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the adjustment period

It is always an adjustment to life when the structure of the home environment changes. It has been a couple of weeks since he has been home, and I still find myself getting up at all hours to check on him. Unable to sleep at night, I find that even when I force myself to be awake during the day time, it is difficult for me to sleep at night. I may have to seek medical help to get past that. I wonder if my therapist can recommend something. I don’t know. Maybe the most difficult thing is that some days I think that this is all a dream and that he is going to come marching in the door, say “I want a snack!” and then we are right back where we were a month ago. Even as he was entering his second year away from home during his

Do you want it?

David, Seems strange to write this letter to someone named David. But you will know that this is for you if you are reading this. I just wanted to let you know that I believe in you. Like I believe that each of your brothers and sisters have it in them to do good works, and to be great people. I believe in you. I believe that we can help you find the tools within you to become the man that you are meant to be. I challenge you to take advantage of every opportunity to make changes in your life that are positive and a reflection on your spirit. Do you want it? I believe that the spirit is strong in each of us, and we just need to cultivate it. Cultivate it like a garden and it will produce riches you will have never dreamed of. Do you

Exploitation of my son?

Today I had a visit from a detective in our county. Seems that some one at the hospital has taken issue with my blog. I am being accused of exploitation because I write about my son’s mental illnesses, the people who provide care, and both the successes and failures of the mental health care system in our country. I don’t make money on the blog. I used to trade product reviews for free product, but that hasn’t been done for a very long time. I resent the thought that I would exploit my son, let’s call him David. I write about our lives with him and all of the “caregivers” because it does a number of things. Helps me deal with the events in our lives as they relate to David. Helps me educate others in relation to mental health and the crisis that our citizenry are in. Helps me