I'm going all fan girl

[dixienormous]

And I'm totally laughing at myself.

I follow a couple of SN blogs daily. The author of one of them works in the City. We're meeting for lunch in (in mid-june but still!) and I'm all "ZOMG! I'm meeting a celebrity!" even though I'm totally not.

I'm super excited. She has a 10 year old son with CP. He had a stroke just after birth so different time frame but similar outcome. We've emailed a little over the last year and I'm freakin' GIDDY to meet her in a "real" setting versus going to a conference like BlogHer or something along those lines.

[partiallysunny]

That is exciting! It's always nice to have someone to relate to.

[starrieskies]

I would be really giddy about that too!

[dixienormous]

The situation is really isolating. It's hard to connect with parents of "normal" kids, and you don't want to only be around special needs parents (and with the range of diagnoses it's hard to find a group of SN families to fit in with). We've had friends pull away from us since PF's diagnosis and that's incredibly painful.

To meet someone who has been there/is there and who truly gets it will be really awesome.

[starrieskies]

Having someone to talk to that can really relate to your situation, I think, will be so nice for you! I'm excited that you have this opportunity!

[captainmel]

I get super giddy about stuff like that too. Then I convince myself that I will be a crazy lady if I am that giddy so I act apathetic and then I come off like a heartless bitch.
I am excited for you and PF. I can't imagine the struggles you go through but I love hearing your positive updates.