To honor the late Annie Hopkins, founder of 3E Love and creator of the International Symbol of Acceptance.
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http://www.dayofacceptance.com
Our story: I wear my 3elove shirt to support my children. Today is a hard one for me, as we had a genetics appointment yesterday. My oldest who is 10 has taken a very significant decline the past 4 years. Today she is not only wheelchair bound, but can barely move any of her body independently. I wear my shirt for her, to support her no matter what her condition is....She is loved unconditionally! I do embrace diversity...but sometimes things just do not seem fair. I always questioned why my daughter had to be disabled....but accepted it...always saying it could be worse. Then she did become worse. There are days that I have to accept it....there are days I try to empower her or others, and days I educate others..but there are days when I just want to say it all sucks! Yesterday was one of those days. When you visit genetics because not only is your oldest having issues, but your other children as well. Yesterday we learned that the doctor definitely has concerns that our youngest may possibly have mitochondrial disease also. It is hard to accept that all my children have special needs....but I will accept it. I will fight as much as I can though to empower every single one of them as much as I can. I will educate others...so they are accepting...so they will search for reasons...so we can find appropriate medical treatment...but mostly so they all can receive caring treatment and words from others...not discriminating ones! No matter what conditions my children have...they all have rights! So today I will wear my heart on my sleeve....for those, like my children that can not express it!
Wear your heart on your sleeve and join together to: Embrace diversity. Educate your community. Empower each other. Love life.
www.3elove.com
Wearing my heart...along with my three hearts for each of my children!
Colleen,
ReplyDeleteSorry I didn't read your post earlier...
You are a Great Mom and Your kids are very lucky to have You!! I pray for You and them everyday!! It sucks that they have health issues but You do a Great Job making sure that they are getting the best care and treatments. I wish we were closer to help you out. I Love You all!