Okay. So today not a good day. I have discovered that in some of the numerous doctor's appointments, that hearing the information never gets any better. You can know it as a mom and as a professional (I am a Social Worker) but "knowing it" and "hearing it" sometimes are just too much.
Today, we got the official word that Marissa has autism and also mild cerebral palsy. She also has some OCD (obsessive compulsive disorder). The doctor was very kind and explained everything to where it was very understandable and made sense.
So, here we are. Starting a new phase, new challenges, knowing that nothing has changed but now we have a label. Even though we live with it everyday, the label some how makes the facts of our life come a little bit more a reality.
So now we get to add three more diagnosis to a litany of other diagnosis. We added three other people into our lives and we now begin a new journey, down a different road, with an unknown outcome.
Hey, but a least I have the memory of our normal day at the beach while we were on vacation, right?
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