From Diagnosis To Prognosis

Have you ever wished that you had a crystal ball, that could give you answers. Hmmm... wouldn't that be nice. Unfortunately, that isn't the case. One never knows what the future holds for our family and ourselves. Especially, when you have a child who has special needs, you worry about everything, the future holds for him. Just like the picture below, a diagnosis was given and my world looked just like that in the ball, upside down!

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When you have just received your child's diagnosis, it can be overwhelming. The rational thing to do, would be to see what the next step is. But I know I didn't. Immediately, I sought for a prognosis.

What's A Prognosis ?

Wikipedia states that "Prognosis (Greek πρόγνωση - literally fore-knowing, foreseeing) is a medical term for predicting the likely outcome of one's current standing." 

The Online Dictionary states two examples

a. A prediction of the probable course and outcome of a disease.

b. The likelihood of recovery from a disease.

No professional would be able to give you a prognosis based on the immediate diagnosis. You child would be part of the spectrum, either mild, moderate, severe or profound. Based on the diagnosis, you have just received, it is impossible to predict the outcome. There are no equipments to measure your child's advancements. No crystal ball to give you a definite answer.

Honestly, at that point of time, I wasn't really bothered about all the details, all I wanted to know was one thing. And that one thing was, would my son snap out of this? Would he be able to lead a normal life? Attend school like his brother? Have a family one day? I wanted so much for someone to say "Yes, this is just a temporary situation." But that was not the case. Reality bites, that's true. And it hurt, it hurt bad.