2012 March - April and so the Lord Provided

So now we were in the beautiful Durbanville.... Kids are going to Snap and Hubby and I together with our middle son Lourens jnr have some quality time together. It is very important to have some quality time with the sibling that is normal. Because these kids really take everything out of you. We went to the Museum he loves museums we went to the harbour. Lourensie loves history and he swam in the sea did some surfing and just being a normal boy with normal parents without the 2 siblings that constantly want attention. It was so great just to feel how it feels to be a normal family. Sounds weird hey but I think some of you reading this will understand very well what I am talking about.

So some afternoons we went to Snap and we saw what Ruben and Juanre are capable of. And Wow!! It was unbelievable. Ruben had language drills he did so well there he had the most wonderful tutors. He started to talk. Juanre had the most lovable and the tutor with the most patients I have ever seen Susan you are a star. She taught Juanre to bath to dry herself and she helped Juanre with language drills. Even typing on the computer Juanre wrote sentences. it was unbelievable. At that stage I just wanted to pack my things and move to Cape Town. The help we needed is there it is still there. But reality check it cannot. I was very sad but the Lord knows the day of tomorrow. Right? One afternoon while we were at SNAP we took the kids Lunch and Ruben was jumping on the trampoline after he got of he had his 4th fut and the last one. And again Lourensie was there and caught him and carry him inside so I was in tears, the girls there at SNAP was so so kind and then they made the remark that the Lord gave me a wonderful son in Lourens. He is so caring. And he looks out for his sister and brother. Ooh and there I cry again. Thank you Lourens for been the wonderful brother and son that you are. You are very very special my son. So the following day we had the appointment with the Specialist. Juanre and Ruben had Brain Scans. It showed they had Occipital Lobe Epilepsy rapid Blinking. The Pediatric Neurologist said that Juanre had Autism Spectrum Disorder as well as brain damage. Ruben is under the umbrella of ASD but he has also Paraplegic disorder because his one leg is thinner than the other and also of his language delay. She said it must have happened in the womb and or during birth. Now he had a oxygen shortage when he was born and the abdominal cord was around his neck twice. But he can walk and his speech improved alot. So we are thankful that he can walk and talk and he has the ability to learn read and write. Oh I felt it was my fault what have I done wrong because my little boy was hurt while I was expecting him but my lovely husband assured me that it was not my fault and that everything will be fine. Not to worry we are thankful that Ruben and Juanre are healthy kids. So the kids went to the museum together and to the beach and it was great.