There's Something We Need to Share

There's something I want to share. Something personal and private, something close to my heart.

I had thought to keep it private, to let our family face this alone and unknown, but I couldn't. My wife and I decided that perhaps our experience can help others, that maybe the road we are called to walk down can be of use to someone else.

I'm not one of these people to wear ribbons or host telethons or get a colonoscopy just because Katie Couric said to, but sometimes these things just hit so gosh darn close to home that you can't keep quiet. You have to speak out.

So we are speaking out. If our family's experience can shine the light of public awareness on our daughter's affliction, if we can help just one other child, or make the way easier for a single family, then our pain and loss of privacy will be worthwhile.

So here goes. We have something to announce. Our daughter has dysrationalia. We have been suspicious for a while, and it was just recently confirmed.

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