Jake's Journey with Apraxia

And the Friends We Met Along the Way

Earlier this week, Venus and Jupiter were visible in the night sky, but unfortunately I missed it. As much as looking up at the sky on a crisp, cool almost spring night makes me exhale in peacefulness, sometimes the to-dos in life take precedence over the want-tos. Space, however, has definitely been in our family’s atmosphere …

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I’ve been brainstorming this month and decided that on Fridays I will share the highs and lows of our week with apraxia. This week has definitely had its ups and downs. On Monday and Tuesday, Jake’s speech pretty much disappeared, which upset me. He replaced all of his words with “mama,” the cure-all word for everything. On …

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After spending half of November and most of December flying high because of Jake’s speech explosion, last week the familiar feel of fear snuck up on me again. After a laid- back holiday schedule, Jake’s speech regressed and my aggressive mama bear maternal instinct kicked in and I went into instant fix-it mode. My child …

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