For three years now the three of us have gone to a local fall festival and I think of how different Tyler is with every year. How at one he screamed in the petting zoo and how at two he liked riding a pony and how this year he had his first ever lemonade and corn on the cob:
I’m not going to pretend we had a perfect day. This year I worried about spending money at the festival, but I still want to be able to provide Tyler with fun childhood traditions. Grant and I worried about Tyler’s motor and facial tics and my legs were hurting.
But I tried to live in the moment. Tyler has tics, not cancer and he was amazed at everything he saw. We all really enjoyed the hayride:
Tyler was upset that he was too small to ride the go-carts. We both seemed to melt down at the same time, so we quickly picked out a couple of pumpkins and some candy and ended our day at the festival. It wasn’t a perfect day, but we were all together and most of the time the three of us were smiling.
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About mamasick
Emily Cullen is a pen-name. A former local radio personality for seven years, I still remain active in the voiceover business. My husband, “Grant”, and I have been married since 2002 and have already experienced the “worse, “poorer, ” and “sickness ” of marriage. We both suffer from chronic illnesses and diseases which have progressed. My diseases include Rheumatoid Arthritis, Fibromyalgia, and most, recently and seriously, Lupus.
Despite all of the challenges we have faced, we were able to have a little boy, “Tyler,” born in September of 2006, which is the best thing to ever happen to us. Tyler has been classified as a “special needs” child with diagnoses which include Anxiety, OCD, and Tourette’s Syndrome. We also share our home with two cats.
We live in New Jersey and I enjoy reading fiction and learning more about taking care of my son. Before my son, I used to enjoy watching movies…watching television for that matter! Before Lupus I enjoyed fine dining and fine wine.
No longer able to work, I am now wondering, “What will I do with the rest of my (somewhat) young life?” Blogging sounds like a good start!
