01/25/2024
Cerebral Palsy Hope Foundation would love to know if you have ever considered moving your adult son/daughter into a caregiving home. Here in the USA, we have plenty of choices for a great place like that but it's been a huge decision to let go of our caregiving role that we have had for many years. We have 2 adult children with severe special needs who require 24/7 caregiving. We have labored over the thought of wanting to just be only parents for once and not caregivers and parents both. We took action on this for one of our kids and have not only had some challenges, but have had great success with the decision. We have found amazing facilities and staff that truly have been angels to our adult child. And our Child is soooo happy now with some independence. It's been a blessing. With this success we are now considering the next steps for our other child.
So how about you? Have you considered this? We'd love to hear. I know some parents may be more sensitive to this thought and we can totally relate. Please do not take offense if you could never consider this for your adult child.
For those of you following this page that are diagnosed with Cerebral Palsy what would say about this?
I will say that our kids have the age level capacity of >2 years old so they are quite happy wherever they may be, but if they could communicate, go to school, and work, then maybe there would be an entirely different story.
Our organization, in a very small scale, has supported kids of different mental capacities. I know that some of the parents with children that are closer to a typical child wouldn't dream of moving their kids into a caregiving home, and we understand that easily. But we have to tell you that it's been a game changer for being a better parent and spouse, and we have a great hope for our adult child's future.
