Guest guest Posted August 23, 2004 Report Share Posted August 23, 2004 Hi there, Having read this one thousand times, I never did notice the author--is it really Chantelle? pam Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 23, 2004 Report Share Posted August 23, 2004 Hi there, Having read this one thousand times, I never did notice the author--is it really Chantelle? pam Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 23, 2004 Report Share Posted August 23, 2004 Pam, yes, it was indeed written by our very own Chantelle McLaren! Isn't she fantastic! Smiles from, Baker - Mom to Jeff (20 yrs. CHARGEr), Steve (21 yrs. and coming HOME in 7 days after serving a 2 year Mission in Brazil), and others married with children of their own. Idaho, USA Pam wrote: Hi there, Having read this one thousand times, I never did notice the author--is it really Chantelle? pam ________________________________________________________________ The best thing to hit the Internet in years - Juno SpeedBand! Surf the Web up to FIVE TIMES FASTER! Only $14.95/ month - visit www.juno.com to sign up today! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 23, 2004 Report Share Posted August 23, 2004 Pam, yes, it was indeed written by our very own Chantelle McLaren! Isn't she fantastic! Smiles from, Baker - Mom to Jeff (20 yrs. CHARGEr), Steve (21 yrs. and coming HOME in 7 days after serving a 2 year Mission in Brazil), and others married with children of their own. Idaho, USA Pam wrote: Hi there, Having read this one thousand times, I never did notice the author--is it really Chantelle? pam ________________________________________________________________ The best thing to hit the Internet in years - Juno SpeedBand! Surf the Web up to FIVE TIMES FASTER! Only $14.95/ month - visit www.juno.com to sign up today! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 24, 2004 Report Share Posted August 24, 2004 This is a great poem ) i never realised it was written by chantelel I Am Holland > Tricia, here's the poem you requested. It was written by Chantell. > > Smiles from, > Baker - Mom to Jeff (20 yrs. CHARGEr), Steve (21 yrs. and coming > HOME in 3 days, after serving a 2 year Mission in Brazil), and others > married with children of their own. > Idaho, USA > > > I am Holland > > Over a decade ago you came to Holland > Your ticket to Italy in hand > > You had been eagerly waiting to go > To see Rome, and Michelangelo > > The plane instead landed in Holland > I know it wasn't what you planned > > To you this was new > But I had been waiting for you > > You see I am Holland > So I held you by the hand > > You were just the one > The very special person > > I knew that you would love me > Did I help you to see? > > The wonders of this place > The softness of your face > > I am glad you are here > I am glad you are near > > You love me > Unconditionally > > You did not mind that I am slow > The little that I know > > The windmills and the tulips > The sails and the ships > > This quiet place > The soft face > > I love to hold your hand > For I am Holland > > ________________________________________________________________ > The best thing to hit the Internet in years - Juno SpeedBand! > Surf the Web up to FIVE TIMES FASTER! > Only $14.95/ month - visit www.juno.com to sign up today! > > > > Membership of this email support groups does not constitute membership in the CHARGE Syndrome Foundation. > For information about the CHARGE Syndrome > Foundation or to become a member (and get the newsletter) > please contact marion@... or visit > the CHARGE Syndrome Foundation web page > at http://www.chargesyndrome.org > 7th International > CHARGE Syndrome Conference, Miami Beach, Florida, July 22-24, 2005. Information will be available at our website > www.chargesyndrome.org or by calling 1-. In Canada, you may contact CHARGE Syndrome Canada at 1- (families), visit www.chargesyndrome.ca, or email info@.... Thank you! > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 24, 2004 Report Share Posted August 24, 2004 Hi Thanks for sending the poem. Glad it has stirred up everyones attention, and shown what a talented bunch of kids we have. I'm in the throes of a personal dilemma at the moment. Cameron starts Intermediate School next year and I have to choose which one. The obvious choice is the one 100yds down the road but my gut instinct tells me he should be with his own culture and attending a Deaf school. Although he has a cochlear implant, which gives him an awareness of sound, he will always be sign reliant. There are only 2 Deaf schools in NZ - one in Auckland and one in Christchurch. Boths 100's of miles away from my city. We're going to the one in Christchurch for an assessment in October, and if he fits in there, it brings more gutwrenching decisions. Do we all uproot or does he board in one of the family homes on the school campus??? DO we give him one term down there before we move - in case he doesnt like it?? SOme say letting him board will help him grow and gain independence. I keep thinking 'will his caregivers cope with his little quirks?' Maybe he wont have so many behaviour issues when he's not frustrated by communication problems. Its doing my head in!!!!!!!!!!!!! Things dont really get better, do they? Each stage/age brings its own unique set of challenges. Time to quit bleating. Tricia - mum to Cameron 12 yrs old Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 24, 2004 Report Share Posted August 24, 2004 Hi Thanks for sending the poem. Glad it has stirred up everyones attention, and shown what a talented bunch of kids we have. I'm in the throes of a personal dilemma at the moment. Cameron starts Intermediate School next year and I have to choose which one. The obvious choice is the one 100yds down the road but my gut instinct tells me he should be with his own culture and attending a Deaf school. Although he has a cochlear implant, which gives him an awareness of sound, he will always be sign reliant. There are only 2 Deaf schools in NZ - one in Auckland and one in Christchurch. Boths 100's of miles away from my city. We're going to the one in Christchurch for an assessment in October, and if he fits in there, it brings more gutwrenching decisions. Do we all uproot or does he board in one of the family homes on the school campus??? DO we give him one term down there before we move - in case he doesnt like it?? SOme say letting him board will help him grow and gain independence. I keep thinking 'will his caregivers cope with his little quirks?' Maybe he wont have so many behaviour issues when he's not frustrated by communication problems. Its doing my head in!!!!!!!!!!!!! Things dont really get better, do they? Each stage/age brings its own unique set of challenges. Time to quit bleating. Tricia - mum to Cameron 12 yrs old Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 24, 2004 Report Share Posted August 24, 2004 Tricia, Difficult decision for sure. Have you visited either of the schools or spoken to anyone from them (the deaf schools?) Maybe you'd feel better about sending him to one of those schools if you visited, got to know the staff, etc. I'm a proponent of going with my gut, even when other people don't think it's right... good luck with the decision... Weir Mom to Kennedy 6 yr old with CHARGE, 15, 13 and wife to Graeme. New Brunswick, Canada Weir homepage: http://ca.geocities.com/weirfamilyrogers CHARGE SYNDROME CANADA: http://www.chargesyndrome.ca Re: I am Holland Hi Thanks for sending the poem. Glad it has stirred up everyones attention, and shown what a talented bunch of kids we have. I'm in the throes of a personal dilemma at the moment. Cameron starts Intermediate School next year and I have to choose which one. The obvious choice is the one 100yds down the road but my gut instinct tells me he should be with his own culture and attending a Deaf school. Although he has a cochlear implant, which gives him an awareness of sound, he will always be sign reliant. There are only 2 Deaf schools in NZ - one in Auckland and one in Christchurch. Boths 100's of miles away from my city. We're going to the one in Christchurch for an assessment in October, and if he fits in there, it brings more gutwrenching decisions. Do we all uproot or does he board in one of the family homes on the school campus??? DO we give him one term down there before we move - in case he doesnt like it?? SOme say letting him board will help him grow and gain independence. I keep thinking 'will his caregivers cope with his little quirks?' Maybe he wont have so many behaviour issues when he's not frustrated by communication problems. Its doing my head in!!!!!!!!!!!!! Things dont really get better, do they? Each stage/age brings its own unique set of challenges. Time to quit bleating. Tricia - mum to Cameron 12 yrs old Membership of this email support groups does not constitute membership in the CHARGE Syndrome Foundation. For information about the CHARGE Syndrome Foundation or to become a member (and get the newsletter) please contact marion@... or visit the CHARGE Syndrome Foundation web page at http://www.chargesyndrome.org 7th International CHARGE Syndrome Conference, Miami Beach, Florida, July 22-24, 2005. Information will be available at our website www.chargesyndrome.org or by calling 1-. In Canada, you may contact CHARGE Syndrome Canada at 1- (families), visit www.chargesyndrome.ca, or email info@.... Thank you! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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