"..... It's easy to forget how fragile his health is because he's been so stable this past year and a half but complacency is not something I can afford to have in this type of situation....."
As important as therapies are for the kids, I've chosen to cancel everything for Tuesday and here's why
Let me begin by staying THANK YOU to Snappers for all the samples I received last week. I get samples from companies all the time but OMG, these were amazing. If you noticed I used the word were and that's because they lasted just long enough to take pictures of them and they were devoured by my family. I don't even have the words to describe how these chocolatey temptations taste. Let me rephrase that. There aren't words to do these amazing snacks justice. I will admit to eating way, way more than I should have but I dare you to try these and stop after just one bag, let alone one piece. Even my 3 kids with Autism, 2 of which are the pickiest eaters I know (for reason outside…
I think we may finally be getting into a healthier place... Maybe... Maybe...
I've been dealing with this nasty stomach bug in our home now since Thursday and it's horrible
I'm way to tired and stressed out to deal with anything getting any worse.
Elliott is off to school, courtesy of my Mom. That's pretty much the extent of the good news this morning. Emmett is still running a high fever and Gavin's been dealing with an upset stomach this morning as well. As for me, I'm absolutely exhausted. While Emmett's resting, I'm going to try and grab a nap. I don't think I can function otherwise.
I meant to share this prior to now but with the boys being sick, it got pushed to the back burner. If you recall, I spoke about needing additional help with my depression and that finding a decent psychiatrist in my area is proving to be next to impossible. I spoke with my PCP on Thursday morning and she has added Abilify to my arsenal. Unfortunately, that hasn't happened yet for two reasons. The first is that insurance requires a prior authorization and as this ran into the weekend, it didn't get done yet. The second reason, which is really irrelevant, is the fact that everyone was sick and I wasn't going to start something new under those circumstances. I don't like starting a new medication period because there's always…