can you. Not always plausable I know! - but hang on to hope while living in reality. As said before - plan for the worst and hope for the best - sometimes you'll be surprised - and if not know that you have a plan to cover it when you've tried everything else! i worked in a long term care facility that housed kids with the need for long term care for a little over 5 years - I've seen kids with no brain stems laugh (appropriately!!)! You never really know what they're capable of - be supportive and hang in there, they may surprise you! If not you know you've planned for the worst case scenario and either way they will be where they need to be. My thoughts and hope goes out to you!!! -dara [/QUOTE]
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