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>m is home

>M came home from the hospital today. One minor change in his meds that has nothing to do with his behavior. Everything else is the same. I was led to believe that they did a major replacement of his medicine. Evidently that was not the case. Good news. I no longer have to take the lopressor. I do need to continue with the Vitamin D and the ibuprofen. The cardiologist said he couldn’t explain what happened. Said I need to relax more, sleep better and lose weight. Then come back in six months for a sleep study. Tweet #fighting4answrs

>The day begins.

>Last Spring we purchased a new range. Five burner stove, electronic control panel for oven, clock and broiler. It is not working again for the second time in two weeks. Difficult to cook for a family of seven when you are used to using the oven. 10 days wait for repair this time. Rather frustrated. And I was going to make some more banana bread today. Didn’t make church this morning, evidently one of the boys thought that since mom wasn’t home he could go back to bed. Thank you everyone for your thoughts regarding M. It means a lot to us to hear about everyone praying for our family. Some days I wish I was independently wealthy so that I could lift up my house and put a new one in its place. We have the old round fuse type panels in the basement for our electricity. How I

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>M in hospital

>Talked to M. He wants to come home. Asked him about his day and why they made him move into a different room. He said it was because he was writing on his bed. Mom, K and Aunt spent about 2 hours with him this evening coloring pictures and doing puzzles. M asked mom if he could come home. Mom said it was hard to say no. Also said that M was kind of jittery toward the end of the visit. I called to say good night. Explained that we needed to be certain that he was safe and that he wouldn’t hurt himself or anyone else before we bring him home. It is hard. I keep looking around the house to see what he is into. Even the kids commented on how quiet the house is. I told M that I would be down on Monday after my heart

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