Clary Diary

It took us a lot of sleepless nights thinking about the changes and the major adjustments that we might undergo when my child's Developmental Pediatrician advised us to transfer my child with special needs from Special Education to Mainstream School.  My son was diagnosed with GDD (Global Developmental Delay) as early as 1 year old. We underwent Occupational and Speech Therapy sessions since he was only 18 months. At four years old, I started sending him to SpEd (Special Education) and have his regular assessment with his DevPed (Developmental Pediatrician) every six months while still attending his Occupational and Speech Therapy.

VeinViewer is a vein finder that uses infrared light to look under the skin and projects an HD image of the veins onto the surface of the skin. There won't be any miss when the doctors and nurses poke you with a needle next time. (Christie Medical Holdings, a Memphis based company, US). I have a son who has a difficult-to-locate veins who suffered from acquired sepsis in the hospital when he was born. Pre-term and only weighs 1.8kl. He was so small and thin, with visible rib bones, pale skin and can barely breathe. He was supported by various medical equipments and stayed in NICU for a month then in ICU for 2 months.

My eldest son, Kenzach, is a First Year High School student, now called as Grade 7 under the new program of Department of Education which is called K to 12 whereas the Kinder plus 2 additional years in basic education is now being implemented. He graduated as a Salutatorian in his previous school, Merit Winners Academy with an average of 90.60%. We never joined a scholarship before, so when my friend told me about the MOB Foundation 2003, Inc. which is looking for incoming First Year High School student who has an average of 85 above, we didn’t hesitate to join. My son took the exam and interview and he passed! God knows how truly I am proud of him when we heard the news.