Here is a bit about my family.

I am a mother to three beautiful young adults. We reside in Tiskilwa, Illinois.
My Beautiful Kristy and I began our journey 24 years ago, when she came in the
winter of Feb. 1984 at the age of 6 months old. Kristy went straight to the
hospital from the airport. She had so many problems. Dr after Dr seen Kristy
and She had so many test I couldn’t believe 1 child could have so many problems.
Kristy was diagnosed with Full Blown FASD, Microcephalic, Left Temporal Brain
Damage, Degeneration of the Corpus Callosum, etc. vision impaired, congenital
nystagmus, cataracts, hearing impairments,100% deaf 1 ear and 70% the
other, numerous ear infections, tubes, adenoids removed tonsils removed. hernia
repairs, low muscle tone in her throat, swallow issues, etc, speech impairment,
severe developmental delays, etc infantile scoliosis, mild cp right side, mild
heart problem, PDD autistic like. I can go on and on with more issues, but we
can save that for another time, after I had a lot of Kristy’s medical and test
under control, My husband was diagnosed with cancer which took his life 13
months later in Dec 1986. I told Kristy it was me and her against the world and we set out on our journey for more services. Kristy attended Easter Seals, UCP, 1 residential school for a short time, a day program in MD. A Social Worker told me of a new school program for severe/profound children with multiple
disabilities starting at Trinity Services. Kristy was enrolled in their program; the teachers became Kristy and my educators. We learned together.
Kristy was in the Trinity Program for 16 plus years. I was so blessed. Kristy is continuing to make progress. The last time her IQ was tested it was less than 20, therefore I received massive services. My heart goes out to the individuals affected with FASD, and their families.

I can be reached at 815-301-2090 if anyone would like to chat.
Vivian Botka