"My son's answer" | Yifat Mizrahi

The seal ring

"Hi, I have to share with you Ariel's moving and inspiring answer," his charming teacher writes to me.
"We learned in Israeli culture about sealing. He surprised us with his answer to the question - what is sealing for him."

The memories…

During the break, between patients, I peek:
"For me, making a seal is making the impossible possible." This is my son's answer. A beautiful answer, almost a cliché... but then the thoughts start to wander. And the memories rise….

"Not everyone should swim"

"He will probably never write...", a therapist once gave up on him in a certain occupation, when he was five years old.
"There is no such thing!" Another occupational therapist claimed, "He will write! It requires unique training and effort."
The child writes.
"He can barely climb the stairs, do you want him to ride a bike?" One expert chuckled, when he was 4. "Come see!" The talented trainer we brought shouts to me from below "He rides like the wind! Ariel, wait... stop!"...
"Swimming is not for him. Not everyone should swim," shrugged the worn instructor after we paid a fortune for the third course.
"It requires time, investment and a unique adaptation," the young guide told me proudly, as Ariel swallowed, before our eyes, another pool.

Sometimes the power runs out

Yes. He is right, my son. Making the impossible possible is his specialty, and all success is his, and his alone. But, parents and special children also need teachers, educators, therapists, coaches - who will believe in them.
Because sometimes, we run out of power. just like that.

And then we say to ourselves... so he won't swim. to type on a computer. He won't ride a bike. That he won't graduate... well, that's enough. no strength.

Suddenly the tired parent feels a light pat on the back. Behind stands a man or woman, with a broad smile: "I actually think it is possible. Do you want to try?", they ask in a pleasant and hopeful voice.

the people who say yes

We need you. To the people who say "yes". To those who give the child and us strength and faith, hope and possibilities. To those who throw water bottles at us throughout the long marathon and clap our hands encouragingly: "Come on, come on, it's possible, you're capable!"... There are even those who join us in running for a certain period of time.
And then….we reach the finish line.

Thanks to him and thanks to you

he swims He writes. He sails a sailboat. He is tested in science (and gets a 95!!) He goes to scouts... and we hug together, and cry with those who accompany us.
Yes. The impossible becomes possible. Thanks to him and thanks to you.