Brokenness
You don’t know what broken is, until that moment, that remains undefined, when you…
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You don’t know what broken is, until that moment, that remains undefined, when you…
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Dad, I remember it like yesterday, sitting next to your hospital bed, asking: “Is…
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My heritage is in my hareKroes soos jou ma se poes‘n kleurling woord gespreek…
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Today, I hugged Hope a little tighter and kissed her some more after reading…
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Your life is a garden in which you are the horticulturist. It requires great…
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It feels like yesterday. That Sunday morning when the call came. “The doctor ‘s…
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There were many times when my father would sit me down, and in his…
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“Have I been ruined?” I silently asked myself as I stared into the night….
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Moedeloos, die mensdomAgterbaksDie stories in my donker kasWanhoopDie duister wat aan my tuisterBeradingSaggies stap…
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Trauma. Where do I even begin to explain this. The trauma that I have…
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Carol Mestern is one of the most amazing speech and language therapists I know. Her family centred approach really helped me in continuing therapy at home. Together we helped Kai develop his auditory, speech and language skills. Kai started therapy with Carol in 2011 and graduated in 2016! She also assisted me with my niece who needed therapy in 2015. She is absolutely amazing - she introduced me to parent advocacy!
The NB Hearing team embraced not only me, but also my son, and later my entire family! A referral from the States in 2013, which developed into a beautiful parent/professional partnership in managing my son's audiology needs pro-bono since 2013! Natalie took this further by motivating on two occassions to Widex to assist with technology in the form of hearing aids. I have immense gratitude for Natalie and her team at NB Hearing.
I am so grateful for the guidance and support received from the Psychologist at the Neurodiversity Centre. Helping me better understand my own challenges as well as my son's while embracing our neurodiversity as autistic individuals and acknowledging that our norm may not always be understood by others. We live an evolutionary life outside the box of conventional norms and standards.
In 2016, I enquired about a personal FM system for my son. They then rocked our world by DONATING a brand new pair of hearing aids to Kai, which was more compatible with the latest FM technology! His first pair of hearing aids was also a donation from Widex in 2013 before he went to mainstream school. Their generosity has been unbelievable!