Why I am a Warrior

I’ve been changing diapers for 22 years

I understand the precious feeling of having time by myself before the caretaking begins AGAIN

I can pull a grocery cart and steer a wheelchair so well that it should be an Olympic sport

I appreciate the fragility of human life having almost lost Anna more than once

I cry when I need to and talk openly about how unfair things in life can be

I lean on my fellow Warrior moms and I know their story is the same but oh so different too

When I’ve overslept, I can get Anna up, put together, and on the bus in ten minutes or less!

I have learned to let minor things go and watch others care for my daughter in ways I would not 

I have unleashed perfectionism to my best ability and will always be in working on this 

I can smile at a new doctor and know they are fired right there and keep searching for a new one

I can calmly re-direct nurses when they are wrong

I don’t question Anna as much as I used to, acceptance is real and feels good 

I try to live in the right now because things can turn in an hour’s time 

I keep myself fit so I can handle the extra lifting and the caretaking involved with Anna

I make regular dates with my husband and my friends even then I have chores undone 

I have driven down the street in my car choking back emotions while trying to see the traffic light

I determine my mornings by how my daughter determines them 

I can bathe my daughter and get her on the bus by 6:25 am smelling beautiful 

I have come a long way and still desire to keep going, keep pushing, keep letting the world know the truth about his life, and the grit it takes to live it.  

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