stroke – Through the Lens of Motherhood

opened the door and light came in…

Took a pie to his face at the carnival yesterday Sometimes the answer is in the knowing. You wander around looking for a door in a dark hallway and keep stumbling into walls, hands in front of your face, you get tired, frustrated, scared, and usually bruised. Then, someone tells you, ‘You are in aContinue reading “opened the door and light came in…”

I am FLOORED… Awed and left humbled.

Ever since Josh turned one years old we have been struggling through the process of stroke repair, (his stroke happened at 3 months of age) language development and endless hours of therapy… it’s been a struggle, a discouraging endless struggle. I have seen countless doctors, therapists and spent hours on the phone getting assessments andContinue reading “I am FLOORED… Awed and left humbled.”

My brain may just implode

For a long time I went about doing things in a disordered and chaotic way, I am not an organized soul… in fact once upon a time I took great pride in my disordered existence. Planning?? What’s that?? I remember when Tim and I started dating and he took me out for dinner and heContinue reading “My brain may just implode”

Heaven Hugs

I love God’s timing on things. As you can imagine it’s been a hard week for us and it’s not promising to get any easier any time soon. This morning was rough, fears and doubts are plaguing me and I have been at a loss for words. However, today after picking Josh up from schoolContinue reading “Heaven Hugs”

How long?

The latest news in the never ending saga of Joshua’s therapies is that Josh, who walks on his tip toes and has a lot of balance issues is having trouble with his legs. They are too tight in the ankles and because he’s always on his toes it’s causing a lot of trouble for himContinue reading “How long?”

Unexpected

I am sitting in a waiting room, in the old halls of Sick Kids. Josh is down the hall being tested for all sorts of things, all of them falling under the heading ‘neuropsychology’. His psychologist spent the morning taking with me, and for the first time i have been given a reason for Joshua’sContinue reading “Unexpected”