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April 11, 2017

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The Secret Guilt of a Special Needs Mom

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April 4, 2017

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Meet Abby Banks

Abby Banks is a mom turned author and special needs advocate.

She is certain her blood is equal parts sweet tea, coffee, and dark chocolate. Abby has a passion for finding God in the hard places and longs to live out the Gospel.

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It's been 4 years, and they're still waiting. They're still waiting for a cure, and they need it now. They can't get their childhood back.
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Spinal cord injuries don't care how old you. They don't care about your dreams and ambitions. They happen every day, and lives are frozen.
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My dream is that one day spinal cord injuries won't be permanent, but I want "one day" to be now. That sweet baby on the left is turning 5 in a couple weeks, and he wants to chase his brother and sister.
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A cure can't wait. Support spinal cord injury research. To find a cure, you must fund a cure. #fightlikewyatt #paralysis #facesofparalysis #spinalcordinjury #spinalcordinjuryawareness #fundacure #itcantwait #themiamiprojecttocureparalysis #reevefoundation

Never give up! His heart is so big. His will to keep up, to do the impossible, it surely didn't come from me.
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He's braver than his mama. He makes me brave.
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Paralysis changed us, but it didn't break us. He is stronger in a chair than I will ever be on my legs. #facesofparalysis #fightlikewyatt #sciawareness #sciawarenessmonth

Join our team and help raise money for Shriners Hospital.
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Wyatt turns 5 on September 24, and his huge birthday wish is to raise $5000 for Shriners Hospital.
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You can join our team, Wyatt's Warriors, at walkforlovegreenville.org.
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Join us in person on September 24th or sign up to walk virtually. #walkforwyatt #walkforlove #wyattturns5 #shrinershospitals #fightlikewyatt #paralysis

So officially, we can't fit in a car. Kids + equipment = minivan. #paralysis #fightlikewyatt #rollintigers

It's time for back-to-school haircuts. He wanted a mohawk. #momsaidno #fightlikewyatt #paralysis #backtoschool

How is it possible that he has grown so much? How has it been 4 years already? I have so many emotions when I look at these pictures.
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I thought so many things would be different by now. I thought his healing would have come by now. It hasn't.
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He's still rolling, and of all the emotions flooding my heart, thankfulness is what overwhelms me.
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I'm thankful that God has not forgotten us in the mist of our struggle. I'm thankful I get to be Wyatt's mama, and I'm thankful for all the people who have come into our lives because of our struggle.
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Different doesn't mean better. The different life I imagined would have been easier but not fuller. *
Let me be brave enough to always pick the full life over the easier one, and let me remain faithful when the choice is made for me. #fightlikewyatt #spinalcordinjury #rifton #thankful #afulllife

What makes Monday awesome? A new rolling stander! He's so excited, and I love seeing him upright. #fightlikewyatt #shrinerskids #paralysis #blessed #mondayrocks

Let's go for a walk, they said. It'll be fun, they said.
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They forgot two things. It's 9 million degrees and humid.
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We tried. We loaded the wagon. We walked. We sweated, and they waved the white flag before me. I may have secretly been dancing in the inside when they said they we're done.
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The truth is that I didn't want to go for a walk. I really wanted to check something off my ever growing to do list, but they are growing faster than my to do list.
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They deserve the best of me, not the remnants. The best of me is the part that says yes to them. It's the part that goes for a walk instead of laundry. The best of me says yes to bedtime stories instead of extra emails. The best of me has enough discipline to get up early so I get all the me stuff done. The best of me comes out the more time I send with them.
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Because they are the best part of me. All three of them.

Dear Summer,
It's too hot to have a cold.👎 Officially, it's too hot for anything.
Sincerely, Melting in South Carolina. #fightlikewyatt #paralysis #readyforfall

He's long sitting like a champ. He's smiling, but he hates it. It's hard, and it hurts. He's actually in the middle of bargaining for how much longer he has to wear his RGOs. Sometimes the best things for us are the things we don't like. Sometimes they're the things we dread, but smiling makes it easier. It helps you find the blessing in the mundane, the extraordinary in the ordinary. The hardest things are often evidence of blessings. Therapy is hard, but it is evidence of a blessing. Wyatt is alive and thriving. That's the blessing I remember, especially on the hard days. #fightlikewyatt #paralysis #blessings #extrodinaryordinary

I woke up to find this. I think @americangirlbrand has some work to do. These RGOs are just a little too big for Grace. 😂 It's just a normal day in a home with a spinal cord injury. #fightlikewyatt #paralysis #spinalcordinjury #americangirl

We're working on keeping his lungs nice and clear. Healthy doesn't just happen with a spinal cord injury. Healthy takes effort. #fightlikewyatt #spinalcordinjury

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5 Tips to Prepare for the Storms of LifeSeptember 9, 2017 - 10:45 pm
Dear Weary Therapist: You are a GiftJuly 4, 2017 - 4:20 pm
Dear Special Needs SiblingApril 11, 2017 - 2:21 am
The Secret Guilt of a Special Needs MomApril 4, 2017 - 9:51 pm

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