Behaviour Consultant, Mother, Supporting my child with CM-AVM.
Navigating life with a toddler who has a brain aneurysm means your body never fully relaxes. You listen to their breathing like it’s a language. You smile while your mind runs worst-case scenarios. You celebrate milestones with one hand and hold fear in the other. And in the middle of it all, you’re trying to tend to your own mental health too. It’s deep breaths in the bathroom. It’s getting dressed anyway. It’s loving your child so much it aches — and learning how to carry that ache.