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The story of a mother raising an autistic child<br />
By:Sofia Alejo<br />
M yrna sat in the<br />
doctor's office next to her husband,<br />
waiting for the doctor to<br />
come in with some type of explanation<br />
as to what was going on<br />
with her youngest child, Jose. She<br />
breathed heavily while counting<br />
every individual stitch on the maroon<br />
chair that supported her<br />
heavy soul. She sat there thinking<br />
about all of the other mothers<br />
who sat in that chair, wondering<br />
if they felt as ill as she did at that<br />
very moment. She wondered if all<br />
the other mothers felt their chest<br />
slowly tighten, being compressed<br />
by worry and fear. Her only son,<br />
her little baby, her newest joy--<br />
there was something wrong with<br />
him and she knew it. Myrna, who<br />
also happens to be my mother,<br />
has never been the type of person<br />
to give up easily. My mom is<br />
a warrior. Time and again she's<br />
had to deal with many difficult<br />
battles, specifically raising my<br />
brother, but she’s made it. She’s
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