[tri-med] Re: New to list-please help

Hi Lisa, I know there is so much going through your
mind right now.  But you have really found the right
place for guidance.  This list can help you to follow
what is right for your family, but without judgement. 
I would just like to say that being told to terminate
by the drs is usually the standard.  They don't
understand that there are survivors.  Also, mental
retardation has many variations, but regardless of how
"retarded" a child is, I believe that they definitely
know they are here.  They make demands!  They smile! 
They give love!  And they even get crabby when they
don't get their way.  I know that you are probably
being urged to make a decision about the pregnancy
asap.  But please do take a little time with that
decision so that you can gather all the information
possible and so that hopefully no matter what happens,
you won't have to look back with all the "what ifs". 
Of course there will always be those, but the more you
know now, the more your mind and heart can be settled
and you can make a concsious decision on your own, not
one that the drs make for you.  Please listen to the
stories about the children on this list.  They are
very unique, despite there "retardation".  

Peace and good will toward all things,
Michelle Wilson, mother to our BIG GIRL(ok, really the forever baby), 
Faren(t18,  6 yrs old!!), the Barbarian aka "The Booper" and Quenby, aka Poopie 
Chew. Oh, and wife to Rickeeeeee!

Patriotism is supporting your country all the time and your government when it 
deserves it.   -Mark Twain

Oh, to have a lodge in some vast wilderness, where rumors of oppression and 
deceit, of unsuccessful and successful wars may never reach me anymore.   
-William Cowper, poet


 
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