There is an old song and part of the chorus is this:  “But that was yesterday, and yesterday’s gone.”  Yesterday, I wrote of some very sad and alarming news, and the title was: “Yesterday 3/29/12 – CDC says Autism is 1 in 88!!!”  But that was yesterday, and yesterday’s gone…

I also wrote sadly, that these staggering statistics have almost doubled since the CDC began tracking these numbers, a shocking fact that was brought out by the organization, Autism Speaks.  But that was yesterday, and yesterday’s gone…

Then as my tears fell, I tried to type the terrible truth that now, yes now, Autism has been declared an “Epidemic” in the United States.  As I sigh, I think…But that was yesterday, and yesterday’s gone…

I gasped and could barely fathom as I read the report of 1 million children that are now affected with Autism.  And, I scream for the relief of these children and their suffering families…But that was yesterday, and yesterday’s gone…

The anger, the shock, the deep sadness, were all but yesterday, and yesterday’s gone…

Gone?!

Yesterday’s gone perhaps…nonetheless…this news is gut wrenching and a day that will never be forgotten.  However, what needs to be gone, as gone as yesterday, is the paralyzing shock that comes to us when we receive news such as this.  What needs to be gone is any feeling of helplessness and hopelessness.

Lets use this bad news for good shall we…Lets use it as a springboard to spring us into action and do something to stop this gushing wound that is the epidemic of Autism.  Don’t let yesterday discourage you from continuing to move forward!  Don’t let yesterday stop you from continuously cultivating in yourself “hope”!  Do not let yesterday be forgotten…But at the same time, always remember…Yesterday’s gone!!!

Let’s all work hard to make our future “Yesterdays”…better for our children…then as we look back on those yesterday’s…We’ll smile in our hearts, as we say to ourselves:

“But that was yesterday…and yesterday’s gone”.