After two years of being in survival mode, trying to keep little man in a bubble and safe from the big bad world around us, I'm starting to realize that he isn't fully experiencing life. His therapist has helped open my eyes to what quality of life can look like. These appointments every week, while helpful, will not give him the same therapy of having life experiences out in the world. Laying in the grass and feeling the breeze is a life experience. Visiting an art museum is a life experience. Heck, even sitting with mom in a Starbucks and people watching is a life experience! :)
So after much thought, mom has come to the realization that therapy can come in many forms. I may not have control over when God decides to take my little man, whether it be 5 years or 10 years or 30 years, but I can give him the fullest life packed with adventure and experiences. And that might be the best sort of therapy he could have.
My next goal is to work on a list of adventures for little man, sort of like a bucket list of things we need to accomplish but with no end date. It will be an evolving list of ideas, no matter how big or small, that can be checked off one by one. Please fill me in on any and all ideas you might have an I'll add them to our Adventure List! So far we have......
• Look at art in a museum
• Sit in the planetarium at the science center
• Visit Build a Bear workshop and make a friend
• Sit on Santa's lap
• Go to an ocean and put my feet in the sand
• Swing on a playset
• Take a ride on a boat
• Meet Elmo
• Go sledding
• Lay in the grass
• Watch a live band
• Visit an aquarium and pet a dolphin
• Make art with my hands
• Go to Disney World!
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