Changes

I knew that it had been a long time since I last posted, but didn't realize it's been almost two years. Much has changed. K has been with us for four years and T has been here for three. We now have two granddaughters, almost three and one month on the 16th. Life is much different than it was two years ago. T still has spells, but has improved way more than we ever anticipated. Not without a lot of hard work on our part, though. It is difficult to deal with all the neglect, emotional and physical abuse that was dealt to T. Her FASD and RAD have been difficult to deal with as well, but in spite of herself, her behavior has improved. She is still physically and emotionally like a very small child even though she will soon be seventeen. She is about the physical size of a ten year old, but not as emotionally or academically mature. K has surpassed her in leaps and bounds where T has stayed the same. The hard part for T is that she knows this. We thought that there would be a day when the gaps between them would widen. It will still get wider. K still has some small issues, but is very close to other girls her age, academically and emotionally. She has been a blessing to our family. Sometimes we struggle with what T will become. How she will fit into society, but we have to believe that her future is much brighter than if she had stayed in Ukraine.