Good times (or not)

Things seem to be going smoothly, or should I say things that I can control. I had a nice night out last night with friends. Then, this morning, my wife tells me that the doctor increased our daughter’s medications from 350mg to 400mg per day because of an observation a therapist made. Our daughter’s behaviors change markedly when she is having her time of the month. Her therapist noted this and wondered if there...

Hugging

What is aggressive hugging? I’ll leave that to your imagination. Our daughter gets very lovable at times, sometimes knocking us over with her hugs )especially during her special time of the month). We understand this and can work with her to alleviate the situation. However, others who come in contact with her, don’t quite understand. Non-professionals really don’t understand, like children and adults. And...

Observe, suggest, complain

I have been reluctant to express my feelings these past months since last August because I felt if I started, I would continue on and on. But now, I just have to. And I will go back in time and construct posts from the many notes I’ve taken. My daughter was hospitalized last August for almost 4 months. She had a breakdown. The saga of what happened since that time is interesting and dumbfounded and perhaps of interest...

Accountability

I haven’t posted in a long time because i really don’t have much good to say of what has happened over the last 6 months or so. I am frustrated with many things but mostly with the behavioral health / mental health system in Pennsylvania. And so I write. If people would only do a little bit more than just their job, everyone would benefit. Don’t just do the minimum to get the job done, go beyond and...

Toddler

It’s really very difficult for me to watch our daughter go through this re-learning phase of her recovery. She gets into everything and doesn’t always listen to us. We are now trying to contact individuals who can provide neuro-reorg services. Sarge is one and The Institutes for the Achievement of Human Potential is another. Our NFB professional goes along with my thinking that this is important at this stage in...

Between school and school

This is now the second week Alicia has off until she starts ESY after the 4th of July. Her meds and biofeedback schedule has been adjusted to see if her behaviors can be modified. It has been a stressful couple of weeks especially for me and getting ready to sell my Mom’s house. Alicia is very much like a 3-year old. Yesterday, she decided to do her nails. Unfortunately, she also got her arms and carpet. Last night,...