tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21016217.post2361239684643618174..comments2023-03-28T06:54:01.343-04:00Comments on Our Winding (and Sometimes Twisted) Journey to Better....: Need Your Prayers and Good Thoughts..Petrahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12725871498573838663noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21016217.post-81818415591427446762009-03-10T20:33:00.000-04:002009-03-10T20:33:00.000-04:00Love to you and your friend and her boy.Love to you and your friend and her boy.Michelle O'Neilhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03221354521123541601noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21016217.post-59864947675808117172009-03-10T08:59:00.000-04:002009-03-10T08:59:00.000-04:00I just wanted to let you know I am still praying f...I just wanted to let you know I am still praying for your friend, and her son. I know how it has to be tearing her up inside. But, I am praying that this will be a breaththrough and the start of much better times for the family. *hugs*Reneehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11372034894565049872noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21016217.post-6323998994093224812009-03-09T15:06:00.000-04:002009-03-09T15:06:00.000-04:00I am so sorry for your friend and the child she lo...I am so sorry for your friend and the child she loves. What she is doing takes more strength than I can imagine mustering up. I think they would have to make up a bed for me. God bless her. Let her know that there are people out here thinking about her.K Fullerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11143196249757545392noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21016217.post-4050159021805735502009-03-03T17:03:00.000-05:002009-03-03T17:03:00.000-05:00Thank you all for your comments, thoughts and pray...Thank you all for your comments, thoughts and prayers. Especially the prayers, and please, keep 'em coming. I for one am praying that the decision she had to make for her 12 year old son will become a turning point and a start to better times. God knows she has given it her all, she has left no stone unturned (except for this last one).<BR/><BR/>This has been hitting me very hard.. and I am not Petrahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12725871498573838663noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21016217.post-26989341365918516942009-03-03T16:11:00.000-05:002009-03-03T16:11:00.000-05:00Prayers for your friend, Petra. I am so sorry.My ...Prayers for your friend, Petra. I am so sorry.<BR/><BR/>My daughter was beginning to turn aggressive and violent around the time we began biomed in earnest, no looking back. She is far from "recovered" yet is a wonderful nonverbal child to live with. She is calm and happy and I couldn't say that a few months ago. I do not know if I will ever "recover" her or even hear her speak purposefully, Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21016217.post-4832369737340729682009-03-03T11:47:00.000-05:002009-03-03T11:47:00.000-05:00Your friend is in my thoughts and prayers. I know...Your friend is in my thoughts and prayers. I know I struggle with some of the same questions, why do some children make such wonderful progress, and other don't. When the parents are just as loving, just as committed, just as creative. It's not fair, it's not right.<BR/><BR/>The only thing that brings me any peace is knowing that somehow, everything happens for a reason. We might not be able Reneehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11372034894565049872noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21016217.post-75169297754011374742009-03-03T09:02:00.000-05:002009-03-03T09:02:00.000-05:00I agree Cath, cruel and random indeed. And of cour...I agree Cath, cruel and random indeed. And of course money is a huge part of the picture too. I think Kim S made a comment on FB yesterday, that it takes along the lines of $250,000 at a minimum to help a child recover/get better...<BR/><BR/>I have not been able to sleep all nite.. I can't get my friend and her beautiful boys (as of course the whole situation has a huge impact on the ASD boy's NTPetrahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12725871498573838663noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21016217.post-83794972912533066632009-03-03T07:54:00.000-05:002009-03-03T07:54:00.000-05:00It is cruel - and random - as to who improves and ...It is cruel - and random - as to who improves and who does not. I have your friend, and all families in this category (plus their good friends), in my prayers this week.Cathhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01435442111515018101noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21016217.post-1656559949807489822009-03-02T22:09:00.000-05:002009-03-02T22:09:00.000-05:00Thanks KUnfortunately, until that time, there will...Thanks K<BR/><BR/>Unfortunately, until that time, there will be children for whom the damage is severe and for whom finding ways to 'undo' prove incredibly hard to find. And for those children, the so much needed changes may come too late (not trying to be fatalistic here..).<BR/><BR/>It is with a very heavy heart that I am going into the night and into the upcoming week. All I can ask for at Petrahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12725871498573838663noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21016217.post-7486080878161865092009-03-02T21:51:00.000-05:002009-03-02T21:51:00.000-05:00When we rule the world, no child will suffer from ...When we rule the world, no child will suffer from any man made condition.<BR/>I will keep your friend and every family of a child with a struggle in the front of my heart.K Fullerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11143196249757545392noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21016217.post-57176896247012023752009-02-14T11:13:00.000-05:002009-02-14T11:13:00.000-05:00Oh my. I will be praying for and sending many tho...Oh my. I will be praying for and sending many thoughts to your friend and her son. Keep us posted!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com