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Having a child with a disability. When Andy was born I was the happiest
woman on Earth. When I saw his beautiful face and his tiny ...
... alone. Lastly, having a child with a disability can put a lot of strain
on the family, financially, physically and emotionally. It ...
... The responsibilities of a two-parent working family are tough enough without adding
the special condition of having a child with a disability. ...
... Now try adding the fact that the baby has a disability. The cost of having that
child raises, the stress of an even more demanding child is higher, and the ...
... outside world. By their child having this disability, it is considered
an embarrassment to them and their family. If others are ...
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When Andy was born I was the happiest woman on Earth. When I saw his beautiful face and his tiny body I cried, I will never forget that moment. We stayed in the hospital for three days. That first night back from the hospital Andy didn't do anything but cry all night long. I did not know what to do, this was my first child, and I didn't know how to calm him down. I called the Doctor and he explained to me that this was the normal behavior for a first born child, and he just needed to adjust to the new environment. I would give Andy his milk, change his diaper, hold him, sing to him, but nothing would stop Andy's crying. We didn't much sleep. That week my husband had to work so I had to deal with Andy by myself, which was frustrating. Finally after about a week Andy gave up some. His dad couldn't even get close to him because he would start crying again, because Andy couldn't be held or fed by anyone but me. I had to spend every minute of the day with him to the point that I had to put a mattress in his room so I could get some sleep. I slept in his room for a whole year. There weren't a lot of changes in Andy's behavior during that year. The Doctor didn't know what was wrong with him, and I didn't know what I was going to do.
Taking care of Andy was a full time job for me. Ever since Andy was born my whole life style changed. My husband, Jack, started working long hours because he didn't want to stay at home and deal with Andy. I couldn't go out by myself or with my friends anymore. I had to take Andy with me everywhere I went. Basically, I didn't have a social life anymore. My relationship with my husband was also going down the drain
because we never spent any quality time together. My whole life was a big mess at that
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point, but whenever I saw Andy's face he made my heart smile.
Andy was a year old and he didn't talk much I got worried, but the Doctor told me to wait a few more months because boy's take...
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