The Story above will make you cry and you can count on that
and no this young man is not autistic. He is just one amazing boy who I would
say got his mom’s heart beating just by being close to her. There is another reason
I shared this story and it is a fear of mine that I think about more than I
care to.
I am
not afraid of dying like I hear many parents say because they don’t know who
will care for their children. I am very blessed and know if something were to
happen to me my family would take excellent care of my son. They might struggle
like crazy trying to figure him out but he would be loved with patience just as
he is now and long term care would be excellent. My fear is if something was to
happen to me at home and my son is here with me, what would he do? If I were to
have a heart attack or whatever else could happen he does not have the ability
to call 911 or get help. He will be 4 in October so he is young but at the same
time I am not even sure he would understand why I would not be moving.
That scares
me like crazy and then I worry about if for some reason 911 is called how would
he be able to understand any of it without slipping into a meltdown on top of what
could be happening. Seems silly to be concerned about that but it’s a legit fear
because I have no idea how he would cope with that kind of situation but I know
he wouldn’t cope well. Many kids would
see mom or dad on the floor or bed not waking up and they would understand that
help is needed. Knowing my child I think he would either sit with me and cry or
wander around the house waiting for me to get up. He would not have the ability to get himself a
drink or food and what if for some reason he got out of the house, he would wander
away without the speech to tell anyone who he is and what has happened. The
thought of something happening to me that is unexpected scares the heck out of
me simply because of his lack of understanding and his reliance on me.
The
young man in this story is amazing on every level and in this case both mom and
dad were very lucky to have him there, beyond lucky really. His strength saved
his moms heart from stopping and gave dad a moment of its going to be ok. None
of us know what is coming our way in life and none of us really know how long
or short our time will be but I do regularly pray I am here for my son and he
does not ever have to face being here for me. At the same time this story
stressed the importance in my mind that I need to create to some kind of plan
even if it’s to be more diligent about keeping my cell phone close to me. Too often
I leave it out of reach and at this point I can’t just tell my son to go get my
phone, he simply wouldn’t do it because it’s not part of routine. After reading
this story it is something we are going to instill in his life even if it’s
just the understanding of getting the phone when I ask because being able to do
that could make all the difference in the world if the time ever comes and I
hope it never does.
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