[tri-med] Re: Alex update

What an incredibly touching email.
You are so blessed with Alex and driving is one step towards the 
independence that many of us wish for our children.  Way to go!  I'm 
confident that your fears are not just for 'Alex with disabilities' but 
also for 'Alex the first born', and 'Alex the boy close to his mommy's heart' !

Debbie, mom to Claire, full T18.

At 02:10 PM 6/25/2004, you wrote:

>...
>
>Right now he's gone to Jim's Mom to return a plastic food bowl and then to 
>Blockbuster to return a game he'd rented. I heard sirens a bit ago and it 
>made me want to cry. He just called (took my cell phone) and said he was 
>stopping at the high school soccer field to practice for a bit. He's done 
>with the other errands. And still alive.
>
>HELP ME!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!   AAARRRGGGGHHHHH.    I'm the glass half empty and 
>Jim's the glass half full--if it had been my choice Alex wouldn't have his 
>license right now---this is his Dad's doing.
>
>  I tend to underestimate Alex and I really, really, really hope this is 
> the case.  Other parents, of NON-triers, that I've talked with have 
> fears/concerns about their teenaged drivers.....the same ones I have.
>
>Letting go of Alex is 100 times harder than any experience I've had of 
>letting Molly go. For so long I've been in the 'protective' mode with 
>him....he was so fragile, struggles so often and so much to gain 
>developmental abilities, has struggles in other areas as well.....I hope 
>it's just me being 'Mom'.
>
>Gosh, he's growing up.....in SPITE of me!!! LOL
>
>Michelle mom to Alex (17, partial trisomy 14 mosaic) and Molly (13)
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