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Blogger’s Son Survives; Now a New Reality
The greatest of news: Babble blogger Katie Allison Granju’s son is alive.
Last week, Granju shocked readers when she went public on her Work/Life blog with a heartbreaking parenting secret. Katie’s teenager, H, is an addict, a fact she says she kept somewhat hidden from all but the closest readers. But after H’s near-fatal overdose less than two weeks ago — an overdose that left him in a coma – Katie decided her secret was one she no longer wanted to keep. Comments and criticisms and deepest well-wishes poured in both at Babble and at the NY Times Motherlode.
Ten days later, we learn that H has been moved to an inpatient medical rehabilitation facility. He’s in a wheelchair and unable to walk or stand due to hypoxic brain injury. And it’s here that Granju is coming to terms with the new reality. She likens it to an unexpected and permanent detour and borrows from a poem that is familiar to parents raising children with disabilities (which, doesn’t sit well with all of her commenters).
Katie thought she was going to Italy. She has found herself in Holland.
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[...] Blogger’s Son Survives; Now a New Reality [...]
17-Year-Old Toddler | Strollerderby commented on May 10 10 at 10:31 amMichael Morris commented on May 11 10 at 4:05 amThis new reality is a tough one to adjust to, as a parent our unconditional love for our children makes it hard to see them deal with any struggle.
The new reality following an hypoxic brain injury is a struggle that no-one can expect or comprehend.
We wish you well with your new “journey” and if we can be of any assistance in helping you adjust to this journey (please see the email address supplied for the Foundation contacts) please let us know.
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