tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2383774562996504979.post4354212662895994502..comments2023-07-10T09:14:21.908-05:00Comments on Baseballs, Butterflies, & Blessings: the therapy assessment "experience"Katie - a Blessed Mommy!http://www.blogger.com/profile/16044504759538226337noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2383774562996504979.post-2842402782308353932012-02-16T13:03:31.086-06:002012-02-16T13:03:31.086-06:00One of the things I wasn't prepared for was th...One of the things I wasn't prepared for was the big fat zero they gave Kharan for pencil grip on Kindergarten skills test. Right next to the 4/4 score they gave him for printing his name and the 2/4 score for drawing a stick figure.<br /><br />I just learned 3 days ago that Kharan fits diagnosis for dyslexia and I cried like a fool, as Kharan likes say. <br /><br />Some days you just don't feel optimistic! Then you cry like a fool and move on.<br /><br />I once had a dog. My first solo dog as single person. I took him home from pound because I volunteered there and they said at 3 months that he was dying and wouldn't live out the night and he was my 'snuggly' pup. So, 12 years later I cried like a fool when he did. <br /><br />That dog taught me so much though: he had hemophilia, nearly bled to death with every puppy tooth that fell out, excruciating joint swelling. All that I was like wow OK then. But, one thing he kept getting was itchy which would lead to chewing and then bleeding sores so went to a doggy dermatologists (yes they have those) and what made me cry like a fool was: this dog was allergic to 3 grasses, 4 weeds, 2 shrubs, 5 types of trees, various flower pollens, roach dust and mold! <br /><br />I don't know what trying to say just felt like sharing that story. Sometimes Archi's story makes me sad or bitter and other times it makes me say wow and inspires and other times it strikes me as profoundly funny...like something in a comedy! Dog with hemophilia, ok sure I get that...but let's throw in allergies and lots of them. I bet Archi would have gotten a big fat zero in 'how to be a dog'.ywilburhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00076178904593335745noreply@blogger.com