Another day, another blessing! I have posted before about Gracie's reading issues. She has had the hardest time with her spelling/reading. I have taken her to her pediatrician, a psychologist for ADD testing, and special ed center for learning disabilities. We have also taken her to tutors. I felt as if we were in a loosing battle. Like it was my fault, I wasn't doing something just right. But one day at lunch it was like a light bulb went off.. I noticed that she was confusing two words for the same. The words were nothing alike. I called her pediatrician back who had her sent to a specialist ENT. Grace had been given a hearing test three times before. We went to the doctor and immediately she was diagnosed with sensorineural Hearing Loss. We were told she could only hear 50% of the phonics sounds in each ear. Next step another doctor for auditory processing disorder. Well everyone said I should feel better. Now we knew. It wasn't me and I couldn't fix it on my own. She was going to need extra help from speech to maybe even a hearing aid. But to be honest, I didn't feel better. I was discouraged. Why had it taken me so long to see this?
Her specialist appointment isn't for weeks. So I decided I would research and learn all I could on both problems. The more I read the more I confused myself. So I decided I wouldn't read or depress myself with the what if''s. And I tried that for a couple days. But that didn't last long. Something just wasn't adding up. If she had hearing loss then how could she have APD? She couldn't. If you can't hear then you can't process it wrong. You simply couldn't process it at all. Right? After feeling pretty sure I was right. I call her first ENT back. And PRAISE THE LORD my baby has NO hearing loss! The nurse misunderstood and coded the paperwork wrong. We are 90% sure she has APD(still waiting on the test). Here I was worried to death about hearing aids and how she would feel wearing them and for what? I don't believe it was a coincidence. I believe it was simply another amazing blessing from the Lord.
I pray GOD sends you the answers for Gracie. Just imagine how long it may have taken if u were not homeschooling them? One step at a time, and as always we go with our "Mom" instinct! I had an issue when Grant was an infant, acid reflux. Doctor wouldn't listen to me, but I just knew that was the issue. I did my own research and used natural remedies and wa la, Mommy was right!
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