Ruth,
When you describe your daughter, you could very well be talking about my Nicole. She is the most motivated, dedicated child when it comes to school, dance, organization, etc. She wore her Spinecor with a vengence and her daily motto was "I will not have surgery." She also feared shots, talk of blood, etc.
Although she did everything right, she learned that so much in life is out of our control. Hence, the Serenity Prayer, which I told to her daily. She did everything right and needed surgery anyway. This beautiful child who used to cry as a baby because her hand got dirty or her shoe came off would surely not be able to handle surgery. But handle it she did. Sure, she drove the nurses crazy and they probably all quit the next day to become accountants or librarians.
But I have been watching her with her teachers sitting at the dining room table, calculating math problems, learning Spanish, doing science experiments, and I am in awe of her. Everything she went through and now going back to her life, worrying about catching up and getting good grades. The human body is amazing. How quickly these children begin to recover. It is truly a miracle.
When you describe your daughter, you could very well be talking about my Nicole. She is the most motivated, dedicated child when it comes to school, dance, organization, etc. She wore her Spinecor with a vengence and her daily motto was "I will not have surgery." She also feared shots, talk of blood, etc.
Although she did everything right, she learned that so much in life is out of our control. Hence, the Serenity Prayer, which I told to her daily. She did everything right and needed surgery anyway. This beautiful child who used to cry as a baby because her hand got dirty or her shoe came off would surely not be able to handle surgery. But handle it she did. Sure, she drove the nurses crazy and they probably all quit the next day to become accountants or librarians.
But I have been watching her with her teachers sitting at the dining room table, calculating math problems, learning Spanish, doing science experiments, and I am in awe of her. Everything she went through and now going back to her life, worrying about catching up and getting good grades. The human body is amazing. How quickly these children begin to recover. It is truly a miracle.
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