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If you subscribe to HBO, you should really catch this documentary. If you don't subscribe to HBO, you should...at least for the month, just so you can maybe catch it. ;-) I think it's available on HBO On Demand now.
EDITED 4/1/08: I just found that Autism: The Musical is available online! Check it out!
Dear God. I cried through the whole thing. I even laughed through some of it! And I fell in love with Wyatt, a sweetheart of a kid with a bully at school and a penchant for the word "dick" (he's the first little boy in the clip, on the swing). A couple of the kids reminded me of Ash, but it was Loryn I kept thinking about, and the big questions that the film brought home for us: What happens when Dave and I are gone? Will she ever have "real" communication? Will she ever live on her own? Is it enough, just to love her the way she is?
One of the questions I've asked myself ever since she was little, and we knew Autism before we got the official word from the docs: Will she ever say, "I love you, Mommy"?
The answer is yes. Yes. YES! Two nights ago, out of the blue, she told me she loved me.
So, there's that.
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Did you know I was popping over here to ask you about *this* movie?? :::twilight zone music::: I recorded it last night and plan to watch it tonight. I shall think of you while I do ♥
Wonderful news about Lolo! I am grinning from ear to ear.
Was that the first time Lolo said that? Had I known that, I'd have given you bigger fanfare the other day when we talked about it. I well remember you wondering if she'd ever speak at all... What progress you've made into her world. I maintain that you're the best mom for those girls -- and, I think, the best mom EVER.
I second what Adessa said...Best Mom EVAH!!! (ps dont let my mom know) Thanks for letting me watch this with you Paige.
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