Emmett and I made a quick trip to the grocery store. Ever since he was little, he would stop as he was going down the aisle, and straighten up the shelves. He's even put things back where they belonged. At that point in time, Monk was still on TV. Emmett reminded me so much of Adrian Monk, and that's a compliment because I loved that show. I took this picture yesterday. My little Monk still has it. ☺
We just got back from having Gavin's bloodwork redone. It's gonna take a few hours before we hear anything back. I can't explain how long the next few hours are going to be. One of the things we've had to learn over the years, is how to hurry up and wait. I'm so nervous and I just want to know what's going on.
I wanted to update you on what I learned from Gavin's prescribing psychiatrist. They are going to get the refill pushed through to address the immediate issues of Gavin falling off the Clozapine and never again being able to use it again. They want his labs redrawn and rerun first thing in the morning. Before we know what to do next, we need to rule out a lab error. This is why we're continuing with the Clozapine at this point. If we stop the Clozapine and it turns out to be a lab error, Gavin will likely love life as an unmedicated schizophrenic. There aren't any other antipsychotics that would be considered safe for him, at least as of right now. If the numbers prove to be correct and his…
I received a call from the pharmacy this afternoon, in regards to Gavin's Clozapine refill. Apparently, there are problems with his lab work from this morning, and he may not be able get his meds refilled. The reason Gavin gets blood work so frequently, is because we must ensure his white blood cells count before they will release another refill of his Clozapine. One of the big concerns with Clozapine is its impact on white blood cells. For the first time in close to five years, his white blood cells count has taken a significant hit. Neutrophil count is what they are looking for, and they range from 1.5 - 8.0, at least from what I can find. Gavin's Neutrophil has dropped down to 2.0. This is alarming and we…
It's been a stressful morning for all of us. We had two appointments this morning before having to get our cat Cleo to the vet again. We were worried that she may need to be put down and that wasn't something we were prepared for. We spoke with the kids and explained that she's most likely going to be fine, but there's a chance that she won't be. That went about as well as you'd expect, but it was necessary. I was able to get ahold of my Mom, and she took the boys at the last minute, so they wouldn't have to go with us. Long story short, Cleo has lost one pound since her last appointment aboht two months ago. When the vet was checking her out, he…
The boys are obsessed with Pokémon Go. I normally don't mind because it gets them outside and moving around. This morning however, I'm not coping with life as well as I could be, and Pokémon Go is driving me crazy. It's all the boys are talking about and I can't escape it. We're currently waiting for Gavin to get his bloodwork done, so we're all locked in the car together. I wish I could just tune it out like I normally do, but I'm unable to this morning. The boys aren't doing anything wrong, they're just being themselves. Don't get me wrong, I love who they are, but I don't have to love Pokémon Go. Does you child with Autism obsessively talk about one subject? Does it drive you crazy?…
This post is what happens when I'm too tired to really be writing, and I don't pay close enough attention to autocorrect. Reading this back to Lizze last night, we thought it was too funny to fix. See if you can figure out what happened.
As a means of helping to generate more traffic, which equates to more people learning about Autism, I've decided to do unboxing videos for the larger ticket goodies I get as PR samples. This particular one is the Gear 360 Camera by Samsung. I have a bunch of stuff coming from Nokia Health later in the week and I'll be doing the same for all those devices. ☺ https://youtu.be/ol4FewvXVIY