A couple of weeks ago, my mother-in-law went in to an urgent care accompanied by one of her fabulous daughters. Though the provider there was told multiple times that there was a sudden onset of symptoms between one day and the next, the individual involved repeatedly dismissed that and said that it was probably just
You and I were talking many years ago it feels like at this point, and you were telling me how you could tell that I spoke sweetly to Hannah because she always spoke sweetly to you while you were watching her, and you thanked me for the way I was raising her. I was always
This week our family’s beloved matriarch, my mother-in-law, has entered into hospice. For those of you from other countries or areas that may not be familiar with what that is, it is end of life care. As Hannah reminded me, her grandmother always tells people to bring her flowers while she’s still alive because she
I have lived somewhere in this metropolis for 29 of the past 31 years, split into two periods of time. I don’t ever recall a time where the rain poured with such steady thickness for so many hours as it did last Sunday, but I had chosen to ignore to the flash flood warning messages
Anyone working with our son quickly finds out that he wants everything to go exactly the way he wants it to go 100% of the time…and that he is very determined about trying to arrange things to get exactly that. There are many reasons of course why that cannot be encouraged, ranging from the fact
Truth is, I planned on writing about a different topic this week. But at this point, I’ve tried to drown my frazzled in about half a cup of Cherry Garcia and not quite managed to fully find, rescue, or resuscitate my tranquil…so I figured this was as good a week as any. Even when I
My world feels tilted off balance sometimes. I feel like I am constantly having tough things thrown in my direction and sometimes all of that dodging and swaying back and forth to manage all of it and stay standing can leave me feeling emotionally dizzy. Sometimes, that is just life, but it’s definitely life when
Acadia Long ago you first observed our son during your internship, but when you became the lead NMT therapist on his case it was under pandemic conditions using telehealth that I honestly never expected to be successful. You’ve been in those sessions. You remember what the first few weeks were like (thank you for not
I believe in keeping things as real as possible here, bearing in mind of course that I am committed to respecting the privacy levels requested for everyone who is in or interacts with our family. When I put pictures up showing some of my makeup, while my shots are not filtered or Photoshopped, I do
More than three years ago, we walked out of our son’s developmental pediatrician’s office, where his “…extreme hyperactivity and impulsivity…” (Dr. D’s diagnostic report, page 5) led to a diagnosis of combined type ADHD. Medication was recommended, because his symptoms were “…causing significant functional impairments in all aspects…” (page 5) of his life. Since then,
