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>a return to school.

>Time goes so fast. It has been 10 days since my last post. 🙂 M was in the hospital for his medwash. Came home last night. I took him to school this morning. I shared the med info with the school. I came home. Shortly after I got home the school called. The principal told me that they need a discharge summary from the hospital for M. I asked why. The response was so that they could know what behaviors to watch for. I explained that as soon as I could talk to the doctor I would get her what they needed. Her response was that she needed it immediately. Then she told me that if M had any behaviors they would call me to come and get him. This upset me. I called the doctor. She didn’t sound happy and asked for the name of the principal and the

>medwash

>The long awaited medwash begins tomorrow morning for M. I hate the thought of leaving him at the hospital by himself to go through this, but know that it is necessary. Hopefully this brings about the changes that help him be more stable. Tweet #fighting4answrs

>eventful week

>It was an eventful week. Monday the 14th I went to the dr because of dizzy spells when I stood up. Really high blood pressure. Got meds for that. Thursday had lunch with my wife and noticed some numbness in the left side of my face. It passed after 20 minutes but left me exhausted. That night it happened again, plus I was feeling dizzy even while laying down, and the exhaustion was even deeper afterward. Friday went back to the doctor. Had the numbness down the left side of my face, as I was explaining to the doctor what was going on, she called an ambulance. Spent Friday night in the hospital. The end diagnosis is I was struck by a series of mini-strokes. 39 years old. I am on the mend now, my face feels weird where the strokes landed, but feel good otherwise. Until my body adjusts