Dear Pat,
My heartfelt thoughts with you; no easy way to express, feel,
acknowledge all the pain in what you said; yours, theirs and ours to
hear.
God Bless
Amanda
On Wednesday, December 26, 2001, at 11:01 pm, Patricia Rauch wrote:
> Hi all
> Merry Christmas and Happy New Year. Before school break I had this
> difficult student all semester. I thought she was autistic but it
> turned out she was a senior. She must have been in some sort of
> accident suffered some brain damage and spinal cord injury. Well I had
> to go back to work one night before the break and her mother was with
> her in tears. It seems she was on probation at the college, mom was
> crying pleading with me to help her daughter. I felt like such a "SHIT"
> I did nothing but stand there saying nothing. I have never been so
> speechless in my life. I know now how it is to tell a parent there is
> no hope for your child no matter how old they are. I finally got some
> counseling I was told I should said have pointed out the good things.
> Just thought I would share how I felt just standing there.
> Pat
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