An outside look at Michael's potential...

I've spent years fighting with administrators, insurance companies, therapists, teachers... Fighting to stand up for Michael's potential....for My son who can't speak a word, but is so eager to be a part of everything surrounding him. Recently, someone told me what they thought Michael's future held. A place where he can live independently, maybe a girlfriend, kind friends that love him and a limitless world full of possibilities. This person is an outsider to Michael, not a relative, not a doctor or a therapist. Just a person that spent time with Michael and sees what I've said all along. There is so much going on in his head. There is so much he wants to do. He wants to do what everyone else is doing and he craves that! Life has changed for Michael and he really wants so much more than he's been told he can do. He won't sit back and let life come to him.. He's a fighter. He's determined to change his life and make a difference. He changes people's lives everyday. I sit back and am so grateful for the people that interact with Michael and play with him just like he's an average nine year old. I'm grateful for the people that can talk to Michael and really understand him. And I'm most grateful that Michael isn't limited by the things he can't do, instead he thrives on the possibilities. Which are endless(: