The Early History: Our daughter, Alexis, cannot see, talk, sit independently or use her hands functionally. Therefore, we have been unable to develop any formal communication system with her and need to attend to all her personal needs. Although Alexis can do nothing else for herself or show us in any other way that she understands us and act or …
Who knew that a daughter born with such multiple challenges and crippling epilepsy could live this long – certainly not the many specialists we have contacted through the years. Who knew that by taking such good care of her we would continue to enjoy the pleasure of her company on a daily basis in our old age? Certainly not us …
My goal for this blog is to share tips and ideas discovered or developed over the past 35 years to enhance the quality of life for my daughter and others like her. My best moments are when I see the beautiful smile on her face that tells me I have succeeded. But then again I don’t really want this to …
