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Maximus the Great
Meeting her child’s special needs isn’t enough for Keri Janton. She wants to give her son a life of joy.
Keri Janton kisses her son Max, 4, after dinner at their home on Tuesday, September 22, 2015. Max Janton, 4, was born with a rare and serious condition. HYOSUB SHIN / HSHIN@AJC.COM
Meeting her child’s special needs isn’t enough for Keri Janton. She wants to give her son a life of joy.
When I read that my son might have an aversion to kisses, I pressed my lips to his over and over. When a parent in my support group said her child hated the feeling of wind on his face, I pushed my son on the park swing as high as I could. I had let go of many “normal” expectations for my son, but the notion that he might not delight in something like a breezy day or a kiss from his mommy seemed cruel. There was so little I could control, but these simple pleasures I would fight for with everything I had.
