"God Help"

4/15/2011
Friday the 15th was full of pain for Jewel.
She cried, "God Help!"

These moments when your child is in pain are consuming, the minutes are endless and it becomes emotionally draining.
It is important to remember to be positive and know that this to shall pass.
"Be positive regardless" says Wally Amos www.wallyamos.com
When our primitive instincts kick in due to being sleep deprived and temporarily defeated, we can only raise above the circumstances with the attitude we bring to the table. We have to train our primitive mindset with practicing positivity and faith.

"Hope ... is not a feeling; it is something you do." - Katherine Paterson, American writer


I was talking with my oldest daughter Makena, about her ideas that the special need community should not be boxed into labels of above average - genius and below mental average. She just wants people to see each other as people and not separated into boxed labels. She wants people to get to know each other, become friends and see each other from the heart. My friend who is a doctor said that this is how the brain works. The primate brain sorts and separates into these labels with out thought. There is scientific research and evidence to support this neurological function. I find this research limited, for I have personally experienced that children imitate what their parents, family, peers and community models. A child can be taught to be excepting and a child can 'catch' this form of thinking if it is modeled by the community / society. Just because some say that our brain categorizes and sorts people into separate boxes of prejudice, this should not stop us from learning to be more humble and get to know and love our neighbors. Love your neighbor as your self, ancient words that still apply in our times.
Small actions create big change!

"go away yukie", said Jewel. She still has some mucus, though it is not infected and colored.
"yogurt, (this is what she calls me) thank you new sock!" :)
Jewel always remembers to say thank you, "tank you". I am inspired by her gratitude, she always tells Grace her service dog, "tank you" and then she looks at me and says,"dog cookie" which means: Mom give Grace a dog cookie please :)
I bought her new socks, thicker ones to help slow down her skin break down in her AFO's.
Also her old pairs are Maui dirt stained from standing in the dirt when we go to the horses.

Grace has been a great Nanny. When Jewel gets up, so does she. When I have traveled back and forth from the bed to couch these past nights, Grace has faithfully followed. She is a most loving and excepting companion to Jewel. They are aware of each other and their needs, their love and faithfulness is very enduring. Thank you Grace xx

Remember; There are no small acts of kindness.

Never under estimate the power of your SMILE ;-)