Category: #SpecialNeedsChild
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An Adventure Called Life (#100WordStory)
“Underestimate me at your own risk, it’ll be fun; The game’s always on…”, would invariably, be her silent scream. They called her disabled, repulsive, dependent and just how wrong they could be. Severe congenital limb deformities and speech apraxia made her obnoxious. Mother, ashamed of her existence, broke away, abandoning…
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The Desire Of Parenthood But A Special Needs Child? – Part I of IV
(This is a work of fiction based on some real stories. Through this piece, I wish to highlight the positive attitude of the parents in the face of adversity, during a most important facet of their life) It was a precious pregnancy for Karthik and Sharanya. Having conceived after nine…
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The Desire of Parenthood But A Special Needs Child? – Part IV of IV
Part I Part II Part III It was a very emotional moment between Sharanya and Karthik for, as she got ready to see Ananya, she could completely commune with his longing and frustration to see their little one. They could not understand why the fathers were not being allowed to…
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The Desire Of Parenthood But A Special Needs Child? – Part III of IV
Part I Part II Two days passed. Sharanya’s mother remained beside her while Karthik found himself shunting between both Ananya’s and Sharanya’s hospitals, that were located far from each other. During the nights, her mother and Karthik took turns to stay with her. The baby was fine but Karthik was miserable…
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The Desire of Parenthood But A Special Needs Child? – Part II of IV
Part I “Okay”, Sharanya stoically absorbed the news. “But don’t worry”, he continued. “It can be corrected by following a course of treatment and surgery. She will be fine. But for now, we must take her to another hospital to be admitted in a neo-natal care unit,…
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