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Depression Confessions: How the @fisherwallace Stimulator is helping me battle #Depression

UPDATE: I was speaking Chip Fisher, the President of Fisher Wallace Laboratories and received an update on insurance companies that are now covering the Fisher Wallace Stimulator. I'll add to the list as I get new information. Insurance companies currently covering the Fisher Wallace Stimulator: United Healthcare Medicaid in the State of Maine Click Here to purchase your own Fisher Wallace Stimulator It's been a little while since I've updated you on how my withdrawal from Paxil is going. At this point in time, I'm about halfway through the withdrawal process and things are going pretty well. If you've never experienced it first hand, let me tell you that withdrawing from drugs like Paxil, with a very short half-life can be extremely difficult, painful and even dangerous in not done…

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February 5, 2018

My thoughts

Why I ALWAYS expect the unexpected

The last time we spoke, I was talking about how we were going to get Emmett back to school today. I was worried about a few things that turned out not to be a problem at all. Last night, Elliott went to bed dealing with tummy issues. Emmett woke up a bit after midnight with tummy issues, while Gavin woke up about 3 AM sobbing because his head hurt and he felt like he was going to puke. Needless to say, this Dad didn't get much sleep last night and no one went to school today. I know there are tons of things floating around the school and thankfully this seems like a 12 hour bug because everyone is beginning to feel better. Lizze sent me to bed this morning…

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February 5, 2018

Emmett John / My thoughts

He’s not a typical kid and this isn’t a typical situation

I'm concerned that Emmett is going to be very difficult to get to school in the morning. His mouth sores are getting better but he still has a big one on the inside of his lip and it hurts me just to look at it. Poor Emmett is still in pain but we're sending him to school and as of bedtime, he's okay with that. He was worried about his pants but we told him he can wear his old pants. Shirts won't be too big of an issue and neither will his crocs. The big issue, or rather the two big issues will be his lunch and his makeup work. He's very worried about what he's going to eat for lunch because a lot of things still hurt his…

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February 5, 2018

Contributed / My thoughts

Dealing With A Chronic Illness In The Family

This is a collaborative post and may not necessarily reflect the views and opinions of this blog or its author. If there is a chronic illness or medical issue of some kind which is affecting someone in your family, it can really affect the way that the family lives as a whole. This can be one of the more distressing things to happen to any family, but it is also the kind of situation which has a way of getting everyone to be closer, so that is at least some kind of a blessing here. However it is necessary to understand exactly what you need to do as a family in order to deal with the illness in such a way as to make it easier on everyone, and that…

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February 5, 2018

Emmett John / Inspirational Posts / My thoughts

#Autism can be so goddamn frustrating at times

I've spent the weekend working with Emmett on his make up work from school. While we were working through this pile of papers, I noticed a couple of things. I should begin by saying that we never made it through all the makeup work because of frustration and massive meltdowns. When Emmett works on things like math or sciences, he does quite well. When we works on anything that requires him to use something other than logic, he struggles. I learned something during this nightmarish battle over homework. Emmett excels in things that deal with facts and absolutes. Math, science and even spelling are all very ridged in the sense that there is a clear right and wrong. There's one right way to spell his spelling words and only one…

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February 4, 2018

My thoughts / Reviews

(Review) Adjustable Pillow by @eightsleep

This brief review is sponsored by Eight Sleep. They sent out their adjustable pillow for me to review and share my honest thoughts on. The opinions expressed are my own. https://youtu.be/DSLb_pISG8A Take $25 any Eight product, including smart mattresses, adjustable pillows, organic bed sheets and more! Use code SLEEPAFF25 Order Now The other day, FedEx dropped off a package from Eight Sleep. I've been anxiously awaiting for this box to arrive because it contains a new adjustable pillow from Eight Sleep. It's been a long week and I didn't get around to actually removing the pillow from its clear packaging until last night. I had originally planned on taking pictures of the pillow before trying it out for the night and finishing up this article. That plan changed because the…

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February 4, 2018

Clothes / Emmett John / My thoughts / Sensory

I had to tell my son he’s NOT a failure

I've been working with Emmett on wearing his new pants. It's not been an easy journey but I will cautiously say that we might be making a baby step forward. ☺ For those new to the party, Emmett is our 9 year old with Autism and significant Sensory Processing issues. Food and clothing are his mortal enemies. Food doesn't taste, smell, feel or look right and clothes make him itch. This has a profound impact on day to day life, especially when it comes to school. Apparently, the school requires clothes to be worn and there are many days where Emmett simply cannot wear clothes because the hurt. We recently had what I thought was our first successful shopping trip in regards to finding pants he will wear. He tried…

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February 4, 2018

My thoughts

Prepaing the new school week

The boys had a pretty decent day. Gavin spent most of his time in his bedroom, most likely because he was on a mission to save the Universe from pending fake. Elliott and Emmett got along pretty well for most of the day. Emmett worked on some of his homework but towards the end of his time working on it, he became very stressed out and ended up having a decent size meltdown. Lizze is still under the weather but she's moving around a bit more. We have zero plans for tomorrow, aside from laundry and getting lunch supplies for the new school week. We're going to have to work with Emmett a bit because he will be returning to school Monday and he's going to be very nervous. I'm…

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February 3, 2018