Eleven years ago we stole away for ten days. It was the first such trip since the boys
were diagnosed with autism. Mike's mom
came down to take care of the boys. We
had no idea how they would react when they realized we were going to be gone
for so long.
At that time, we actually didn't know Ryan and Cameron
were autistic. Only Nick had been
diagnosed. Ryan and Cameron would be
diagnosed within a couple of months. Had
we waited to go, I don't think we would have left after hearing the diagnosis
of all three.
Thank God for grandmas.
It was a much needed break to refocus on us. Mike's mom reassured us that all will be
well. Our kids loved her, so we had no
doubts.
Well, we did. We
bought cell phones--our first cell phones before we left. Leaving our kids for the first time for that
duration was scary. We bought cell
phones for that "just in case" emergency. No one ever called for an emergency.
We had a wonderful time celebrating our 13 years.
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