I was very fortunate to have many family and friends come to see me in the hospital. Some of my visitors I didn’t even know. They would tell me they were friends of my Aunt Jennie or Aunt Mary sent me. I was one lucky kid to have such a caring group of individuals surrounding me during this time.
To the best of my recollection; I would say that I was shy and really just wanted to have all of this over-guess what, I doesn’t go away. After you have that wonderful support system around you; the real world awaits you! These are the folks who stare, ask very intrusive questions or just can’t help themselves-they want to learn more about you and your condition. What are you going to do to cope…
Meet my friend, Debra Fine. Debra is the author of The Fine Art of Small Talk. Mothers, do yourself a favor and buy this book for yourself and read it. Share the pearls of wisdom in the book with your child-it will make your journey much more enjoyable!
Debra, was a very introverted engineer, who was forced to go to networking events and social events for work-she hated it! She taught herself to engage in small talk and make the other person be the focus of the conversation-pretty smart! I promise all you parents that you and your children will need to master The Fine Art of Small Talk.
I have been very blessed in my life and have met thousands of loving, caring people; but, sooner or later they want to know what happened. You may as well get a short concise answer and then move the conversation to focus on them-if you choose to engage them further. If you don’t want to pursue the conversation, Debra’s book gives you a plethora of ways to bow out gracefully! Do yourself a favor and buy this book 
Somewhere along the line I was fortunate enough to discover some of these techniques and I feel very blessed for all the friends I’ve made along the way. As a parent you will have plenty of time sitting in the hospital and late at nigh to reflect on how to help your child. This book will help you and your child. Thanks for all the great tips Debra!
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