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Is the struggle worth it?

When I was a boy I loved getting my Hot Wheels cars and pushing them along the ground. Watching as they crashed into each other or got under mum and dad’s feet as I flung them across the kitchen floor.  I loved assembling the long tracks, clamping one end to the dining room table and watching as they whizzed down to the bottom, just in time for me to collect them and take them up to the top again.

Daniel loves his hot wheels cars; he has over 400 of them.

He got them out one day and I watched him as he tried to push one of them across the carpet, desperately attempting to enjoy the same feeling that I had when I was a little boy.

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Independence vs. Cost of Mobility

The transition from primary to high school is a big step. Now throw into the mix new friends, new location, new demands on homework, a new teenager as well as a disability, and you have a child under considerable pressure.

Just like primary school, Daniel has had a teacher’s aide with him in order to push him around in the wheelchair, scribe for him during lessons, assist him with practical tests, etc. There was, however, one thing that we did not count on – his desire to be independent.

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Silver Lining

There were stages of our lives where we thought the only light at the end of a tunnel was an oncoming train and we would often wonder, How are we going to get through this?, but we do and generally we find it all works out in the end.

We try and focus on the positives that come out of every situation. In essence, we always look for the silver lining in every cloud. We don’t deny the existence of the obstacles that are right in front of us, we just focus our minds on what is the good that will come from this opportunity.

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Swimming in the deep end

Cartoon man swimming but having difficulty, with arms raisedSwimming in the deep end could easily be interpreted as a metaphor for something other than swimming … however, in this case its not! ;-)

Have you been able to get your child in or near water? Does it terrify you that they would drown due to their inability to right themselves if they were in trouble?

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