Life Lessons… take 432

Those of you who know me in real life probably know that I’ve started to write “Letters to my Students.”  Most mornings I come in and write them a note on the board.  The students have really started to respond to them and it has been pretty cool watching them come in and look on the board right away.  Someday I will probably post my pictures of letters – but for now … there were 2 “Life Lessons” I talked to my students about.

Life Lesson 1 – You can see the glass 1/2 empty or 1/2 full.  Life is how you react to situations…. I choose 1/2 full.

Life Lesson 2 – Education is the most important thing you can ever have.  Without being too specific, I explained to my students how the doctors and I disagreed on several areas of “treatment” for Alexander.  I told them proudly how I don’t allow ANY doctor to talk to me like I am uneducated.  Because I am educated.  And… I am extremely educated about my son.  I have learned the tricks that work for him.  My education, my ability to think for myself – is what has given me the courage to stand up to doctors and get the best care for Alexander.  The next time they don’t feel like being in class… they should remember that they are learning to think for themselves as much as they are learning English or history.

We are home and doing well.  We love our neurologist.  I spoke to him today and he agrees with everything I said.  We will now get another EEG to see what these new shakes are.  We will get a letter in his file and to keep with him that says – “Give Phosphenatoine ASAP.”  Just as we wanted.  Because we are educated enough to persevere even when one doctor says it isn’t important or possible.



Today… when I bought our “winning Powerball ticket” because I was feeling awesome – I also decided to share the love.





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