As moms, we do our best to be our children's teachers, providers, and supporters. We are the ones that are going to love them and help them achieve their full potential. Meet Hilda Dunford; she is a mom of 3 with 2 girls and 1 son who is blind. She shares with us her thought process during her son's diagnosis stage, as well as the amazing milestones her son takes on daily. She believes in being her child's number one supporter in everything he does; although moms may be frightened at times, we do our best to ensure they are supported.
Hilda talks about her journey being a special needs mom raising her son, who is blind. She talked about the lessons she learned along the way from his diagnosis to now. It was inspiring to hear about the thought process of the idea of missing out on the "typical mom things" like being a sports mom, but in fact, she found that she can still be present in all those things as a mom, despite her son not being able to see. She wants more children to learn and know it is okay to ask and be curious about other kids being different. It is the only way they will know and be taught that just because one child doesn't look like you or have the same abilities as the other child does not make them less of anything. Hilda does just that, teaching others that it is okay to be different,
Meet Hilda: My name is Hilda Dunford. I am a mom of three, and one of my children is blind. I started sharing about our journey raising a child who is blind to help other parents of children who are blind. It was very hard when we got my son’s diagnosis, and it would’ve helped me so much to find the community and support we have now. My son is very independent and does most things children who are sighted can do. He knows no limits, and I love sharing our journey with him as a family. He loves to skateboard, ski, ride a bike and write in Braille. My husband and I live in Utah, and my son has had so many incredible opportunities here. I also love our life with my girls and seeing how much each one of my kids has taught me important lessons. My girls love helping my son and also teaching others that there’s nothing wrong with being different or having a sibling who can’t see.
