Mike’s journey as dad, 8 years in with Autism and Apraxia

This week so talk to Mike who is a dad of 3 lovely kids, however it was a real journey to get to having their first child Mathew due to sad losses of miscarriages. So when Matthew came along is really was a blessing like no other. At his 12 month screening it’s here where things started to look possibly different with the advice to go and see ‘early intervention’ which Mike and his wife took onboard. Mike shares real challenges that the has faced but that has not stopped him. With his miniature pancreas in his pocket due to his type 1 diabetes, he is a total fighter. As you listen you will hear how much adversity has come Mike’s way but he has made a considerable and conscious effort to be there for his family. Back in 2019 he had a heart attack on NY’s eve and that meant he had a few options, be healthier or… not. He chose the better one and as a self confessed gym rat he sacrifices sleep in the name of fitness. He wants to be around for as long as he can be and smash the google search ‘life expectancy after a heart attack’, which shocked him. Mike is a man on faith playing a real role for him in so many ways, it’s lovely to hear and that comes through with the phrase ‘life is journey not necessarily to a destination, but to a transformation’ that gave me the warm fuzzies. When asked if he would be able to share the theme song for his journey as dad, he comes up with Pearl Jam ‘black’ and ‘alive’ which are stunning tracks. They are both here on the dads playlist. https://open.spotify.com/playlist/7aJWmiz39MKFXhfBHc7HW8?si=92D2cZZnSm6bUNxNimqlNg