Perspective is an amazing thing and that's not the first or last time I will say that.  Perspective to me,  is how I view the world and people in my life. Depending on my perspective,  I may see things as good,  bad or somewhere in between. In light of our most recent health scare with Gavin,  my perspective has shifted ever so slightly but more than enough to change my outlook. Perspective can be likened to a prism.  Light passes through a prism differently depending on the angle.  Like a prism,  the slightest change in perspective can dramatically change how you view things. At this point for me,  my perspective has changed as a result of clarification of Gavin's current immunological status.  For a period of 36 hours we thought…

The Lost and Tired family is no stranger to bad news.  Having said that,  we are far from the only family to have to cope with hearing bad news.  In our case,  the bad news usually centers around Gavin and his health issues. We had a big screen this week that turned out,  thankfully,  to not be as bad as I had feared. However,  the impact of thinking the worst,  is not something that just disappeared when I spoke with the doctor this afternoon.  For that last 36 hours,  both my wife and I have been riding an adrenaline rush,  even after we learned the good news. It got me thinking.  I wonder how other people cope with getting disheartening news about their child's health? Personally,  I don't drink,  smoke…

Gavin’s latest Lego Creation is a submarine. Once again he proudly crammed as many Lego’s on this thing as he possibly could.  Either way,  it's really creative. **Thanks for reading**        -Lost and Tired Please join our Autism Help Forum Look for "Autism Help" app at the Google Play Store This was posted via WordPress for Android, courtesy of Samsung's Galaxy S III. Please forgive any typos. I do know how to spell but auto-correct is working against me.

Friday Forums will not take place today.  This has been a really rough week and to be honest,  I haven't had a chance to really put much thought into it.  Friday Forums will return next Friday with a yet to be announced topic.  :-) Thank you all for understanding...... **Thanks for reading**        -Lost and Tired Please join our Autism Help Forum Look for "Autism Help" app at the Google Play Store This was posted via WordPress for Android, courtesy of Samsung's Galaxy S III. Please forgive any typos. I do know how to spell but auto-correct is working against me.

My plans for working out tonight were crushed by the brutal temperature here in Canton,  Ohio.  This is one of the reasons why I'm so grateful for Community Betterment and CKP Heating and Cooling for donating Central Air last year. The kids would be absolutely miserable and Gavin would be a risk as he doesn't regulate his body temperature.  I was wondering what the weather is like in your neck of the woods? How are you holding up and how are your kids coping? **Thanks for reading**        -Lost and Tired Please join our Autism Help Forum Look for "Autism Help" app at the Google Play Store This was posted via WordPress for Android, courtesy of Samsung's Galaxy S III. Please forgive any typos. I do know how…

Elliott is in the road to being a fantastic parent,  don't you think? His baby only fell out of the carrier a few times.  Don't worry,  she's mostly okay ;-) He was so cute at therapy the other night.  He was really trying to take care of the baby and will someday make a fantastic parent. :-) **Thanks for reading**        -Lost and Tired Please join our Autism Help Forum Look for "Autism Help" app at the Google Play Store This was posted via WordPress for Android, courtesy of Samsung's Galaxy S III. Please forgive any typos. I do know how to spell but auto-correct is working against me.

Our immunologist left me a message this afternoon telling us not to worry. She explained that while the numbers were low,  that it's pretty consistent with Gavin's previous levels.  Basically,  it would be alarming to someone who does have his previous results in front of them to compare to. That's what happened. Nothing was done maliciously and we aren't upset with anyone.  If you think about it,  it makes sense.  If you didn't know that these were in line with previous results,  it looks pretty bad. The doctor said that more than one of the levels were low and so his next infusion will see an increased dose of IVIG.  Hopefully that will help to bring his levels back in line. I think the next step would be a second…

After a horrible nights sleep,  I was counting down the minutes until 9am when immunology began taking calls. Lizze and I are really in a panic about this and desperately need answers to either put our fears aside or decide in which direction we are to proceed. I have left a detailed message and should be hearing back from them sometime soon. I won't lie to you,  this wait is going to feel like an eternity. However,  as soon as I hear some,  good or bad,  I'll update you all.  Thank you again for your continued thoughts,  prayers and support. **Thanks for reading**        -Lost and Tired Please join our Autism Help Forum Look for "Autism Help" app at the Google Play Store This was posted via WordPress…