Read more about the article Yesterday was such a rough day and here’s why
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Yesterday was such a rough day and here’s why

We survived another challenging day and by the time you read this, I'll be doing my damndest to get the boys to school on time.  This should keep you busy for now. Yesterday was especially tough for Lizze cause she wasn't feeling good all day. Lizze tends to get sick after eating and has for a very long time. We had always assumed it was due to stress or something like that. As it turns out, she has something called gastroparesis and it's actually quite unpleasant. Her doctor was concerned about her always feeling nauseated after eating and had her undergo a procedure. In this procedure, they fed Lizze scrambled eggs, laced with radioactive marker or something. She ate the eggs and they would measure how far along she was…

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January 5, 2017
Read more about the article Perception: One reason why being an #Autism parent is so hard  
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Perception: One reason why being an #Autism parent is so hard  

I mentioned earlier that I've been struggling with Gavin today. Just so we're perfectly clear, he's not being a problem like he used to. He's simply being Gavin and that's exhausting for those around him, including myself.  Gavin is absolutely struggling in his daily life. He doesn't necessarily see it as struggling because he doesn't really possess that higher level of self awareness anymore.   Here's what kind of things are frustrating me now.  Last night, Gavin finished up his infusion and removed the needles from his stomach. He always has some tissue on hand in case there's any leakage or bleeding.   He removes the needles and I hear him freaking out about how badly the one infusion site was bleeding but he seemed to have addressed it himself…

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January 3, 2017
Read more about the article I’m absolutely frazzled today
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I’m absolutely frazzled today

I'm feeling pretty frazzled today. It's been nonstop this morning and I'm was up with Emmett last night again. Unfortunately, I'm allowing this enormous amount of stress to throw off my getting healthier plans so far. I totally own that and I'm really trying to stay motivated but it's a struggle. On the positive side, I'm still tracking what I eat and making better choices in that regard but the workout part is not going so well. With school starting tomorrow, my hope is that I can find the strength to give myself the needed push when I'm not neck deep in everything surrounding the kids. It's so exhausting and it's been a long break.  I've had several things come up that have me preoccupied and stressed out as well.…

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January 3, 2017
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It’s been nonstop

For starters, I slept terribly last night but felt better this morning anyway. I was able to get a two hour nap this morning and feel even better after that.  The bulk of my day has been spent running errands.   I had to run to the bank, take Elliott to the store to exchange a broken Christmas present, hit Rite-Aid to deposit money into PayPal and also get my flu shot.  On the way home, I finally found a place with a used tire that we desperately needed and was able to get that done while we were out.   Elliott did really well but began not feeling good while the tire was getting replaced. He's still not feeling well and is also nauseated now. I've got him resting…

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January 2, 2017