Today is my 34th birthday.  I have such a had time believing that.  I feel so much older than I should.  The past 34 years have been a roller coaster, with countless experiences that have helped to make me who I am.  I want so badly to feel younger again and so that's my goal.  I want to have significantly improved my overall health and fitness by this time next year. I want to be able to say,  I'm 35 years old today and never felt better.  That would be awesome.  Today is going to be a pretty busy day.  I have to renew the plates on the van,  try and pay some bills, get Bella to the Vet’s office and make more phone calls than I care to count. …

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I had a last minute meeting with Dr.  Reynolds this morning.  I called to schedule an appointment and they called me back and got me in within 45 minutes.  I can't say enough good things about Dr.  Reynolds.  He's been there for Gavin since the very beginning and for that I will always be grateful.  Today's appointment was not an uplifting one but instead was a strategic planning session. We discussed everything for well over an hour. Residential placement is our only option.  Once we crossed that line,  we talked about what the process involved and how extremely difficult it will be to aquire the necessary funding. The costs are basically broken up into 3 pieces.  They are as follows: 1) Treatment,  therapy,  groups, testing, medication etc.  This will all…

I mentioned in recent post that Emmett is currently inside of a flare up. His mouth has the sores still and they are quite painful.  The flare has yet to run its course and now he has a pretty nasty cold.  He sneezed this morning and ended up with a face full of boogers. That of course was instant sensory overload for him as that is a huge trigger for him.  The only thing that he will eat during a flare up is the extremely over priced, coconut milk ice cream.  That was on my to do list this morning.  He loves this stuff and it's pretty healthy,  considering it's ice cream. The downside is that it's $6 a pint. That aside,  it's really good.  :-)  I've been known to…

I wanted to take a few minutes and touch on something.  The coming months are going to be the most challenging the Lost and Tired family has ever faced. Our journey is going to be taking a dramatic turn and I don't know what that is going to result in.  While I will do my very best to remain hopeful,  it will be a very fragile hope. I know the reality and gravity of the situation.  I know that no matter what we do,  he can't fix the parts of Gavin that are broken.  Having said that,  I'm hoping that placing him into treatment will give him a chance to overcome,  at least some of these obstacles. Maybe he can at least come to understand his situation better and simply…

I'm having the worst nights sleep in awhile.  Lizze was able to finally take something for her migraine, as her meds were finally called in.  Needless to say,  she sleeping quite well and that's good. I spoke with my parents,  late last night and went over what happened.  This is what everything boils down to.  Best case scenario,  he goes away for 6 months to a year or more.  He receives a very specific and intensive treatment.  He eventually comes home.  Nothing will ever be fixed,  as what Gavin has broken is beyond repair.  However,  he may come back in a slightly better position.  The doctor said that instead of 3 tantrums a day,  maybe we only have 1. That's really the most positive outcome we can hope for. It's…