2012’s Top Special Needs Posts Countdown, #4
Our 2012 countdown of top special needs posts is more than halfway complete. Today’s post, #4 on the list, comes from guest blogger, Stephanie Ballard. My, oh my, DifferentDream readers love to hear from parents of kids from special needs!
In just a minute, we’ll take a closer look at Steph’s post. But first, here are a few of the top special needs posts so far:
- #10: The Welcome to Holland Thing and The Big Bad Thing
- #7: Down Syndrome: A Teacher of Life
- #6: Teachers Who Loves Our Kids with Special Needs, We Thank You
- #5: Support for Parents of Adults with Special Needs, Pt. 2
Post #4: A Medically Fragile Child’s Perfect Ending
Steph’s post is once again a poem, this time about how she wishes she could write a perfect ending for her son Braeden, who is medically fragile. In the introduction to the poem, she says this: No one could have prepared me for life with a medically fragile child. It is a day by day learning lesson full of challenges and triumphs, but my son is my greatest teacher.
No wonder this post was popular with readers! Our children with special needs are our greatest teachers. At the same time, we long to write a perfect ending for our kids, free of pain and hardship. You can read Steph’s poem, How I’d Like to Write Your Story, at A Medically Fragile Child’s Perfect Ending. Be forewarned, Steph’s poem comes with a tissue warning.
What Do You Think?
What ending would you write for your child’s story if you could? What are your hopes and dreams for your child?
In another vein, what do you think of the countdown posts so far? Are they what you predicted or a total surprise? What are your favorite 2012 posts at DifferentDream.com?
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By Jolene
Jolene Philo is the author of the Different Dream series for parents of kids with special needs. She speaks at parenting and special needs conferences around the country. She’s also the creator and host of the Different Dream website. Sharing Love Abundantly With Special Needs Families: The 5 Love Languages® for Parents Raising Children with Disabilities, which she co-authored with Dr. Gary Chapman, was released in August of 2019 and is available at local bookstores, their bookstore website, and at Amazon.
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Thank you, Claudia! And thanks to Stephanie for the lovely post.
Jolene
Ok…..love this blog. Wow….and thank for the ’tissue warning’. Beautiful! What an awesome website, Jolene.