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It was a disastrous morning for Gavin

It's been a really rough morning. I've been fighting off a stomach bug for most of the week and it's not been pleasant. I've actually not been eating much, so might be a great time to weigh myself.. Lol Anyway, Gavin did not have a good morning. His IVIG Infusion pushed him over the edge, down the street and around the corner. He was completely freaking out and there was very little consoling him. He setup his own infusion again and did a great job. He picked new locations to stick the needles but unfortunately, both infusion sites leaked and required re-sticking, which he's not a fan of, like at all. It sucks having to do this once but twice is double the amount of pain and anxiety for him.…

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March 9, 2018

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Are You Doing Enough To Care For Your Family’s Future?

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March 9, 2018

Confessions / Depression Management / Medications / My thoughts

A major milestone in managing my #Depression

After roughly six years or so, I am saying goodbye to a medication that has been helping to manage my depression. It's been a three month long journey to withdrawal from Paxil, under medical supervision. The journey was a mixed bag of feeling like I was going to die and being okay. I took my last dose tonight and I feel really awesome about it. I'm hoping that as my body chemistry stabilizes, I continue managing my depression successfully between diet, exercise and the Fisher Wallace Stimulator. My next mission is to withdrawal from the Wellbutrin but I'm going to wait a bit and let the dust settle. Should this journey prove to difficult without medication, I'll revisit my decision to discontinue it. My doctor will help me find a…

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March 9, 2018

Clothes / Emmett John / My thoughts / Sensory

I’ve spent the morning murdering tags

It's been awhile since I've had to do this but this morning, Emmett began freaking out about the tag in his winter coat. For some reason, after all this time, he's taken notice of it. After the coat, I was then tasked with removing a tiny tag from the bottom of the shirt he was wearing. This tag never made contact with his skin because of where it was placed but I murdered nonetheless. Emmett was in a weird place this morning and that could be why he was so sensitive to the tags that have never been a problem before. We know he's really sensitive to tags in general so we always buy tagless shirts because they seem to be less problematic. Depending on his current mood, he can…

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March 8, 2018

My thoughts / Vivint Gives Back

Getting ready for our appointment with @VivintHome

Tomorrow, we'll be seeing the return of Vivint to our home. We're having a new camera added to the back of our house and a new alarm panel installed. When they're done with that, they're going to do a once over and make sure everything is up to snuff. In order to get ready for this appointment, we need to make sure that the Vivint tech has clean access to all of the Vivint devices in our home. The boys and I are going to spend the evening straightening up the house to make sure we're ready for them to come. This is actually the best way to get our house caught up.. Lol On a side note, please remember that you can take advantage of the Vivint Gives Back…

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March 8, 2018

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Things That Can Directly Affect Your Mental Health

This is a collaborative post and does not necessarily reflect the views and opinions of this blog or its author. People don’t realize that there are things they do every day that directly affect their mental health, either in a positive or negative way. Mental health still isn’t taken seriously by some, although many people will experience things like depression, anxiety, and other issues at some point in their lives. It can happen to anybody at any time, so raising awareness and breaking the taboo surrounding the subject is a must. If you want to make sure you’re caring for your mental health, the best thing you can do is pay attention to the factors that directly affect it. Take a look at the list below: The Food You Eat The…

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March 8, 2018

My thoughts / Note to Self

Note to Self….

For about the last twelve hours or so, I've been absolutely miserable, curled up in bed and trying not to puke. I made the mistake of eating some spicy DIGIORNO pizza for dinner. I'm actually getting nauseated just thinking about it again. We'll just say that it didn't agree with me at all. I woke up about 4 AM feeling like my insides were in fire. It sucked and while I'm better now, Lizze had to step up and take over for me today. That's not always easy for her to do, not because she doesn't want to but because of her own health problems. Anyway, all is right with the world again and I'm never going to eat that again. I've removed the extra from the house and while…

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March 7, 2018

Emmett John / My thoughts

Trying to figure out what’s wrong when my son can’t tell us

I never got around to talking about Emmett not going to school yesterday. He was a dealing with a tummy ache on Monday and barely made it through the day. His teachers never called to tell us he wasn't feeling well, even though he needed a trash can next to his chair while he sat with his head down. When it came to going back the next morning, he was still dealing with a tummy ache. We ended up keeping him home because we were with my parents the day before and now my Mom is down with the flu. He may have been legit getting sick. The other thing was that he ate his first burrito ever on Monday night. There was a school fundraiser through Chipotle, where half…

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March 7, 2018