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specialists to care for me and my son during my

reliable, loving nanny began again. I was once

pregnancy and after his birth began. Therefore,

again extremely fortunate because I found an

my business went on hiatus.

older woman who had an older child with special
needs herself. I felt this was the perfect fit. She

After his birth was a whirlwind of a month and

became like a surrogate grandmother to my son,

a half hospital stay for both my husband,

“

since my family was on the east coast and

my son and I as he required

a surrogate mom for me when I

heart surgery at sixteen days
old

and

special

afterwards.

care

Long story

short my journey as a
mother with a special
needs child began.

needed someone to talk to.

After his birth

She did a wonderful job

was a whirlwind of a

caring for him, teaching

month and a half hospital

him, loving him like he was
her grandchild and just

stay for both my husband,

created a lot of special

my son and I as he
very

quickly

that

his

needs were going to be

required heart surgery at

helped me with small

sixteen days old ...

my top priority and all the rest
would fall into place. So began
the visits with therapists, specialists and
frequent hospital stays. There was just no time for
me to pursue my business. He was my priority.

“

As I stated, I learned

memories with him. She
chores around the house
which was so helpful like
the laundry, cleaning dishes,

vacuuming. This really helped me

to concentrate on my business and it
began to grow.

Motherhood to Mompreneur

Nevertheless, I started to get into a routine with

My son has taught me a lot over the past seven

him. As I started to understand his needs and felt

years, and one important lesson was determination.

comfortable staying home with him, I then started

It hasn’t always been easy that is for sure. On the

needing more for myself. I wanted to go back

days that my Nanny couldn’t come because of

to work, and began running my business again. I

illness or other commitments, I would find myself

knew that was not going to be easy by myself, so I

running him to therapy appointments and bringing

searched for a nanny. I was fortunate; I was able to

my lapt