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I’m absolutely failing at this right now

I think that we had a pretty decent day overall and I'm grateful for that. I managed to get some laundry done and even bribe my kids to clean their room. I'm seriously running low on shits to give and I'm not above bribary in order to maintain my sanity at this point. Therapy went pretty well today also. I'm still getting used to accessing therapy remotely but I'm so grateful that I have the opportunity to continue getting help during lockdown. I got some work done this afternoon (paying marketing gigs) and I'm working on a outline for another podcast later this week. I do have a few interviews in the planning stages and I should know more about the timing in the next few days. One thing that…

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March 26, 2020

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March 26, 2020

COVID19 / Lockdown / My thoughts / Planning

How I’m continuing therapy during #COVID19 lockdown

I have my second online therapy session today. My therapist moved everything online and that's definitely a good idea. Online therapy is a bit weird for me because I prefer being face to face with people when I'm speaking or listening to them but we all have to make adjustments. I thought I would give you a quick look at how I have my online therapy setup. Doing this doesn't have to be super complicated and I don't really do anything special. My phone is mounted on the mic arm I use my podcast and simply I put in a pair of wireless earbuds, currently using the Galaxy Buds + by Samsung, cause they came free with my phone. I just sit at my recording table and have a video…

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March 26, 2020

Emmett John / Gavin / My thoughts

It’s a Bad News/Good News thing

We've made it to Wednesday and while I'm struggling to establish a new routine, we're hanging in there. One of the challenges with starting a new routine at the moment is that no one is sleeping well, except for Gavin. I'm struggling to fall asleep and so are Elliott and Emmett. Everyone is dealing with a great deal right now and it's sorta turned their lives upside down. The boys were still struggling to get their feet underneath them after Lizze left and we were plunged into the COVID19 nightmare. It's safe to say their snow globes have been shaken so much, the can't even see where they're going. I'm just trying to hold everything together as well and feel like I'm failing, miserably. Poor Emmett is so stressed out…

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March 25, 2020

COVID19 / Lockdown / My thoughts

We are getting unburied today

As we're on lockdown, the bulk of our suoies are being drop shipped and because of that, we've become buried in boxes. I guess I hadn't really been paying much attention to that but for whatever reason, I did today. I decided to break everything down and store them because we may need to use them at some point. I was pleasantly surprised when all the kids, including Gavin, began to help me without having to be asked. It's not that my kids can't be helpful, especially Gavin. It's just that it sometimes requires the pulling of teeth. To be fair, Gavin's always super helpful. Anyway, the point is, everyone helped and I'm profoundly grateful for that. I'm really overwhelmed and little things like this mean a great deal. ☺

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March 24, 2020

Clozapine / COVID19 / Gavin / Lockdown / My thoughts / Planning

Keeping my #immunocompromised son safe from #COVID19 isn’t easy

We survived the day and I feel pretty good about that. I was able to get the boys school work to and from the school this morning and had my video conference with Gavin's doctor. The morning went off without a hitch. As far as updates are concerned, the only major one is what we decided to do with Gavin's meds. Basically, the conversation with his doctor revolved around how to handle Gavin's Clozapine, while we're on total lockdown, inside the COVID19 pandemic. Clozapine is used to treat Schizophrenia and it works well. It's also among the most tightly controlled medications in the United States, requiring blood work before every refill. The concern is that in order to maintain the medication, I would have to take Gavin to have his…

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March 24, 2020

COVID19 / Lockdown / My thoughts / Planning

I’m quickly running out of shits to give

I'm not going to sugar coat this folks. I'm really struggling right now. We've been on lockdown since March 6th, when Elliott got sick and was diagnosed with Influenza B. That just sorta rolled into the COVID19 lockdown and we're only just beginning this journey. The boys are on edge and I'm not sure how to really help them with that, aside from keeping them distracted and that's proving to be a challenge. In front of the kids, I'm a rock, but not so deep down inside, I'm freaking the fuck out. I'm sure that the kids have picked up on that to some extent but I go to exhaustive lengths to hide that from them. It's well, pretty damn exhausting. I'm trying to balance a million different things right…

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March 21, 2020

COVID19 / Emergency Planning / My thoughts

What it’s like to be on #COVID19 lockdown with 3 #Autistic kids, 1 being #immunocompromised

We've had an interesting fourth day of lockdown. For the most part, the kids are doing well. Everyone is healthy and in relatively good spirits. Thank God. I thought I would share a bit of insight into what it's like to be a single Dad on lockdown, with three Autistic kids and one at very high risk. Here's just a few of my current challenges. They extend well beyond my worrying about food, water and provisions. It's well beyond worrying about paying my bills or even working from home. One of the challenges I am facing, aside from the COVID19 pandemic outside my door, is that my kids are not adjusting to home learning very well. Since school work isn't optional, they have to get it done whether they want…

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March 18, 2020