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Greetings,

I appear to have some new readers.  This is never a bad thing.  I don’t write on this website for profit.  Rather, I write to raise awareness about mental health and the issues that the mentally ill are facing.

There have been requests for speaking engagements.  I am working on a media kit/page to cover such requests.

For example, I have a voice, and advocate very strongly for my son’s care.  I am sometimes successful.  What happens to those people who can’t speak for themselves and struggle with mental illness each and every day?  Who speaks for them?

You will never hear someone say “I want a mental illness.”

I thank you for reading.   Please share my blog that others may become aware.

Update: David has a condition called Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder.  He has brain damage due to the birth mom’s drug and alcohol usage.  It’s not something that can be cured.  We are fighting for services daily.  We are appealing to the state for Developmental Disability services.

David’s Father

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Reblog – Pledged our Love

https://w.soundcloud.com/player/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fapi.soundcloud.com%2Ftracks%2F419395088&color=%23ff5500&%3Bauto_play=false&%3Bhide_related=false&%3Bshow_comments=true&%3Bshow_user=true&%3Bshow_reposts=false&%3Bshow_teaser=true What I’d whisper to our younger selves: “You can’t fix what can’t be fixed but your love, this love, ...
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Reblog: Speculation about the Florida Shooter is Divisive. – FASD – Learning with Hope

Adults with FASD and others are concerned media speculation perpetuates stigma. via FASD – Not All News is Good News: Speculation ...
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Interview with Charlie King from Heroic Fatherhood

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Symptoms v. Behaviors

Symptoms. Behaviors. What is the difference when you are speaking about a child? Since, I like to be clear what ...
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One Week Post Discharge

One Week Post Discharge. Time flies.  David was discharged on Jan 12 from care.  He was discharged to home, which ...
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Loving a teen with FASD – reblog post

https://w.soundcloud.com/player/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fapi.soundcloud.com%2Ftracks%2F386515817&color=%23ff5500&%3Bauto_play=false&%3Bhide_related=false&%3Bshow_comments=true&%3Bshow_user=true&%3Bshow_reposts=false&%3Bshow_teaser=true&%3Bvisual=true A phone charging cord was whipped in my direction. Fast. Furious. More powerful than I remember. Will he always ...
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On Suffering Childhood Abuse

Suffering childhood abuse, it's a topic that is in the news every day. Especially now with all of the celebrities ...
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Coming Home – a letter for my son

David, In less than 24 hours, you will be coming home. You will have completed yet another stay in a ...
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About that quilt…

"About that quilt." I know, the title is rather cryptic.  It is not at all descriptive. And that's okay.  Last ...
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Where is the failure? Thoughts on FASD

A year ago, David was diagnosed with Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (FASD). It's a developmental disorder he was born with ...
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Get there for the good of the party

I try not to politicize my blog very often. But I just can't "get there for the good of the ...
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A foster care themed video review – Removed

A couple of weeks ago, I attended a training event for Trauma Sensitive Schools.  During that training, reference was made ...
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