We had an unseasonably warm weather this weekend. Sunday afternoon got to the 76 degrees. We took the kids to YMCA to swim on Sunday afternoon. To my surprise, my daughter did much better this time after not swimming for a long time. She used to have this big fear of me letting go even though I gave her a float board. This time she holds a floating board on her chest and kicks and kicks. At the end she was so encouraged she told me to let go of her board so she can take the board and swim to the edge of the pool on her own. Sigh, all this previous time where I threaten and bribe and persuade, I should of just waited and let her be ready on her own :-)
I spend my Monday morning driving two hours round trip to a long due doctor's appointment for my son. The is a DAN (Defeat Autism Now) doctor who specialize in Autism treatment. Although mainstream medicine believes in Autsim is not treatable because there is no clinic proven method, parents could not just sit around doing nothing, could they? Anything related to autism treatment is costly because the doctors are normally out of network and since mainstream medicine doesn't recognize it because it is not "clinically proven", insurance has all the reason not to cover it. The whole appointment and supplements costed $600 this time...Ouch! The doctor reminded me again about the food restriction, which made me felt a little defensive about the few pieces of crab meat or a few byte of fried fish bone we fed to my son the last few months. Sigh, these days, the environment is so polluted that there really isn't too many things that is safe to eat any more. Fish has mercury, Chicken has antimony and hormone, process food has MSG in various form of so call natural flavor. You may as well just starve to death.
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Lisa, from Respect the shoes is calling for outfit that is inspired by Anthro. Basically a anthro worthy outfit without an actual Anthro piece. I really love this idea. Here is my spin at idea of Anthropologie's August cover page.
I know you probably think they are not the same at all, but it give me a similar feeling. I don't know why...
In this outfit,
Cardi: JCREW factory
Top: JCREW Lisette lace shell
Bottom: JCREW Chor Pencil skirt
Shoes: JCREW bow and chain ballet flat.
I wish the best for your son. I can't imagine how hard it must be to for you and your family but you seem really strong about it. Your son will grow up to be a great kid because of you.
ReplyDeleteI love your ANthro-inspired outfit Inkmark, it's a great imitation!
ReplyDeleteLike Cindi, I can't imagine what it must like to have a child with Autism. There is hope, and ongoing treatment could make all the difference, instead of just doing nothing as you mentioned.
Thanks for the shoutout, I love this outfit on you! I think the colors and overall pieces are very reminiscent of the Anthro look, but you are making it your own!
ReplyDeleteI'm not sure what it is about autism that is not "clinically proven" (BS from the insurance providers is my opinion), but I agree with the other gals that you and your fam seem really solid, strong and supportive!
Thanks for all your support. Despite of his disability, Aaron is very sweet, happy and content most of the time and is very appreciative. Although lack of language and understanding certain social situation, he express his feeling in his unique ways. Sometimes after a satisfying meal, he would insist kissing us with his oily mouth.
ReplyDeleteI love your Anthro-inspired outfit. It definitely has the same feel as the catalog picture. I love your cardigan, the colors and pattern are so pretty.
ReplyDeleteI really enjoy reading about your children. Your son sounds so sweet, and don't feel bad about making mistakes with the diet. Parenting is hard enough, and it sounds like you work twice as hard to help your son. I hope to be such a good mother some day!
I really like your anthro-esque outfit! Very nice. I love the tights!
ReplyDeleteI know what you mean about diet - it is so challenging to eat "healthy". It seems like every time you turn around, there is different advice given, new findings, etc. Good luck with his continued care/treatments.