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Things I Learned During “My Gio Leave” (part 1) from Charlotte

August 17, 2012 by geof@giosgarden.org

Here are a few things that Charlotte wanted to share.
This is part one of a three part series. 

  1. People are nosey.
  2. The smartest people can be wrong. What makes them better is their ability to admit it and own it.
  3. Sleeping is awesome.
  4. I’ve been carrying way too much stress and anxiety for far too long.
  5. My body really hurts.
  6. I have emotions/issues with the Gio journey I haven’t dealt with and are coming up to surface.
  7. I can cry in my mom’s arms in the middle of a Culver’s in Bloomington, IL and admit to her how scared I am.
  8. Strangers can be really nice.
  9. Facebook is powerful.
  10. *Something* kept me very calm the day of the surgery.
  11. Having a stylist/personal shopper is awesome {my bff} 🙂

Filed Under: Respite, Special Needs Tagged With: autism, cerebral palsy, Charlotte Deleste, Down Syndrome, Gio's Garden, giosgarden.org, Middleton Wisconsin, special needs, Wisconsin

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2028 Parmenter St

Middleton, WI 53562

608-833-GIOS (4467)

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