Mother's Day is this weekend here in the US. And while we deliver our handmade gifts to mothers in our family and wish our mom friends a happy day, I'd like to take a moment to say thank you to a group of moms it's my pleasure to know, but have never met:
The ones who came before me.
To all the moms who came before me, thank you. Thank you for fighting to get our special needs kids the treatments they deserved. Thank you for fighting for their right to an education, their right to be raised at home as opposed to parents being pushed to put them in institutions.
Thank you to the moms who started the fight with insurance companies to make it easier for us to get our kids the coverage they need. Thank you for pushing for recognition of our kids' needs. Thank you for fighting for their right to the help they need.
Thank you to the moms who looked at the equipment given for their kids needs, whatever it was, and saying, "There has GOT to be an easier/better/more kid-friendly way to do this." Thank you for helping teach the world that our kids may have medical issues, but they are still, and deserve to be treated like, kids.
Your fight, your persistence, and your determination makes the path I travel much easier than it was when you started on it.
To the ones who will come after me, I hope our continued determination, persistence, and fight make your path even smoother than mine.
Happy Mother's Day.
The ones who came before me.
To all the moms who came before me, thank you. Thank you for fighting to get our special needs kids the treatments they deserved. Thank you for fighting for their right to an education, their right to be raised at home as opposed to parents being pushed to put them in institutions.
Thank you to the moms who started the fight with insurance companies to make it easier for us to get our kids the coverage they need. Thank you for pushing for recognition of our kids' needs. Thank you for fighting for their right to the help they need.
Thank you to the moms who looked at the equipment given for their kids needs, whatever it was, and saying, "There has GOT to be an easier/better/more kid-friendly way to do this." Thank you for helping teach the world that our kids may have medical issues, but they are still, and deserve to be treated like, kids.
Your fight, your persistence, and your determination makes the path I travel much easier than it was when you started on it.
To the ones who will come after me, I hope our continued determination, persistence, and fight make your path even smoother than mine.
Happy Mother's Day.
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