I had the pleasure of talking with another Adoptive Mom on the phone last night for three hours. Her children were placed in her home in December. We would talk and she would say how glad she was to hear me say things because she had thought things and felt bad for thinking them. Talking with her reminded me again that so many of Hannah's struggles are due to trauma, abuse, and neglect. Her ten year old and Hannah are very similar in actions. It was a great conversation! I couldn't believe that it had already been three hours!
It made me start thinking that maybe I should consider going to one of the retreats for adoptive moms.
It is so nice to spend time with like minded people that "get" what we are doing in our crazy life.
Her daughter's eyes dilate when she is lying, in trouble or insecure. It makes me really thing Hannah's are trauma related and not seizures. Hopefully, we will find out something soon.
ETAAM was wonderful! Registration for ETAAM 2013 IS IN JUNE!
ReplyDeleteDid your doctor ever check Hannah's cortisol level? Apparently this is a saliva test- my adopted daughter's was really really high and the cortisol is the hormone responsible for the flight, flight, or freeze response. I think the dilating eye thing is super interesting and I will observe my daughter for that as well.She is also the product of early trauma and I am home-schooling as well. What a ride!
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