Comments on: First Friends, Part 2 http://cynthiajpatton.com/2012/04/first-friends-part-2/ Autism, adoption, single parenting & starting over Thu, 14 Mar 2019 21:09:05 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 By: cjpatton http://cynthiajpatton.com/2012/04/first-friends-part-2/#comment-1333 cjpatton Fri, 04 May 2012 01:07:11 +0000 http://cynthiajpatton.com/?p=497#comment-1333 I think it made lots of people cry. I alternate between wanting to laugh and cry whenever I think about it. I am so in love with that little girl.

]]> By: cjpatton http://cynthiajpatton.com/2012/04/first-friends-part-2/#comment-1332 cjpatton Fri, 04 May 2012 01:01:47 +0000 http://cynthiajpatton.com/?p=497#comment-1332 Lora,
I have a friend who has been telling me for years that Katie “needs to find her Annie Sullivan.” I’m so glad to know there is at least one new Annie Sullivan in Texas!

Katie hasn’t found any simgle life-changing person to date, but she has had an amazing team of dedicated people helping her every step of the way for whom I will be forever grateful.

]]> By: Lora King http://cynthiajpatton.com/2012/04/first-friends-part-2/#comment-1218 Lora King Sat, 28 Apr 2012 01:11:13 +0000 http://cynthiajpatton.com/?p=497#comment-1218 Cynthia,
I cried. As a special educator, I have seen this story play out a variety of ways. I have seen the humanity of children when adults couldn’t begin to open up. I have seen the other side too. But usually, kids will surprise you and rise above it and find a connection with in. So happy for Katie and for London.
As a side note, I read all of the books about and by Helen Keller and Annie Sullivan that I could find when I was a kid. Look what it did for me! A life time of educating special needs children.
Thanks for sharing.
Lora

]]> By: Jenn http://cynthiajpatton.com/2012/04/first-friends-part-2/#comment-1180 Jenn Thu, 26 Apr 2012 19:29:32 +0000 http://cynthiajpatton.com/?p=497#comment-1180 oh damn! you made me cry :-)

]]> By: cjpatton http://cynthiajpatton.com/2012/04/first-friends-part-2/#comment-1096 cjpatton Tue, 24 Apr 2012 00:14:18 +0000 http://cynthiajpatton.com/?p=497#comment-1096 No, I think she found her safe haven at Dublin. I think she may find her Annie Sullivan next year. I could be wrong, but we’ll see.

Or maybe it’s not one single person, but a whole constellation of shining stars to help her find her way.

]]> By: Karen Hogan http://cynthiajpatton.com/2012/04/first-friends-part-2/#comment-1080 Karen Hogan Mon, 23 Apr 2012 17:36:37 +0000 http://cynthiajpatton.com/?p=497#comment-1080 By leaps and bounds Katie is finding her place in the world. Kudos to you for fighting so hard for her. I think she found her Annie Sullivan at Dublin.

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