Please keep Gavin in your thoughts

Last night,  Gavin was on the verge of an autonomic crisis.  Because we can never get reliable information from him,  we have come up with a system to help. The…

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The domino effect

I want to talk about something I called the domino effect. The domino effect is what I have begun referring to the fall out of some of Gavin's behavioral choices. …

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August’s antibody infusion: Success

Yesterday,  Gavin had his monthly antibody infusion.  Everything was pretty routine until about 15 minutes into the car ride.  Gavin began to enter an autonomic crisis. He became sick to…

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Watching Gavin’s heart rate

Lizze and I got Gavin a watch that monitors his heart rate.  It's very simple to use.  All he has to do is simply touch the bezel. He sees his…

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The frustrated father

This is one of those days days where I find myself overwhelmed and frustrated by all that goes into special needs parenting. As many of you know,  I'm a father…

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