I read recently about a father willing to sell a kidney to pay for treatments for his child’s autism. There was also some similar discussions earlier in the month on other blogs that related similar stories regarding the costs of therapies.

Reading many of the comments re-affirms my gratitude for living in a province (in Canada) that provides some government funding to cover therapies for our son. When we initially received the diagnosis we thought that there was nothing we wouldn’t do, nothing we wouldn’t spend to make sure K got all that he needed. Continue reading →