Not to be melodramatic or anything, but today something happened that completely shook my faith in everything I’ve come to believe about Sophie in the last 7 years, 10 months and two days — something that slammed me hard, right back into that bed in that hospital where she was born. Where the doctor told […]
Sophie has a new habit. She likes to ask me what’s next. It’s better than some of her past “tics” — telling strangers “You’re mean!” or screaming “Buy it!” in stores (my dear friend Robrt’s favorite) — but frankly, it’s wearing. Here’s how it goes: “Mommy, what day is it?” Sophie will ask — before […]
It’s barely February, but talk has already turned to What Fourth Grade Teacher Should I Request for Annabelle and What Will Happen to Sophie in Second Grade? The special ed teacher called yesterday — it’s time to schedule the pre-IEP meeting. Let the games begin. Sophie’s main challenge, as predicted, is writing. I saw it […]
Funny, just last night I was singing the the lyric from the Bloodhound Gang song, “The drummer from Def Leppard’s only got one arm!” (we were talking about our first concerts — mine was Rick Springfield) and this came along, in the form of an email this morning from Sophie’s music therapist, who wanted to […]
