by Amber, Contributing Writer There are many things to be grateful for in life, and it seems people take the month of November to post these things daily on social media. I always enjoy reading the posts by family and friends. It’s nice to get a glimpse into the things in their life that bring them …
Recently a new friend, whose son is also recovering from apraxia, came to me for advice. Although it was hard to be honest, I also felt an overwhelming need to just put it out there. I knew more than anything she needed someone to be straight-up with her. This was uncomfortable for me because I …
by Sam, Contributing Writer Hello again all! My intention was to follow my initial post with a series of events following our diagnosis and day of reality. It is, however, almost Thanksgiving so instead of dwelling on any challenges or trial and error moments through this apraxia journey I think I’ll give thanks instead. After …
Dear Jake, Today was a monumental day for our family … you started kindergarten. You, my baby boy. The boy who waited until well into your third year of life to say “mama” for the first time. The boy with the quiet spirit and a bright smile to speak the words that were in your …
Today was our last day of speech. This month has been very, very emotional for me. Joy, yes. But also a storm of other emotions as well. Many tears have been shed. Just when I thought I couldn’t cry anymore … that I had properly mourned this time – this tornado that entered my life …
This post initially published on the Speaking of Apraxia blog. I shared it to give parents hope. My son Jake was diagnosed with apraxia of speech at age three and has been in speech therapy since he was 27 months old. Jake began Pre-K 4 this year at our local church preschool and one month …
Every day for the past six months I have been reading the comments that mothers post on biomedical/holistic Facebook groups. I do it every chance I get. The quest to find a child like Jake and a mother like myself consumes me. I have connected with many of these moms who have similar yet different …
Happy Halloween from my family to yours! In case you don’t remember from last year, I am known by family and friends as being a Halloween fanatic. My house is always the gaudiest in the neighborhood (complete with fog machine on trick-or-treating night) and although I am almost forty years old, I still dress …
Dear Jake, Happy birthday, little brother! On Christmas of 2007 our family was forever changed. We were getting ready for our usual holiday festivities and at the last minute, BC* left to go out of town to visit his sick grandmother. BC could not spend Christmas with us and I was devastated. Not only was …
The last time I wrote I was mad, distraught, and discouraged because Jake’s latest skin-prick test that showed that his allergies had gotten worse instead of better. But, isn’t it just crazy that I am not in eternal thankful mode for his almost resolved apraxia? I had overlooked this enormous detail until I went to Jake’s …
Jake's Journey with Apraxia 