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What I’ve Discovered as a Parent of a Child with Special Needs
Fourteen years ago, a little girl with a head full of thick black hair entered our lives, making her presence known with her loud cries. When we revealed her name, the doctor chuckled, saying, “Lily is too quiet of a name for such a spirited little one.”
Just six weeks later, while cradling Lily, I felt a wave of panic like nothing I had experienced before. It started in my heart and settled in my stomach. She wasn’t making eye contact, and even though it seemed like a minor detail, I knew something was profoundly amiss with my otherwise perfect daughter.
That moment marked a significant turning point in our lives.
I often wish I could reach out to the anxious mother I was back then. Here’s the letter I would have loved to find: