Anakku Irvine Kaliaga

Tulisan suamiku tercinta....................

Tangisan mu membuat ku senang

tangisan mu membuatku sadar..aku punya anak

6 tahun sudah kau hidup bersamaku

6 tahun sudah kau menjalani kehidupan dengan cara pandang mu sendiri.. PENUH DENGAN KEPOLOSAN

tidak ada bagimu baik atau buruk…hidup berjalan begitu saja menurut jalannya.

Kau hanya bisa mengucapkan pak, mak, dedek ..kata itu merupakan anugrah yang terindah bagi ku..

gerak mu lah yang berbicara apa yang kau katakan.

Anakku…

Pencipta mu memberikan kau sebagai anak yang istimewa.

anak yang punya perlakuan yang istimewa….

Dengan segala kekurangan mu..kau punya kelebihan yang tidak dimiliki oleh kebanyakan anak yang lain..

Jangan pernah kau malu dengan kata orang,..

Jalani saja kehidupan ini dengan cara mu ….

Anakku…

4 tahun aku menunggu mu..

4 tahun juga aku menanti mu dengan tanda tanya…

Apakah kau akan datang mengunjungi ku.?

Atau kau tidak akan pernah datang.

Anakku…

Akhirnya kau datang juga, disaat aku sudah pasrah akan kedatangan mu.

Tanggal 21 maret 6 tahun lalu kau datang menemui ku….dengan cara mu sendiri..

kau datang dengan kelemahan mu..aku tidak perduli dengan itu..

aku senang dan bangga kau telah datang menemuiku.

Ku sambut kau dengan pelukan penuh kerinduan dan kasih sayang..

tangisan mu di pelukanku seakan berkata… aku sudah datang Pak.!!!

ini aku anak mu….

Anakku..

Kau terlahir sebagai anak yang istimewa…Down Sindrome..

Walau apa pun kata orang tentang mu..

Aku tetap bangga akan dirimu,..

Tataplah dunia dengan penuh kecerian seperti yang selalu kau lakukan.

Anakku..

21 maret tanggal kau dilahirkan..

21 maret juga telah ditetapkan sebagai hari Down sindrome sedunia.

Tunjukkan bahwa kau anak yang istimewa..

aku bahagia punya anak seperti mu.

Untuk orang tua yang punya anak Down Sindrome, jangan pernah menyerah… Bangga lah kita bahwa kita punya anak yang istimewa..

Special Child

"  Thousands of brain-injured children from all over the world  

are on the pathway to wellness.  

Some have made it all the way."    

                      

                           - The Pathway To Wellness

"The fact is that neurological growth, which we
had always considered a static and irrevocable
fact, is a dynamic and ever-changing process."

                                - Glenn Doman

Renaissance Child

Renaissance Child: Our Top 8 Tips

When you are just getting started We all know there is no simple answer to the question of program organization. Each mother, child, and family differs - as do their goals, interests, and objectives. All of these factors are constantly shifting and changing. The time available for teaching often varies, as do many other factors. There is no one solution that would apply neatly to everyone. Instead, each family must carefully evaluate its own situation and make the best possible plan. Here are some suggestions: 1. Take time to plan and organize your program at least once a week. Look at how far you've come as well as where you are headed. Decide on one major objective for each child each week and, perhaps, several minor objectives. Make a plan for that week and organize your records and materials for the week ahead. Organization is important for creating a successful and joyous Intelligence Program 2. Always prepare your materials well in advance. If you do get behind, stop your program and take the time to go out and get more materials so that you are not tempted to use materials over and over again when they should have been retired. 3. Do a few things really well rather than many things sporadically. Your child will benefit much more from developing real abilities that are solidly established and can be used to solve problems in life than from a brief exposure to many different things. 4. Keep the morning sacred. This is the golden time in the day for your child. Protect this prime time for you and your child to be together. You will fly through your program in the morning and accomplish twice as much as you will later in the day. 5. Take the phone off the hook and turn off your cellphone when teaching your child. Make sure to turn off your cell phone during the program 6. Be flexible. Be willing to change your plans quickly and to do something else that is stimulating and fun if what you planned simply does not work out. 7. Plan time each day for your child to learn how to help take care of the house and prepare meals. (One day your child will be able to take over.) 8. Stay at home as much as possible. If there are a number of things that need to be done outside the home do them on the same day and do them at the end of the day, not in the morning when your child is freshest. P.S. Don't forget to let your older kids help to teach your little ones! Here we see our eNewsletter's editor Spencer (a few years back) teaching baby brother Noah. From : Glenn Doman eNewsletter- Volume 22

Mencari Rantai yang putus

Buku Diatas merupakan sumber yang membuka mata kami.

Banyak sekali hal hal baru yang selama ini kami tidak tau. Kutipan dari buku ini : "anak anak cedera otak tidak diberi kesempatan untuk berkembang secara normal"

Kadang tanpa kita sadari kita mengkondisikan anak anak kita kepada hal yang membuatnya jatuh lebih dalam lagi. Mungkin karena rasa kasihan, dan ternyata hal itu membuat cederanya semakin parah.

Kata kata ini juga mengejutkan kami :

Fakta mengerikan adalah bahwa tidak satu pun dari anak anak kami yang mengalami cedera otak pernah diletakkan dilantai.

Bahkan pada kasus-kasus di mana seorang anak diijinkan berbaring di tempat tidur, ranjang bayi atau lantai walaupun jarang sekali, ia jarang diijinkan, kalaupun pernah, untuk berbaring dengan muka ke bawah (atau posisi tengkurap) yang mungkin akan membuatnya merayap, tetapi sebaliknya ia selalu dibaringkan dengan muka ke atas (atau posisi telentang) sehingga kami bisa yakin bahwa ia bernafas dengan baik dan tidak tercekik, dan agar ia dapat merasa senang dengan melihat dunia di sekelilingnya.

Kilas Balik

Perjalanan yang penuh dengan mujizat

Aga di usia 9 bulan, kalau diperhatikan Aga juga mikro penis yang harus mendapat perawatan khusus, suntik hormon.

Di usianya yang sudah 9 bulan Aga cuma bisa guling guling.

Belum bisa merayap, merangkak dan duduk sendiri. Bisa duduk kalau dibantu dan tidak lama, juga belum bisa menahan kepalanya tegak dengan baik.

Masih suka ngeluarin lidahnya.

Foto di atas saat Aga sudah 1 tahun 3 bulan. Sudah dibawa terapi ke RSCM, sudah bisa duduk sendiri, sudah bisa menahan kepalanya tegak dengan baik.

Sudah bisa diajak bercanda, sudah bisa tepuk tangan.

Aga 1 thn 7 bln , sudah bisa rambatan, sudah bisa manjat manjat dan sedang semangat semangatnya mau jalan...

Ini saat Aga ulang tahun yang kedua. Dirayain di rumah Bulang Pamen. Kami amat sangat bahagia melihat perkembangan Aga. Dia sudah mulai ngerti kalo lagi ada acara yang dibikin khusus untuknya.

Ekspresi wajahnya juga sudah mulai kelihatan. Sudah bisa berdiri sendiri tapi masi belum kokoh, masih harus dipegangin.

Belum bisa niup lilin nih babang Aga, jadi masi dibantuin ama mamak dan bapak..

Duh senangnya ngeliat Aga dah ngerti dikasi kado, senyum nya itu lo.... Matanya sudah mulai bisa "tertawa". Sudah ada ekspresi dia senang ato gak.

Ehmmm... baiknya ya , udah ngerti nyalam kakak Ersa, tanda terima kasih setelah dapat kado.

Glenn Doman eNewsletter- Volume 10

Does Your Child Or A Child You Know Need Help?
Harriet Pinsker, course registrar, can answer any questions parents have about how to get help
We receive inquiries from all over the world from mothers and fathers who are looking for help for their children. Many times doctors and teachers tell parents that something is wrong with their child but they do not tell parents how to fix the problem. If you know any family that is having any of the following problems, please let them know we have answers to their questions.

1. Child is not rolling over, sitting up or crawling. Balance is poor. Not speaking as well as children of the same age.

2. Child developed normally until two or three years old and then stopped talking. Child is overly sensitive to sound, taste, and touch. Child does not make eye contact.

3. Child can't sit still and is constantly disrupting the class. The school is suggesting that the child be put on Ritalin.

4. Child has been diagnosed as having cerebral palsy, mental retardation, or Down syndrome.

5. Testing has revealed autism, hyperactivity, learning problems, or child has seizures or epilepsy.

6. A high fever or severe illness, such as encephalitis or meningitis, has caused child to be brain-injured.

7. Child or a family member has sustained a brain injury due to trauma.

Please call us at 215-233-2050 (ext. 2868) or email me at wtd_registrar@iahp.org. I will be happy to speak with you, explain the programs available here at The Institutes, and answer all of your questions and concerns. Please do not give up, there are answers.

Harriet Pinsker

Course Registrar

Luar biasanya Aga

Menjalani hari hari yang penuh suka duka ternyata membawa makna yang sangat besar buat kehidupan kami. Nggak terasa bentar lagi Aga akan ulang tahun yang ke tiga. Amat sangat luar biasa, nggak pernah terbayangkan kalau Aga bisa selincah dan sepintar sekarang. Buah hati kami yang sangat “special”. Kadang bisa senyum sendiri kalau teringat tingkah nya yang bikin gemes. Perkembangannya, hmmmm banyak kemajuan.

Makan sendiri, sudah semakin lancar, tapi blum bisa makan nasi pakai tangan. Bisanya pakai sendok. Klo makan kue atau jajanan lain sih pake tangan udah lancar… car.. car….

Minum sendiri, sudah oke, nggak pake tumpah, udah kayak orang besar minum.
Pegang benda dengan jempol dan telunjuk, sudah makin lancar juga. Klo ini salut ama suamiku, telaten banget ngajarin Aga sambil main main, dibeliin kacang atau makanan yg bentuknya kecil trus diajarin makannya musti pegang pake jempol ama telunjuk. Paling suka klo diajak nulis nulis atau menggambar…. Walopun yg digambar Aga nggak jelas bentuknya, dia paling senang pegang pinsil. Sampe dia hapal lo dimana tempat nyimpan pinsil dan bukunya.

Lari… masi perlu diajak lebih sering lari lari.

Melompat…. Masi perlu latihan, masi blom bisa.

Melangkahi benda benda…. Udah makin lancar, masi perlu dilatih lagi.

Pakai sepatu sendiri…. Masi dalam proses, mudah mudahan makin lancar. Klo buka sepatunya dah mulai bisa,

Pakai baju sendiri…. Blom bisa, masi diajarin juga….

Pakai celana sendiri…. Blom bisa juga, Cuma klo pas dipakaikan celana Aga dah tau angkat kakinya.

Keseimbangannya masi kurang, tempo hari kami ajak jalan di atas papan blom lancar jalan dari ujung ke ujung.

Naik sepeda roda empatnya udah lancar sekaleee… paling suka ngebut…. Kadang klo dah malam bisa berantem nyuruh Aga bobok, maunya main sepeda terus.

Ngomongnya yang Aga masih sangat kurang lancar. Masi bahasa planet. Yang paling jelas itu dia bilang mamak, bapak, teh , ak (maksudnya makan), klo yang lainnya masi sepenggal sepenggal ngomongnya. Berhubung Aga udah kami masukkan play group, terapi bicaranya Cuma bisa tiap sabtu aja, mungkin kurang sering ya jadi ngomongnya masi nggak lancar.

Yang dibilang ama bu dokter memang betul, ngajarin Aga musti sambil bermain, jadi dia lebih semangat dan gembira, nggak merasa dipaksa.

Hobinya Aga baca buku yang gambarnya besar besar dan gambarnya itu musti gambar mobil, truk, bus, sepeda, sepeda motor, anjing, ikan. Klo gambarnya yang lain, Aga kurang tertarik, sebentar aja bukunya dah ditinggal.

Paling hobi juga main bola. Ntar klo pulang kerja dia dah tau tuh ngajakin mama nya main bola, dia langsung ambil bolanya trus narik tangannku buat nemanin dia. Kadang cape juga pulang kerja pengen istirahat, tapi ngeliat muka nya yang sangat gembira klo pas main bola jadi hilang capek ku.
Hobi barunya sekarang ini nyanyi sambil joget ato mukul meja pura puranya itu gendang. Nggak tau dia itu nyanyi lagu apa, yang jelas senang aja ngeliatnya. Padahal Aga tuh Cuma bilang u ..u..u…. bapak… a..a…a… bapakkk… uu..u..u….

Klo dimarahin dia juga dah pinter ngebujuk. Ntar nanti klo aku dah diem aja sambil ngeliatin, dia dah tau klo dia bikin salah, trus dia dekatin aku sambil senyum, pegangin tangan ku trus dia panggil, mamak… mamak….. klo masi di diamin juga dipeluknya tuh, klo aku pas lagi duduk ya udah de, Aga langsung duduk juga dipangkuanku sambil meluk trus nepuk nepuk bahuku. Luluh de gak jadi marah, Cuma aku bilangin aja salahnya Aga itu dimana dan yang baik itu gimana. AKu usahakan sekali ngga pake kata “jangan”. Untungnya sekarang Aga makin ngerti kalau dikasi tau dan nggak merajuk seperti dulu.

O ya... Aga juga sekarang suka usil. Nanti dia taruh telunjuk nya di mulut, pura puranya bilang ssstttt... trus dia tunjuk bapaknya sambil jarinya di gerak gerakin kayak mo gelitikin gitu. Trus dia ajak aku ngagetin bapaknya sambil gelitikin....

Ato klo gak dia pura pura bisik bisik sama ku, trus nunjuk bapaknya trus ketawa sambil nutup mulutnya.... Ada aja de tingkahnya yang bikin ketawa. Senang sekali melihat perkembangannya yang makin hari makin maju.

Kadang kasian juga si klo aku pulang kerja dah kecapean dan ngga terlalu aktif main main ama Aga, pasti de dia mulai merengek. Maunya main main terus, ketawa ketawa, lari lari, pura pura kejar kejaran, main bola, main motor motoran, main sembunyi.... duh... pokoke batere nya Aga itu nggak pernah low .... on terus...... :)

Lebih baik juga kan daripada dia diem aja.

Glenn Doman eNewsletter- Volume 8

In This Issue
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Social Growth Begins at Home
The Institutes Staff in Kobe and Tuscany

What To Do About Your Brain-InjuredChild Course

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The Gentle Revolutionary
January 2008 Volume 8


"What every tiny child wants more than anything else is one adult, all to himself, who will pay attention to him. First choice: Mommy, second choice: Daddy." -Glenn Doman


Watch New Videos On The Institutes YouTube SiteEnjoy these informative videos
Five brand new videos have been added to The Institutes YouTube page. The Institutes YouTube page currently features over 15 videos, which have been viewed over 30,000 times in countries all over the world. Our videos include footage of Glenn Doman and Janet Doman teaching parents, television interviews of our staff, and success stories of some of our brain injured children. Even if you have visited our page before, make sure to check out these new videos!
January's Featured Video
Glenn Doman explains why teaching your baby to read is a vitally important and thrilling process that every parent deserves to experience.Click here to watch this video!Other informative videos to enjoy and learn from:Comcast Newsmakers interview with Janet Doman on how parents can help their brain-injured children. Click here to watch this video!A 4-year-old reads the Constitution of the United States.Click here to watch this video!

Social Growth Begins at HomeDo children really need other children
to become socially excellent?
One of the great modern myths is that children need other children to become "socialized." The exact opposite is true. The notion that little children learn how to be civilized from being with each other has little to recommend it. What can a three-year-old teach another three-year-old? Answer: How to behave like a three-year-old. When we place tiny children together, the result is chaos. If one child is a biter, then other children get bitten and learn that biting may be useful in self-defense. Generally, this is not the kind of social idea that mothers want their children to have. Sometimes mothers are convinced to put their child with other children in what are called "play groups" or "kindergarten" because mother wants her child to learn to share. Mother believes that this cannot be learned at home from her. Sharing is an admirable and worthwhile objective. But two and three-year-olds are not ready to share anything. Instead, they defend their belongings against any and all comers. The "play group" only stays civilized if each mother stands right next to her child and protects that child from all the other children in the group. "Sharing" occurs only when mother pries the beloved toy truck out of her child's grasp and hands it to another child, who then gets a death grip on the truck until his mother says that he has "shared" the truck for long enough and it is pried out of his grasp to be returned to its little, very anxious owner. If the above scene takes place without a mother with each child, then the result is much worse. Without mother at his side, the child will simply fight to keep his toy or be overpowered by a bigger, more aggressive child. He either learns to fight or to flee. Is this socialization?

Civilized behavior begins at home.
When little children are herded together like so many little lambs with only a few shepherds to protect them, we are foolish to expect "socialization" to be the result. Little children do not need other little children to become socialized - they need mother and father. Civilized behavior is learned at home from mother and father. Children learn right from wrong from mother and father and grandmother and grandfather, or they do not learn it at all. The longer a small child spends with his mother each day, the more civilized he will be. The less time he spends with mother each day, the less civilized he will be. All mothers know that. Take This ChallengeArrange for your child to spend more time with you every day and less time with other little children. Be consistent, fair, and honest in all your interactions with your child. In a few months you will have a more mature, kind, and helpful child, but, even better, you will be spending precious time with a wonderful companion who will love and support you for the rest of your life. For More Information on Social GrowthThe Pathway to Wellness: Social Growth-available in English, Spanish, Italian, Japanese, Chinese, Indonesian, and French.

The Institutes Staff in Kobe and Tuscany To Teach Parents of Children Who Need Help
WTD courses in Japan and Europe this month

The Institutes will be sending two teams of staff to teach parents in the Far East and in Europe during January 2009. In Japan, the What To Do About Your Brain-Injured Child Course will be presented from January 26-30 in Kobe. The team delivering this course will be led by the Director of The Institutes, Janet Doman, and will include the Director of Intellectual Excellence, Susan Aisen; the Vice Director, Miki Nakayachi; and senior staff member Yoshiko Kumagai. Also on the team is the Associate Director of Physical Excellence, Leia Coehlo Riley; the Vice Director, Rumiko Ion Doman; and senior staff member for Physiological Excellence, Yukie Kamino. Parents wishing to attend this course should immediately contact:Futami Kitagawa in Kobe:Tel: 81-78-251-3240E-mail: info@doman.co.jp OR info_japan@iahp.org OR Mitsue Noguchi in Tokyo:Tel: 81-3-3797-5950E-mail: info@doman.co.jp In Italy, the What To Do About Your Brain-Injured Child Course will be presented in Tirrenia from January ­­­26-30. The team delivering this course will be led by the Vice Director of The Institutes, Douglas Doman, and will include the Director of Physical Excellence, Rosalind Doman; senior staff member of Physical Excellence, Rogelio Marty; the Vice Director of Intellectual Excellence, Teruki Uemura; senior staff member Olivia Pelligra; and staff member Spencer Doman. Also on the team is the Director of Physiological Excellence, Ann Ball; Vice Director, Dr. Ernesto Vasquez; and medical staff members Dr. Diana Martinez and Dr. Leon Morales. Parents wishing to attend this course should immediately contact: Alessandra Bettini in Fauglia:Tel. (39)-050-650237Email: info@irpue.it OR registrareurope@iahp.org OR Harriet Pinsker in Philadelphia:Tel: (215) 233-2050Toll free: 1-800-736-4663Email: wtd_registrar@iahp.org

Glenn Doman eNewsletter - Volume 3

The Gentle Revolutionary
July 28,2008

Vol. 3

In Celebration of
Glenn Doman's 90th Year
The Institutes plans for the future

Glenn Doman, founder of The Institutes, will celebrate his 89th birthday in August and begin his 90th year. He founded The Institutes in 1955 and from that first day up to the present he has been the creative force that inspires our work.

It has been a long road and never an easy one. There have been many challenges along the way. Small nonprofit organizations struggle every day to survive, and we are no exception. For fifty-five years we have lived on the edge. Some years we can make ends meet, some years we do not. Many years we use our grocery money for research and eat less. We know a great deal about belt tightening and making every penny count.
For more than a half a century The Institutes and our wonderful parents have stood between brain-injured children and the medieval practices of the past. We are still standing. We will continue to stand and we will continue to provide hurt children with a fighting chance to be well.
Now we want to give our founder a wonderful ninetieth birthday present. We want to insure the future of our children for the next fifty years or more.
We have decided that the best way to do that is to create a proper endowment for The Institutes for the first time. An endowment that will give The Institutes the ability to pursue search and discovery that needs to be done right now. An endowment that will help us to reach out to thousands of parents who need help for their hurt children and parents who want a better life for their well children.
A real endowment.
We want to raise ten million dollars to insure the future of our children and to celebrate our wonderful founder's incredible life. We want everyone who wants to be a part of this huge effort to be a part of it.
Do you want to help?
Do you know people of good will who love children who want to help as well?

We hope everyone who loves the work of The Institutes will join our celebration. We have created a place on our website that provides information for supporters of The Institutes and gives an easy way to help our work and contribute.
Click here to view the new “Ways to Give” page: http://give.iahp.org

If you know of any individual, group or foundation that wants to help “hopeless” children get better and well children flourish, please contact Janet Doman, the director of The Institutes at director@iahp.org.
Babies Love to Swim
Teaching your baby to swim is important
for brain growth and development

Babies should have the opportunity to swim right from birth. Why? Because babies love to swim and because swimming stimulates brain growth and development when the baby's brain is growing at its most rapid rate.We think of swimming as a physical act that develops physical strength, endurance and vitality, and, of course, it does. But this is not the primary reason that swimming is so important for the baby. It is important because it greatly enhances the baby's overall development.At birth most babies have the advantage of being relatively light in weight but the disadvantage of having no experience in movement outside the womb. Each day the baby gains weight and that weight makes it harder and harder to move. If the baby is not given the opportunity to move before this weight gain, the baby will have less and less motivation to move as movement becomes more difficult each day.Time is of the essence.The baby must gain mobility before the baby gains too much weight. Our job is to give the baby the maximum opportunity to move in an aqueous environment where it is easy and fun to do so.


Swimming provides an ideal opportunity for the newborn to move in an environment where the baby will actually be buoyant and where baby fat will be advantageous rather than making life more difficult.

In truth, the newborn has actually been swimming in utero for months. The ability to turn, kick and generally be rambunctious in utero gives the baby a significant head start in mobility when he is finally delivered from the womb. The baby is actually ready to crawl if, and only if, we give the baby the opportunity to use this mobility immediately. Should we fail to do so, the baby will lose this function and it may take months for the baby to begin to crawl. This is why introducing swimming in the first few days and weeks of life matters so much.Opportunity in the water is the answer.The brain literally grows by use. Swimming is one important way we can provide sensory stimulation and mobility opportunity that grow the brain. If we are smart about providing appropriate stimulation and opportunity, then teaching the baby will be a very joyous process for mother and father and the baby.

The book How To Teach Your Baby To Swim provides a clear pathway for mothers and fathers to begin right at birth to teach their baby to love the water.

Click here to read Douglas Doman's entire article Babies Love to Swim
Nature fun with OrnithologyStudying birds offers fun for the whole family

No matter where you reside, whether in an urban, suburban or rural setting, ornithology is a great way to provide your child with plenty of learning opportunities. The summer is a great time to start, although bird watching can be done year round. Your entire family can spend quality time together reading about birds, hiking, writing in nature journals, taking photographs, and even creating wildlife habitats. Here are some parenting tips on how to teach your child to become an ornithologist.

Click here to read the full article and to download a free bird observation template

The Pathway To Wellness

The purpose of The Pathway To Wellness is to create a clear road to a child's well-being that any parent can follow easily. The Pathway covers movement, intelligence, communication, social growth, nutrition, the environment, medication, and surgery. Parents are given a summary in each of these areas telling them what they need to know, what to do about it, and what not to do.
This little booklet takes less than ten minutes to read, but it embraces more than 75 years of search and discovery. It is now translated into Japanese, Italian, Spanish, French, New Chinese and Indonesian. Our goal is to put it into every language on earth.
The Gentle Revolutionary will highlight points on The Pathway for our readers.

From : Glenn Doman eNewsletter - Volume 2

Perjalanan

Ini Aga saat umurnya 9 bulan. Keliatan DS nya gak ya ? Saat itu kami baru tau klo Aga anak yang istimewa. Dan kami blum dapat informasi tentang terapi atau pengobatan lain secara medis. Saat itu Aga hanya kami bawa pijat ato klo orang karo bilang "kusuk" di tempat Biring di daerah Simalingkar. Pertama sekali kusuk kami musti datang setiap pagi selama 10 hari berturut-turut. Jadi jam 6 pagi kami dah jalan-jalan. Sampe di tempat biring baru de yayang ku diobatin. Dikusuk ama Biring, trus itu dimandiin, di sembur, di tapelin. Lengkap de semuanya. Semua badannya dikusuk, matanya, lehernya juga.

Trus Aganya gimana ? jangan di tanya..... nangisnya kuennncceeeennggg sekaleee....

Musti "tega", yang penting sembuh. Budenya mah sampe nangis, dan akhirnya nggak dibolehin datang ngantarin ama biring. Trus itu libur sekitar semingguan, baru datang lagi berobat.

Kurang lebih setahun kami bawa Aga kusuk, dan hasilnya sangat menggembirakan. Makasi banyak ya biring, mudah-mudahan Tuhan beri kami kesempatan buat membalas kebaikan biring. Awal januari 07 akhirnya kami dapat informasi tentang Rehab Medik. Dan dari konsultasi dengan salah satu dokter RM yang berpengalaman di Medan..... hasilnya.... kami kecewa berat. Tidak ada dukungan sedikitpun. Ibu dokter bilang, " O.. ini anak ibu down syndrome, kalau nggak dikasi vitamin bisa idiot". Bisa bayangin gak perasaan aku ama suami seperti apa ? Saat itu kami jadi makin down, mikirnya vitamin apapun akan kami beli asal Aga nggak idiot. Eh... Ibu Dokter jadinya jualan obat. untung aja saat itu aku nggak bawa duit berlebih. Akhirnya aku cuma beli tablet susu kambing. Sedangkan satu obat (yang ternyata MLM punya produk) yang harganya 800ribu untuk sebulan nggak jadi kami beli. Pulang dari tempat prakteknya, aku ma suami akhirnya tersadar, itu dokter tadi jualan apa ngobatin pasien ya ? Sebeeelllll kali 10 pangkat 10. Walopun ibu dokter itu juga yang nganjurin supaya Aga dibawa terapi ke jalan Adinegoro. Pusat Rehabilitasi Anak. Belakangan aku baru tau, ternyata suamiku benar-benar nggak siap ngantar Aga ke sana. Memang dia sempat bilang, itu kan tempat anak cacat, masa kita antar Aga ke sana ? Saat itu aku nggak mikir panjang, cuma jawab "yang penting Aga sembuh". Mulai feb 07 akhirnya kami mulai rutin bawa Aga terapi 3 kali seminggu. Untung sekarang bude dah bisa nganterin sendiri, jadi jam permisi ku bisa berkurang. Untung lagi nih, bos ku amat sangat pengertian dan mendukung. Setelah aku ceritain semuanya, beliau ngijinkan aku masuk lebih siang setelah nganterin Aga kusuk atau terapi. Dukungan temen-temen di kantor juga sangat membantu. Sekarang klo cerita tentang Aga aku dah bisa ketawa dan tersenyum. Klo dulu ???? hmmm jangan di tanya de... nangis.. bok... cengeng sekale.. rasanya air mata nggak bisa ditahan. padahal dari dulu aku paling susah nangis... he..he..he..