Proud Moment…

What an emotional day guys. I was sitting in Nutrition class after a long ass test, taking notes on the next subject, and to my surprise it was about ADD. I instantly starting thinking about my youngest, back when she was diagnosed, and the hell that school put me through. I stood my ground then, but always wondered and at times doubted myself along the years until today. Research has shown that many children can be triggered by their diet. For example: Allergies don’t just affect your skin and breathing, they can also affect your thinking/behavior. Especially if the child has had prior medical conditions, which my daughter is a cancer survivor, and/or if the child has gone through a huge change in her life, like moving back from Puerto Rico to an entire different atmosphere and setting (never mind language and culture. My daughter was a lot (oh the embarrassments) and impulsive behavior, so the nurse was quick to get s social worker involved, and the Doctor didn’t really take enough tests, it was an in and out situation, and medication. They said it would help her focus and do better at school, so I gave her the medication. Oh, she was quiet alright! My home seemed so much more peaceful, but as I observed my baby, she looked so down/out of it/depressed, she didn’t even want to eat (and that girl could eat). When I would look in her eyes, it felt as if she had lost her spirit. I was such a young mother, with no education on such things, and no real guidance in the matter, but I knew one thing for sure (I knew my daughter) and something wasn’t right. I took her off the medication, and dealt with an investigation by DCF, because the school reported me as an unfit mother. Those were very stressful and depressing times for me, but I stood my ground, and took every blow for my baby girl. Today in school, we also went over all the children who passed away due to those medications. They call it Mother’s Intuition, that gut feeling, I thank God I listened, and share in case someone may be faced with something like this, or have in past, and even though we will never get an “I’m sorry”, I came home with happy tears (proud momma moment). God Bless.