12/09/2017
It has been a long time, we are still here, went through a huge transition and a huge amount of our personal struggles. In our advocating and determination we were unaware we were about to be faced with a strugle of our own. Combined my partner and I have over 20 years experience working with developmental disabilities and have known for a long time that it would be our calling, its our passion and it drives us. However, somehow in the process of our journey and in the process of us having children we never considered one of our children being on the spectrum or having a developmental disabilty. Not necessarily "It can't happen to me", more just never considering the fact that it could. I know that its silly to think considering we spent over a decade heavily involved in special needs children and adults lives. Recently we faced a diagnosis for our own child and suddenly everything stopped and changed. Plans for the future him stopped and worrying if I would ever hear him speak began to cross my mind. In the throws of assessments and getting ready to attend IEPS from the other side worried me, and suddenly I had no idea how I was supposed to feel. I felt a loss in a sense and then guilt for feeling that loss and I haven't shaken the feeling of loosing something yet. Being on a diffferent side in the journey hasn't changed my passion but it has shifted my focus and I have a very clear and slightly different picture of what I want Building Lifes Moments to be...I look forward to getting things finalized and sharing them with you. In the mean time I just want you to know we are still here.
