How Life is Measured: To My Dad, Love Owen

Sunday, June 15, 2008

To My Dad, Love Owen

5 comments:

Tonya said...: How sweet!! Great video Cat!! Owen is growing up so fast and Dan is happy being a great dad!!

You can see how much he loves his little boy!; June 15, 2008 at 7:45 PM
Kim said...: Cat,
One word, beautiful!; June 15, 2008 at 10:11 PM
Caden and Mommy said...: What a great video ... you have just motivated me to start using my video camera more often!
Trisha; June 15, 2008 at 10:28 PM
The Johnson Family 5 said...: Hope you had a great father's day! The video was super cute!! What a great daddy Owen has!; June 15, 2008 at 11:59 PM
Jennifer said...: kmn. jhj bj bv vgfg vf
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Owen says he loves his Daddy?!!!; June 19, 2008 at 5:06 PM

Our Story

Our story is a both normal and extraordinary. My son Owen, had a dramatic beginning. Days before he was born, doctors diagnosed him with lethal skeletal dysplasia and he was given a life expectancy of minutes to hours.

Their original diagnosis would prove wrong and he was assessed to have Achondroplasia, the most common form of dwarfism.
If you'd like a raw backstory, this is a good place to start:
The Letters

This blog's genesis had several motivations. I needed an outlet for my sorrows, joys and confusion. I needed an avenue to meet people. I needed to try and let others know that they were not alone. I am happy to say all of my needs were fulfilled.

The poor blog has been neglected as of late because my desire for cathartic expression became less and less as I melded into the folds of everyday life. As a first time mother, I realized that I wouldn't know the difference between raising a average height son vs raising a dwarf son. Interestingly enough, the birth of my second son Liam has highlighted some of those long forgotten struggles.

I make no promises as to the frequency (or quality) of my writing but can only promise that when I do it will be honest.

Sunday, June 15, 2008

To My Dad, Love Owen

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