Author Archives: David's Father

What if I said David might be coming home soon…

So, it has been a while since I last posted. Really not a lot to report about David.  He has changed little.  Except he isn’t yet showing the aggressive behaviors that he has in the past.  But it has only been 4 months, in his current placement, so I think that it is only a matter of time. We have a monthly staffing for David that involves the whole team.  Today I was late getting on the call, had car trouble and while I had my cell phone with me, I didn’t have the contact number for the conference system. After the call was over, I contacted our care coordinator to see what I had missed. 1)  Medicaid is only approving 30 days right now, of care, because they think that he could be served just as well at home. 2)  Psychiatrist asked if “mom and dad want David to

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for each of our kids, a dream of success

Ask any parent.  Life can be difficult.  We choose how we respond to it. We can choose to be defiant. We can choose to be indifferent. We can choose to hate. Or, we can choose to embrace life. Embrace hope. Embrace happiness. I have not been in the best of health for a number of years.  I struggle with chronic illness.  Yet, for every minute of pain, I get a return on my investment, as long as I can see a return on my investment, I am happy.  I won’t tell you what the return is, as that is personal, and each of us needs to determine what our personal return on investment is. You are each capable of so much, I see it in you even when you don’t.  Choose to be happy.  The only one who can find your happiness, is you.  Surrounding yourself with good friends will

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a setup for failure?

There hasn’t been much to report in regards to David.  He has been doing well, and by all reports is working his program.  Yesterday we had an IEP for him in the morning, and then his monthly treatment plan meeting in the afternoon.  At the second meeting, David indicated that he had reached the next level in his program, Bronze III.  Which means he has been doing really well. Then he said, “I have a feeling I will be dropping a level soon.” Today I got a call.  Not that he has been dropped a level, but that he is on an aggression plan. Evidently he hit his primary. A toy went missing, and David admitted taking it. He had his room stripped of everything except his bed, and his bedding. He wanted to file a grievance, and when he wasn’t able to immediately do so, he got upset.  Staff

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