Forever a child

Born she was to parents brilliant

They said she’d be a gem too with those genes ardent

She was welcomed with love and warmth

For awaited with prayers for years was her birth

Beautiful she was as though celestial

A mother, a father.. a family was formed due to her presence integral!

They celebrated her every single moment thankfully

Knowing her worth, as she was to them a miracle baby

Gradually that she was turning older..

Challenging it was still tracking objects or make her smile.. even now that she was a toddler

Repetitive would be her odd hand movements, occasionally head banging

Worried were her parents, concerned about the behavior, self-mutilating..

Diagnosed she was with autism spectrum disorder

Her family was in denial as none in the family had ever had anything similar, besides her

They were devastated learning from specialists there was no cure for this condition

A link to vaccinations was never proven true in studies and that there wasn’t any specific known reason

as to why affected are a few children.. 1 in 59 as per epidemiology from CDC

Ranges from developmental disability.. be it speech impairment, or cerebral palsy

“Why oh why then my child, don’t get me wrong I don’t wish this even to an enemy”

The doctor responded, “Perhaps I can’t tell you the etiology or treatment if any,

But if you believe in that power supreme, the one above us all, the almighty,

He probably chose you as the most compassionate and caring of parents as your child’s to be

To bring her up with just as much love deserves any child normal

No doubt that with effort and hard work, your child would be a genius in her own way, exceptional”

A bitter truth they realized it was.. being parents to someone special

Forever a child who’d be, the sweetness of it they embraced, to begin their battle

As fighters they stepped out of the office..

To give her their all, their best, just as perennial the baby was, eternal was their promise!

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