Tuesday, April 27, 2010
Terrified...
yes Annie was terrified today. We were invited to visit a nursing home where a friend of mine is the program director. Annie's buddy Jack came along and thankfully he was there because he wooed all the ladies and made the fellows laugh. He really is one cute little guy. Annie on the other hand "shut down" as soon as we arrived and then wouldn't let me put her down for almost the entire visit. I don't know if she was having flashbacks to an institutional setting or what was happening but Annie certainly didn't have a good experience at first. After about an hour though, she was able to function and walk around on her own. The residents were kind and gentle which was great so I think we will try again. We went out for lunch afterwards and Annie was jumping with happiness. She linked her arm with mine as we ate and I took her to her favorite grocery store for her favorite chew afterwards. It was really hard to see Annie like that. It has been quite a while since we have witnessed a total shut down and it just reminds me how different Annie's first year was from Jack's.
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This happened to the Tongginator a couple of times our first two years home, when we entered any place that had an "institutional" feel to it. Ugh. Glad Annie recovered fairly quickly.
Poor Annie and poor Mommy to have to see your girl that frightened. For Adeline institutional settings don't make her anxious, but any big loud group of strangers standing around in a small room makes her shut down and cling to me. I'm sure it reminds her of the last time she saw her much loved caregivers and she's worried that everything is going to change again and she's going to be going home with one of those strangers. I'm so glad Annie was able to recover. As scary as it is, it's experiences like this that will really teach her that she is safe and home and that no more big changes are coming.
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