Diyanna (2015)

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She is the super girl who pushes me to be a better mother. She has a Mona Lisa smile that melts my heart every single time. And even though she cannot speak or hold my hand I know that she knows who I am. She is the biggest blessing God has ever given me.  

It has been 8 years since she came into our lives. And what a ride it has been. The arrival of your first child always turns your world upside down. For Dinesh and me, Diyanna’s arrival became a bit more than just our worlds turning upside down. She completely stripped us of our egos, our plans that we had made in our head and remade us into the family we are today.  

The path that we walk with Diyanna is not easy. It is extremely hard, emotionally draining and heart breaking. With acceptance and over time this has become ‘our’ normal. Diyanna is our calling and if we do everything right by her all-other things fall into place in right time.

Even though going to school is not an everyday occurrence  she enjoys her time in the classroom with other children of her age. From taking part in a staged production, to art exhibit to starting to communicates with the help of neuro node Diyanna surprises us everyday.

Every year  that we have with her is a gift. She has become a sassy, strong-willed and beautiful little girl who is out to prove everyone wrong. I could not be prouder of her.

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