Words to live by---

These 3 things remain true to the "Journey of Autism". Anyone or everyone can advise you;

ULTIMATELY you MUST go with what you feel is right. "GO WITH YOUR GUT."

Once you have arrived at this decision; "NEVER GIVE UP"!

LASTLY "Ya Gotta do, what Ya Gotta do!"



Tuesday, June 7, 2005

ACCIDENT?????? ANGER!!!!!!!!

MY INTIAL ANGER ABOUT THIS ACCIDENT WAS PRETTY SIMPLE. i FELT THAT IF THERE WAS NO ROOM IN THE CAFETERIA FOR THE CLASS TO HAVE LUNCH THEN DAKOTA SHOULD BE IN THE QUAD WITH ALL THE OTHER           "NEURO-TYPICAL"KIDS NOT IN THE NORTH 40 SEGREGATED FROM THE OTHERS. I UNDERSTAND THAT MOST OF THE KIDS IN DAKOTAS CLASS WANT TO BE THERE BUT DAKOTA HAS A 1 ON 1 AIDE TO ACCOMODATE HIS ABILITY TO BE A PART OF THE TRADITIONAL POPULATION.  AND HAD HE BEEN IN THE QUAD THENHE WOULD HAVE NEVER BROKE HIS LEG                                             YES  YES YES  IN KNOW  ITS ALL IF'S    AND ITS AN ACCIDENT --IT HAPPENS --IT COULD HAVE BEEN ANYBODY --QUIT MY BTCHING!!!!!     NOW AS OF TODAY  THE ANGER THAT WAS CALMLY DISMISSED AS JUST ONE OF THOSE THINGS  HAS RE-SUFACED AND I AM MORE UPSET THAN EVER.

I WENT BACK TO THE CAMPUS FOR THE FIRST TIME SINCE THE DAY DAKOTA FELL AND REALLY LOOKED AT THE SCENE OF THE CRIME. I WAS AMAZED AT WHAT I FOUND   WHAT I FAILED TO OVER LOOK  OR NOTICE BEFORE.  I FOUND NEGELECT. I FOUND A 4 FOOT EMBANKMENT LEADING UP TO A BASEBALL DIAMOND WHEE HUNDREDS OF KIDS TREK UP AND DOWN THAT IS WASHED AWAY BY RAINFALL  WITH A 10 INCH DROP FROM THE CEMENT FOUNDATION TO THE DIRT TRAIL FRECKLED WITH TRENCHES WORN IN THE SOIL FROM WATER ,LACK OF GRASS AND FOOT TRAFFIC. IT IS AN ACCIDENT WAITING TO HAPPEN AND I HAVE LIVING PROOF IT CAN HAPPEN!  IT IS  MIRACLE THAT DAKOTA DIDNT CRACK HIS HEAD OPEN WHEN HE FELL.

I REALIZE THAT MOST KIDS SHOULD HAVE NO TROUBLE ON CAMPUS GETTING AROUND AND I DO ADMIT THAT THESE KIDS IN DAKOTAS CLASS DO HAVE MOTOR PLANNING AND OTHER TACTILE ISSUES BUT I CONTEND THAT EVEN THE MOST SUREFOOTED PERSON COULD GET HURT .COUPLED WITH THE FACT THE THE OCCUPATIONAL THERAPIST JUST DISMISSED DAKOTA FROM NEEDING ANY THERAPY BECAUSE HE COULD GET AROUND THE CAMPUS ON HIS OWN!! HA HA

WELL I DONT KNOW WHEE ALL OF THIS IS LEADING BUT I AM SO UPSET RIGHT NOW --I HAD A DISPOSABLE CAMERA IN MY CAR SO ITOOK PICTURES  NOT SURE WHY BUT THIS ACCIDENT HAS BEEN AN UNBELIEVEABLE HARDSHIP ON OUR WHOLE FAMILY-- I THOUGHT I HAD MY PLATE FULL BEFORE BUT NOW I AM ON THE BRINK OF CRAZINESS. MY MOTHER HAS ENDED UP AT THE DOCTORS TWICE ,DAKOTAS HAS TWISTED THE HAIR ON HIS HEAD SO MUCH THAT HE HAS A BALD SPOT ON THE RIGHT SIDE OF HIS HAIRLINE AND THERE IS NO BREAK FOR ME---EVERY HOUR EVERY MINUTE THERE IS SOMETHING--- AS I WRITE HE IS HOLLERING FOR ME TO COME BACK THERE BECAUSE THATS RIGHT HE IS STILL NOT OFF THE BED. THE EMOTIONAL TRAUMA IS SO BAD THAT HE IS AFRAID TO GET OFF THE BED BECAUSE H WILL BREAK HIS "GOOD LEG" THIS HAPPENED APRIL 27 IT IS NOW JUNE 7

I AM READY FOR CAMARILLO STATE MENTAL HOSPITAL. AT LEAST IT WOULD BE NEAR THE OCEAN! BUT YOU WOULD HAVE TO SHOOT ME BEFORE I GIVE UP I JUST WONT DO THAT--SO UNTIL THIS PASSES I WILL PERSEVERE!   

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