On May 2nd our family had the opportunity to be a part of the local TACA (Talk About Curing Autism) first ever Twin Cities 5K Run/Walk. I was asked to come out and emcee the opening ceremonies and do a couple of quick interviews. Bill was running the 5K and Aleks was just being a four year old little girl. The really cool thing is that she really was just being a four year old little girl. This picture is what happened when I set the mic down and Aleks came up behind me and just picked it up and started singing.
What you don't see or hear in this picture is the progress Aleks has made in the last year. A year ago we still didn't have our autism diagnosis. A year ago Aleks couldn't be in front of a large crowd. She couldn't have people singing 'Happy Birthday' to her, let alone a large crowd watching her sing and applauding her. A year ago there were no songs, no long sentences and no way she could have memorized two songs and sang both in their entirety. Her singing these songs was a miracle for us to watch. I'm sharing it because I also want to share hope. The diagnosis of autism is not the end. Healing and recovery look different in every child, but this is just a glimpse of what it has looked like in our family.
Blessings!
xo
Melissa
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