I asked the girl to write the story and I didn¢t expect her kinds words. Happy reading.....
Here¢s the funny story----
I first met Charles Leblanc about a month and a half into his protest, after my husband brought him to my attention.
My husband told me while I was in having a visit with my mom at her house, that he had met a man who was protesting the issue of ADD/ADHD and his concerns of the over use, and so freely prescribed drug associated with this condition called...Ritalin.
A drug that if before you were'nt familiar with, I am certain you're aware of now, thank-you to a concerned citizen of this province, named as New Brunswick's very own, Charles Leblanc.
When I was first told of this stranger protesting the use of Ritalin by my husband, the first thing I wanted to do was go and meet this courageous man and sign his petition.
Little did I know at that time just how important this man would become to me, my children, and my family. Or how involved I would become in supporting his protest against the use of Ritalin.
At that time, the public health nurse of Fredericton, had already began the same cycle of assessment that I'm sure Charles had come to know only too well.
We became very close to Charles and kept close watch of
his protest.
As it turns out, we weren't the only ones who were watching Charles' every move.
My son is 4 years old, In September of last year, he started at a new pre-school.
A couple of weeks into his new school, one of his teachers contacted me.
She told me of her concerns of my son's eating habits at
school, or lack of rather.
According to my son, he needed to take a pill before eating his meals. I told them that I found that interesting since being his
mother, I had no knowledge of that.
The teacher said "Oh yes, your son says that he has ADD/ADHD and that he needs to take his ritalin before meals, He also
says that we should know what he's talking about!"
Now, if you have met Charles, then you would know that his first sentence during his protest when he was addressing the people to sign his petition was..."ADD...ADHD...Ritalin..Know what I'm talking about?"
So, my response to the teacher was first, "My son is only 4 years old, of course he does'nt know what he's talking about!"
Then of course I went on with the explanation of where all his logic was coming from.
I of course informed them that my son had not been diagnosed with either ADD or ADHD at the present time, and that if he was taking Ritalin I would certainly hope to be aware of it!
And of course in closing with the teacher I advised her to go and sign Mr. Leblanc's petition.
It just goes to show you that the saying is true..."Kids really do say the darndest things."
Charles of course loves this story, I'm happy that you found this story amusing Charlie, we could all use a good laugh every now and then. I guess you're not only my hero since your display of bravery during your protest, and continued "standing up for what you believe in", my son also keeps you close to his heart by trying to model himself after your example.
With role models like you in my son's life, I can look at the world and know that it's not such a bad place to be after all. If I haven't said so already, or if I've said it a thousand times, although you haven't any
children of your own,
Thank-you so much for looking out for the future of mine. Your works will always be appreciated by me.
GOOD JOB!!! I love you Charlie,
Don't ever give up the battle. Like me, I'm sure there are many people to fight with you, if not behind you 100% then right by your side.Bye for now!XO
