They Are Champions

Recently, I took my boys to see some of my family. It’s about half a day’s drive; not too bad but, you just never know how it will go. I packed us up: car activities, movies, tablets, snacks, and hit the road. I’m a huge fan of road trips. You get to see so much

Schrödinger’s Autism

It’s already a few days into May, and I cannot believe how much time has passed since my last post. So much has happened around here that it’s been hard to keep up. Beginning in March, we had our youngest son, C, engage in a neuropsychological evaluation. This evaluation took place over several appointments and

Hostages

What do you think of when you hear the word hostage? Maybe you picture someone being held at gunpoint in a bank robbery or home invasion. Maybe it’s something you heard about in the news. Maybe it’s just a vague concept to you. I used to think of it as a mix of all the

This Is Not the Answer You’re Looking For

Back in October, our Mr. C was hospitalized for a bowel clean out. He has chronic issues in this department, and this is not our first time in the hospital for it. You can read my post about the last time here. When the hospital took an x-ray to determine the scope of the blockage,

Another piece to the puzzle

Last week Mr. C was admitted to a children’s hospital for bowel impaction treatment. Any of you who know our family personally, or have read past posts, are aware this is not a new issue for our family. We have been struggling with regularity for years.   We first started working on this issue with E.

0 to 60

Are we really moving forward, or are we stuck in a loop? That’s a question that runs through my mind almost daily now. We’ve been in our new location for almost 4 months and things continue to feel more like home. The issue causing me worry is, are we doing too much too fast? Do

The Next Chapter

                “You can’t start the next chapter if you keep re-reading the last.”  -Unknown It the past five months, our family has been working on the draft of our next chapter so to speak. Late last year, it became increasing clear to my husband and me that we were circling round and round in our

Vindication

“You don’t have a right to the cards you believe you should have been dealt. You have an obligation to play the hell out of the ones you’re holding.”  – Cheryl Strayed When your child is dealing with issues or has first been diagnosed with a condition, whether it’s a learning difference or a major

The doctor is… Out!

This entry was written last month. Because of the strong emotions attached to it, it’s been hard to edit. My apologies. Mr. C has been dealing with so many issues that I don’t know where to begin listing them. We have suspected for quite some time that he is dealing with attention deficit issues of

A Day in the Life

I am a planner, organizer and, truth be told, a worrier. I am rarely late but I stress out when I am. I try to remain calm and hide my inclinations, and I especially try to hide the worry from my own little worry wart, Mr. E. I want to share a little story about