tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17204128.post2282345780585359047..comments2023-10-23T11:07:19.262-05:00Comments on Green Cathedral: Back in the DayRhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04278853060753601322noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17204128.post-54527271288169490542006-12-21T07:38:00.000-05:002006-12-21T07:38:00.000-05:00You have put into words every special parents grea...You have put into words every special parents greatest fear. What happens if or when we are no longer able to care for them... And if they outlive us... No one wants their child to pass first surely... Who will see that they are taken care of? *Sigh*<br /><br />Thank you for the care you showed to these special people. <br />*Hugs-a-bunch*Mama Heffalumphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16057324749551613070noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17204128.post-32126955025594284182006-12-21T07:26:00.000-05:002006-12-21T07:26:00.000-05:00Truth--This breaks my heart. When I worked at this...Truth--This breaks my heart. When I worked at this place for the first few weeks I had a really hard time. I felt so awful for these adults, crammed with others so different from themselves (and potentially harmful) that I would be full of grief. I would look through the books about their backgrounds and almost cry because some of them were so rough. Many of them led "normal" lives but had car accidents or had some one abuse them so much that they could not cope any longer and were left as they are now. One word could jolt them into blind fury. Some were born this way and usually these were the ones not so violent (but many were---just not threatening) and this one woman in particular became attached to me. <br /><br />You must hear all the time that you are a strong woman! I have wondered from the parent's perspective what it must be like to think of the future of your special needs child. I have an oldest child with special needs (he has Aspergers)---when he was little we did not know if he would grow up to be "normal" or not. I do understand the fright or concern a little. He was pretty bad off when he was a little guy and for some reason God brought him through it. It was a time for us full of great anxiety. <br /><br />You are doing a tremendous job.Rhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04278853060753601322noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17204128.post-83629146499048706942006-12-21T02:17:00.000-05:002006-12-21T02:17:00.000-05:00This was a very sad post indeed. Probably because...This was a very sad post indeed. Probably because my darling 4 year old grandson is special needs. When he has a complete meltdown, it is difficult to control him, but at 4 we manage. But we also know that one day he is going to be a man. We don't know what that means or what it will look like, whether he will be able to care for himself or whether he will be able to talk. Will he still pull hair when unexpectedly and hold on with a death grip? Will he ever be toilet trained? We will be there to care for him if he needs it, but what happens if he outlives us (and most likely will?)Truthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04332589956455952959noreply@blogger.com