No, there were no balloons or cake. There wasn't a special dinner or even a small party.
What there was, was a sigh of relief.
Yes, there were tears but there was hope.
HOPE.
Now as we enter a new year, people are thinking of their resolutions. They are preparing to leave the past behind, to wish away the old and welcome in the new.
I will never forgot 2016 because it was actually a great year. A year of answers.
A year of HOPE.
It started out rough. Or a better word would be catastrophic.
We had emergency room visits, self harming threats, running away, leaves of absence from work, pulling A out of school, bullying, tantrums, and so much more.
HOWEVER......we had a diagnosis. An answer. A plan.
HOPE.
We then focused on IEP plans, therapy, medication, 1:1 aids, learning and advocating. We started to understand the world of A.
So while I look forward to 2017, to new therapies, new treatments and more advocating, I can appreciate 2016.
Sometimes a diagnosis can be negative.........A's diagnosis saved him.
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