september 12, 2014

We had lunch yesterday at the Cobblestone Cafe. It's a cute little place that's open 4 and a half hours a day.
It was one of mom's favorite places to eat. A week before she passed
away her and dad had lunch there with friends. She spent 3 weeks in
the hospital after her car wreck. Dad would go there everyday to
get her a sandwich and soup then bring it to her at the hosp. The food is really good.... especially the BLT's, Tuna salad, and potato soup. We had the Reuben sandwich.....

Daughter showed off

her arms yesterday after school. She drew blood for the first time from a real person........and had blood drawn from her arms by another student. She was pretty proud.

She went to the doctor yesterday to see if she could get help for the difficulties/anxiety she has and has had her whole life

re school...........her inability to absorb what she has read,and her inability

to follow/focus in class. It made me feel sad when she told me the doctor asked her if what she

is going to school for is what she always wanted to do and daughter replied no.........that she always dreamed of teaching grade school but had to alter her dream because of her difficulties learning...........so anyway, the doctor is going to treat daughter for Attention Deficit Disorder...........she visited a therapist for a couple months who made the recommendation..............if the medication doesn't help then they plan to treat her for anxiety.

I've failed her for not getting this treated much sooner.........................I just didn't know where to go or what to do for her......................I  kept pressing the school to test her for learning disabilities....a handful of teachers over the years would ask if she was dyslexic or had been "tested".........I just don't know....she went to a school where most of the students families live in poverty.......and with that came lots of behavior problems............Sis never had any behavior problems, and she was sweet and dressed nice, and always had the necessary tools for school......it was easy I think for the school to think they had bigger problems than one little girl ........she learned early how to over compensate with niceness, with extra credit, helping out in the class room......many of the teachers passed her on probably because she was a good kid and they liked her, and in talking to her you quickly realise how freaking intelligent she is...... I never thought of it as a medical issue........never occurred to me to talk to her pediatrician(back when she had one)........thought it was an issue for the school to test for...............I dropped the ball until now...........hopefully now, even though it's long past due, she will get the help she needs.