Ever since my thirteen-year old brother was little, my family and I always knew that he was different. He never learned how to tie his shoes until recently and was held back in school because of his learning disabilities. But in the last couple of weeks, I have learned a lot. I recently went to a doctors appointment with my parents to find out exactly what syndrome my brother has. Even though he didn't want to go, we knew that we needed to find out so we could help him in any possible way. Later that week he was diagnosed with Nuenen syndrome, which is a learning and speech disability syndrome. It was hard to take in, but it was also a relief.
Then last week, I was driving him to one of his appointments that was needed for his disability. He was sitting in the back seat when he asked if him and I could go on a "dinner date." I wondered why he would ask that because he never had before. He said that he wanted to go because he loved me and wanted to be like me and my boyfriend when we went out on dates. It was so great how he thought so much about me and I had never even realized it before. I knew that he had always thought so highly of me, but at that second i knew that when I leave home, he'll have a very hard time with it. But for now, it's him and I going to Mc Donalds for a dinner date, watching him try to fit into the play tubes and knowing that whenever I come home, he'll always be there to greet me and give me a hug when I need one.
