Happy 17th birthday my sister

So yesterday was my sister's 17th birthday. It was also her first birthday since being in the training center. For those who don't know my sister has Cerbral Palsay and also characterstics of autism.

Since being in the training center she has made so much improvement. They took her feeding tube out and all of her food is now taken by mouth. She is also back in school. Our school system eventually had to stop with her because she got so hard to handle. Now she is doing alot better in the school system near where the training center is at.

She is also potty trained. They still have her in diapers because she is known to have an accident here and there but overall she is potty trained.

In all of this I am just amazed at how far she has come. I thank God everyday for what he has allowed her to do. He allowed her to live for one thing. She had so many complications as baby. So many that my parents even signed a do not resuscitate order. After they signed that though she stopped having spells where her heart stopped beati ng. God also allowed her to get into the training center when he did. I do believe had she not gone in Febuary that my mom and dad would have just gone crazy. She was getting just too hard to handle here at home.

So here is too her 17 years and may she have 17 more..and may she also keep improving with things. Maybe one day she can even talk..and maybe her first word will be dada since she is a daddy's girl, which is the reason for my first picture.