Out of respect, our post regarding the tragedy in Newtown will remain in draft form. It is our opinion, that there are enough opinions on the matter, and we will not add more to the cauldron. To the citizens of Newtown, CT. You are in our thoughts and prayers during this very difficult time. Peace. Tweet #fighting4answrs
Met with the team about David today. Largely, the meeting was positive in nature. Working on the same issues of stealing, and aggression. Some days it is one step forward and two steps back, but he is working hard. Can’t ask for more than that right now. They had to make some changes to locks on cupboards and closets because David figured out how to pick the locks that were there. They also made it a rule that morning stuff has to be done before breakfast. You know, make your bed, brush your teeth, pick up your room – that kind of thing. Staff isn’t allowed to carry cell phone into the cottage now, less temptation for David that way. Seriously looking at putting the whole family into family counseling. They offer it, so it would be a matter of making the trip up there for services. One evening a
there are some who write blogs about their families that do so for the attention and the publicity that they can attain. My blog has never been about getting a bunch of attention. It has been about our struggles with mental illness in a small child. It is about our struggle in getting appropriate services both in school and in treatment centers for that child. We, our family, miss David everyday that he is gone. He has been in the residential psychiatric facility for 2 and a half months. In that time, my level of posting has decreased. Why? Without David at home, there is very little to write about. His care is satisfactory, he appears to be responding well to treatment goals. We do not know when David will be returning to the family home. At this point, we want to get through the holidays and see how things