Jacob...

The year is coming to an end...

A year full of challenges...

Of highs...Of lows...

The year of Jacob's diagnosis

Attention Deficit...

Sensory Processing Disorder...

Anxiety Disorder...

Autism Spectrum Disorder...

The last one came as a shock...

But the more knowledge I gain...

The more I understand...

The more I see it...

The more I realize...

It has been here all along...

Following us...

A dark cloud...

But all that is changing...

We are gaining knowledge...

Knowledge to help him...

Knowledge that allows us to understand...

Understand why...

Become more forgiving...

Days are hard...

I sometimes what to scream...

I sit in my room and cry...

Its hard...

I am exhausted...

We know a second diagnosis will follow this year...

A little brother...

Two of them...

And I cry a bit more...

But I must dig deep down...

Find the patience...

Carry on...

This is our life now...

So I pull up my sleeves...

And face it...

It will get easier...

For even though I struggle...

It is nothing compared to his daily struggle...

This is the year...

The year of Jacob's diagnosis...

And together...

As a family...

We are holding on tight...