Our family needs your prayers. As some of you may know, some time ago our daughter Abby went into a group home. The reason for this decision was that her autism affected her in a way that made it difficult to be in our home. She was destructive to her surroundings, literally ripping the paint and dry wall off our walls. More than that, she would go after her siblings. She is strong and in her tantrums she had no sense of what she was doing to her brothers and sisters. It was a difficult time for our family but also for Abby. We were thankful when a spot opened up and funding came available for Abby to go to a group home. Our family went back to normal and Logan (who also has autism) began to thrive. Abby, also did very well at the group home. We saw more talking from her than we had in a long time. Her behaviors were much diminished in their more stable routine. The best was that when we visited Abby, we had wonderful visits. We enjoyed each other, there was much laughing, hugging, kissing, and all the things we want for our relationship with Abby.
That was then, this is now. We just found out that the government has denied our request for funding for her group home. It costs thousands of dollars for Abby to be where she is. We had temporary funding from another source but that is now gone. We have until Monday to make some major decisions of what to do with Abby. Amanda is doing a great job of advocating for Abby, making phone calls, writing letters and sending emails. We have contacted our MPP and are in contact with other government officials. Something has to happen and it has to happen soon. Please stand with our family in prayer, asking for wisdom and sensitivity from the government and strength for our family. Pray that the government will change its decision. Feel free to pass this prayer request on to others. Thank you.
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