Fighting for Answers | Author Archives | Page 71carl, Author at Fighting for Answers

a day of frustrations. started at 4am

we have been really struggling today. David stole two cell phones, two keys and a DSI from his family last night. Between the hours of 3 am and 4am. How do I know? Because that is when I was asleep. the keys are for locks in the house that we use to keep him out of things. One key we got back already. We also got back the phones and the DSI. Still constant behaviors. This morning he threw up his meds again. How do I know? He is still awake, and the medicine cocktail we gave him should have made him sleep. “I don’t have to listen to you.” This may not seem like a huge deal to most of my readers. But what if this same thing happens everyday. Sometimes two and three times a day. Related articles Lies and other fun stuff – life with a klepto

Health concerns – a new slant – Lupus and Fibromyalgia

So, having a child with serious mental health blessings can and does cause a lot of stress. How does one handle the stress? Now, add to that idea, major health issues in one parent that react very negatively to stress. I have Systemic Lupus and Fibromyalgia. I have other health concerns, but those are the biggies. As a result, I need a lot of rest. Because I have a child that has decided to force himself to vomit his meds up, I don’t get the normal 8 hours of sleep that others get. In order to combat the obvious health toll, I take frequent breaks. It helps to have supportive family members. It helps also to have committed agencies that support the family unit through mentoring services and respite care. Still, it takes a huge toll on the health. I used to participate in a weekly writing prompt. But had

Do special needs kids enrich parents’ lives?

No one who doesn’t have a child with special needs can possibly understand what parents who do are going through. But we often—after thanking our lucky stars that our children are okay–try to imagine how difficult caring for a special needs child must be and wonder how we’d handle it. I certainly do. And that’s why I was especially interested in a new study of parents of children with trisomy 13 or 18 (both are severe chromosomal abnormalities that usually kill children before their first birthday. And the children who survive often have significant physical and cognitive disabilities). Keep in mind that in almost every case, the chromosomal abnormality was picked up in a prenatal test and the parents had a chance to terminate the pregnancy, which is what most couples in this situation do. It’s probably a sign of some character defect on my part, but I’m pretty sure