"Here's to the Mum's"

I have come across this piece on numerous other blogs and websites - I think it's lovely and recognises that value and role of mothers in a child's journey with hearing loss. 
(You can see the original post at: http://cochlearimplantonline.com/site/?p=1870)
I have actually printed it and stuck it up on my fridge- it's lifts me when I'm feeling down.

HERE’S TO THE MOMS
Here’s to the Moms who may not have “signed up” to parent a deaf or hard of hearing child, but do so anyway with grace and love.
Here’s to the Moms who narrate every second of every day, not caring what others may think.
Here’s to the Moms who put miles on their cars driving back and forth to countless therapy sessions, doctor’s appointments, hearing aid fittings, cochlear implant mappings, and more.
Here’s to the Moms who work hard to be their child’s best advocate and primary language role model.
Here’s to the Moms who have had to learn a new language full of AVT terms and audiological jargon.
Here’s to the Moms who face the “experts” and fight for their child’s best interest in IEP meetings.
Here’s to the Moms who can wrestle a CI or HA onto a squirming toddler… and replace it hundreds of times each day without loosing their cool.
Here’s to the Moms who can cook dinner, answer the phone, and change a CI/HA battery without breaking a sweat.
Here’s to the Moms who constantly have to explain their child’s “equipment”.
Here’s to the Moms who have ever felt the pain of having a child who is “different”.
Here’s to the Moms who never take a single word for granted.
Here’s to the Moms who never fail to astound me with their capacity to persevere… and to love.