Well..what can I say...
I am tired, exhausted, a bit of everything.
This weekend was my turn to host our Educational Tour on Autism at our local mall.
I set up on Friday night and prayed for a good weekend.
At 9am Empress and I made our way there.
I had a whole crew of volunteers and profesionals ready to lend a helping hand.
I thought that we got a crappy spot, and hoped for the best.
Boy was I wrong.
There wasn't a moment to even think.
The tables were busy all the way around....dozens upon dozens of families, aunts, uncles, grandpa's, teachers, doctors, ALL WANTING INFO, ALL WANTING HELP, ALL WANTING AN EAR TO LISTEN AND A HEART TO TALK TO.
It was by far the most wonderful experience of my life.
There were tears, cases diagnosed on the spot, words of love, hugs, laughter...it was God given.
I worked on Saturday from 9am - 9pm...but the day went by so fast..I couldn't even tell I was there that long...well, I did tell when I went home and actually sat down for the first time in 12 hours....
Empress was there all day, lending a hand like always...many parents I've met on the phone went to show me their children, I invited them to our next meeting which is on Saturday (I'll be talking about the GF /CF diet)....
Yoly...Super J's Mom and her husband, who happen to live a couple of hours away also stopped by on Sunday to give a helping hand...that, meant the world to me...
Many profesionals I called went to help and offer free diagnosis and evaluations, I had T.O., Speech Therapists, Physical Therapists, you name it...Psychologists, Teachers....even Miss C's teacher went...
On Sunday it was 11-5pm...I didn't even have lunch...but the outpour was equal to the day before...many people came up to congratulate us for our efforts, whole families stopped by looking for support, Pediatricians came for info on how to help their little ones...
Miss C was there on Sunday morning....she obviously became a pain in the arse in a matter of 20 minutes, from being hungry, to wanting a toy, to be hungry again, to wanting to pee, to wanting a haircut...(yes, a haircut, she gets her haircut in that mall and she made the association). But True finally showed and got her out of my hair.
In the end. It was a wonderful weekend. We bonded and helped and had fun.
I think my support group meeting this next saturday will be full....
