Trials

Two Decades

Two decades. Twenty years. Today is D day plus TWENTY years. October 1, 2003, I heard those infamous words, “Yes. He has Autism.” I can’t believe how fast the time has gone. The saying, “the days are long but the years are short,” is SO true (and some of those days were  incredibly long). As …

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Paradise and Hell

Our first night in “paradise.” Interesting how paradise and hell can live together simultaneously. At least in my world. I’ve spent the last 4 years dreaming about getting back to my ‘island.’ I have always felt at peace and ‘home’ on an island. Doesn’t matter which one. I just have always known I belonged right …

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64 days

64 days. It was truly uncanny how it happened today. I had an appointment with Dave’s neurologist late this afternoon today. I knew he would ask, so I went to the calendar and started to count. Dave always follows me around, ESPECIALLY when I go to the calendar. He was watching me counting and realized …

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