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Fantastic Family Visit

Well, Sunday we had the whole family up to visit David. All of the kids were there, as well as Mom and I. We spent the period watching Finding Nemo, and playing games.  All in all, I count it as a major success.  No meltdowns, no tantrums.  I wish they all went so well. Tweet #fighting4answrs

Hello, it’s me again.

It is 5am.  I can’t sleep. Later today the whole family is going to visit David.  Can we say I feel a little angst about this? Yes we can. See, we have more than one child with emotional needs.  More than one child with an Autism diagnosis.  More than one child with feelings of angst, feelings of sadness and worry. Will David erupt?  Will he be mellow like he was this past week for his mom and I? I don’t know.  When dealing with mental illness, there are no guarantees. No promises. Medication can only bring him part way. How do we handle things if the visit goes bad?  Do we continue to bring the other children for future visits and risk harm to their emotional state? Where do we draw the line? Don’t mistake this as us giving up on David.  This isn’t that.  This is us, worrying about

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