Simmi truly is the sweetest thing in the world. As I sat with her today, we watched Alice in Wonderland and I couldn’t help but tear up as she started acting out a part of the movie. Alice was in the garden and the flowers were singing to her. Simone bursts out in song, waving [...]
Today Simone’s speech therapist came and finally gave a diagnosis of Apraxia of Speech. In September 08′ a neuro-developmental pediatrician had given Simmi a partial diagnosis of “speech disorder of unknown origins.” It can take a long time for a child to be diagnosed with a speech disorder, and after almost a year of working [...]
Simmi has been through so much since November 09′. It started with her being allergic to our dog Sugar, making her itch and scratch, and feel totally uncomfortable. Then after the peanut M&M incident, her skin just seemed to get worse from there. Purple spots plague her torso, and her skin feels like sandpaper. Back [...]
Its amazing how quickly time goes by. Simone will be three years old in four months. The picture on the left is of Simmi and Poppie walking down a the road on a piece of property we went to see this past Saturday. We were walking around on that land for almost two hours, and [...]
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I don’t usually post more than once in a day, but something had been irking all day and I couldn’t figure it out. I felt like I was forgetting something, and then I remembered! On December 22, 2000 little Joey Bergsma lost his battle with Retinoblastoma. I’ve been in contact with Pam Bergsma who is [...]
As I think about the holidays, which is only a few days away, I can’t help but wonder what the heck I’m going to make this year for Christmas dinner!
Simmi is a meat hound, and thank god she can eat all meats, but becoming creative during these holidays has me drawing a blank as to [...]
On Friday December 18th, I needed to take my son to the doctor to get a sports physical. Whenever I have to take Simmi out to the store or anywhere else, that nagging fear of what is lurking on the floor or in some seat cushion is always plaguing me. I’ve learned to live with [...]
I just wanted to say “Thank You” to the parents that have reached out to me and Simmi. I am so inspired by you all and I don’t feel so alone in caring for her now. Dom and I are always searching for answers and trying to connect with other parents that could give good [...]
Yesterday as I was doing research on Omega 3 and Omega 6 oils, I came across this extremely interesting and promising article. I’ve been following some studies which tend to suggest that Omega 3 and 6 oils can help to assist in the speech of children with vocal Apraxia and of course I want to [...]
It has been a long time since I’ve written about Simmi and I apologize for not keeping up with my blog. I’ve had my own little mini health crisis as well as writer’s block which has made me completely unmotivated to even attempt to write. I’ll only be giving a brief synopsis of the different [...]
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