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Tuesday, March 1st, 2005Mom reports: The therapist just found out that we are having a new baby. Now the therapist is convinced that we should look for a long-term care facility for Tommy. Tommy has moments when he is funny, helpful and down-right pleasant. How can I put him away as if he had no potential to ever be a positive contribution to society. I would be sealing his fate because once he is in a group home he will cease to learn and grow as a person. Sure, we would love to have more calm and less tantrum in our home. But Tommy is still a part of our family and he is loved very much. I would feel like I lost a child if I put him in some group home. I wonder if it is time to find a new therapist who hasn’t given up on Tommy or on our family.