Maintaining hope in the face of such a dire prognosis

There's no school today because God hates us. I'm kidding, I'm kidding. It's the end of the grading period and it's an in-service day for the teachers. I'm not planning anything for today because I want to try and keep it as low key as possible. Gavin's dealing with a lot of confusion and low key will help to keep him for getting worked up. We have an upcoming appointment with his Psychiatrist and this will definitely be the main topic. In fact, if this gets any worse, we're going to get him an emergency appointment. I don't think there's anything we're going to be able to do but we will always try. It's not easy to maintain hope in the face of such a dire prognosis but what other…

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Read more about the article One of the best moments from our Florida vacation
One of the best moments from our Florida vacation A few days into our stay at Give Kids the World, the village received a visit from Santa Claus. Emmett and Gavin were beside themselves as they waited for the day to arrive where they got to see Santa. Elliott was not so excited because he's at that age. If you ask the kids, this was probably one of their most cherished moments from our trip. On a side note, I just realized that we left without our pictures of the boys with Santa. I took this one but they took family pictures as well.

One of the best moments from our Florida vacation

One of the best moments from our Florida vacation A few days into our stay at Give Kids the World, the village received a visit from Santa Claus. Emmett and Gavin were beside themselves as they waited for the day to arrive where they got to see Santa. Elliott was not so excited because he's at that age. If you ask the kids, this was probably one of their most cherished moments from our trip. On a side note, I just realized that we left without our pictures of the boys with Santa. I took this one but they took family pictures as well.

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I’m so happy for Gavin

I'm writing tonight to share something cool that happened today. Gavin's huge into My Little Pony and they characters play a big role in his Schizophrenic hallucinations. Aside from Sonic, they actually play the largest role on his team of super best friends. For the last few months, he's been so excited about the new My Little Pony Movie that was just released in theaters. Every time he meets someone, he shares how excited he is about seeing it. This afternoon, Lizze's Mom picked Gavin up and took him to see it. I guess it was just her, Gavin and some other dude in the entire theater. Gavin ended up spending the rest of the day with his Grandma. When he came home, he was so excited to tell us…

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Read more about the article The butterflies of Fall at the Canton Garden Center
The butterflies of Fall at the Canton Garden Center I love taking pictures and one of my favorite things to take pictures if nature. It's an amazing feeling to be able to not only witness the beauty first hand, but also capture it to share with others. I'll be sad to see the warm weather go but I'll find others sources of inspiration..

The butterflies of Fall at the Canton Garden Center

The butterflies of Fall at the Canton Garden Center I love taking pictures and one of my favorite things to take pictures if nature. It's an amazing feeling to be able to not only witness the beauty first hand, but also capture it to share with others. I'll be sad to see the warm weather go but I'll find others sources of inspiration..

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Emmett’s struggle with #Autism is getting worse

I hate to even think this, let alone verbalize it but as time goes on, Emmett's struggle with all things Autism seems to be getting worse. Everything sensory related is so much worse than it's ever been before. His threshold for dealing or coping with these things is almost nonexistent on some days. This is very frustrating for everyone because it means that so many things are more challenging than ever before. I should probably clarify that it's the symptoms of Autism that are worsening. Unless you're dealing with CDD, Autism itself doesn't usually get worse. The symptoms, on the other hand, can, especially when a child is under stress or duress. We are working with Dr. Pattie to help Emmett better navigate his world. This is a major challenge…

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