Parenting Blind/When sight escapes us

Since this is my first message I’ll introduce the reason I’m starting it, whom everyone is and our situation.

I’m writing this so that I can note what we do and how we overcome our “disabilities”.

You see Peter my husband is blind from complications from Juvanile Diabeties. I love him dearly and am glad that he’s in my life.  He’s an inspiration to me. 

I’m Wendy and no our last name isn’t Pan, it’s Turley. I’ve got bi-polar disorder.  I’m a luck one I’m mostly stable if I plan everything to the inth degree and give myself time for everything.  Organization is a cornerstone of my existance and manditory for Peter’s survival and ability to be productive in our relationship.

Benjamen is our only child (We’d love to have more but we are older parents and understand it might not be possible.)  Ben is great, he was born 11 weeks early but is otherwise healthy and bright if you ignore his physical and verbal delays.  He has no permanent disabilities but his birth has given him gross motor delays and speach delays.  He goes to school in the mornings at a special school that is small but specializes in working with children with more problems then Ben.  We were lucky he was eligable for only 10 possible seats there and we had to compete against many in the GTA area.

Grandma Turley lives on another floor in our apartment building and is frail from her own medical condition so she helps when she can and how she can.

My parents are not often in the picture due to their own health conditions.

Now here’s the reason I want to write this blog.  There’s lots of blogs and books and resources for parents with children whom are disabled but where are the resources for parents whom are disabled?  Or for the spouses fo these parents?

Well here’s one. The CNIB has asked us to write a manual to help with tips and tricks.  Answers to the many problems that crop up day-to-day from one parent that lacks sight or the other whom suffers panic attacks, stress attacks and anxiety attacks.

I hope this blog will give other parents ideas and enlightenment that there’s more then one way to do the same thing.  Maybe if something isn’t working for you, you might be able imagine a different way to do thing that will work.