Post by Jenifer on Jun 6, 2009 23:05:52 GMT -5
Today was Joy's very first dance recital. She takes a ballet, jazz, tap combo class, and does very well. It's a class for 5- and 6-year-olds, and she's 7, but it's a great fit for her.
So as I watched her dance today, I was taken back to when she was a baby and we were given her diagnosis. The doctor, who was obviously uncomfortable delivering the "bad" news, told us Joy may never walk or talk, may never read, and probably would never succeed in "mainstream" situations. They even told us it would be "OK" if we chose to put her up for adoption.
Today, she reads above grade level, takes dance and horseback riding lessons, and just seems to make friends wherever she goes. So completely opposite the dismal picture that was painted for us at her birth. I'm not bragging here ... my real aim is to demonstrate that you can't hang on the words of doctors and "experts," but just have to present opportunities and see what your child can do. I promise, you will be surprised, amazed and indescribably proud.
So as I watched her dance today, I was taken back to when she was a baby and we were given her diagnosis. The doctor, who was obviously uncomfortable delivering the "bad" news, told us Joy may never walk or talk, may never read, and probably would never succeed in "mainstream" situations. They even told us it would be "OK" if we chose to put her up for adoption.
Today, she reads above grade level, takes dance and horseback riding lessons, and just seems to make friends wherever she goes. So completely opposite the dismal picture that was painted for us at her birth. I'm not bragging here ... my real aim is to demonstrate that you can't hang on the words of doctors and "experts," but just have to present opportunities and see what your child can do. I promise, you will be surprised, amazed and indescribably proud.
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I don't really understand why, but we'll see how it goes. She starts next week. I will tell the teacher about Joy 
