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| Sudden paralysis is a
circumstance no one wishes to get intimately familiar with, but such tragedies
do unfortunately occur. In my own experience, I've learned that a
mother will search desperately for the tools of education whenever they're
required, but when my son was involved in a life-changing accident, I could
find no shared experiences written of by another parent. After living
through the experience of the accident's aftermath and the many months
of rehabilitation, I was eventually able to sit down and put words onto
paper in the hope that another mother or father would one day find my experience
helpful during their own times of learning and searching.
That immediate past so suddenly lost, without preparation of any kind, brought my old son into focus at the same time as my mind was trying to meet the new one-who was in many ways a stranger based on the physical limitations and changes now present in his life. During this time is when I met the ghost... and the handsome man in the wheelchair. I was determined to do so positively, but had no instruction book on the new parenting needs. We learned together, all of us who loved my son, and I can now see that part of the lesson is that the ghost leaves us in his own time as we learn to let him go. There is no one-means or one-method lesson book. I have tried as honestly as I can to share my experience as a mother. My attempt is supported by my courageously inspiring son who was the motivator and teacher in many ways and by his younger brother who shared commitment and devotion with me. At the end of our story-which is truly a beginning of another-our lives are full and blessings continue to enrich our times together. The goal of this book is that the reader will find something that will take them through Hell Week to the start of their loved one's new life with more hope and confidence. Many have contributed to our progress; I hope I may contribute to the hopefulness of others in similar circumstances. .. Top Book Page .. Excerpt .. |
