First contact and meeting at new facility
We had our first conference call with the team from the new facility yesterday. A full team is involved. Care team, medical team, education, and equally important, the family. Once we got through the initial introductions, focus was directly on medication. Like mom and I, they believe that the least amount of medication necessary to do the job is the best way to go. However… While I know medication is not a cure, I also know what David is like when the meds aren’t enough to maintain even the slightest level of stability. At 12, he has been on adult doses for most of his life of all of these medications. It is something that we have struggled with since we started with medication when David was 4. Both David’s care coordinator and I warned them that, while we are in favor of fewer meds, they need to be aware