Category Archives: Mental Health

Articles relating to mental health are in this category. Typically they will fall into one of two categories. Yours, or your child’s. Yes, your mental health is important.

Title V Block Grant Review

Well, I just spent the afternoon as a Family Reviewer for Block Grants with the Department of Health and Human Services. Here is a tip, if you ever want to know where your federal and state dollars go, volunteer to review a Block Grant for Children’s Special Health Services.  To see people do so much with so little is a humbling experience. I met some fabulous people who are passionate about their jobs. My most quoted line “How can you get father’s more involved in the lives of their children?” My second line “How can you educate moms on the dangers of prenatal drug use?” All in all, it was a fantastic way to spend a couple of days in Denver. More at another time. Tweet #fighting4answrs

psych team visit today

We met with David’s psych team today. We are doing everything right.  They are surprised that it has taken us this long to seek placement for him. We talked at length about the issue with David spitting up his meds, and were told that it is all about David wanting control.  Has nothing to do with him not liking the taste of his meds. As much as I like this psychiatrist, this isn’t anything that we didn’t already know. So we are going to keep on doing what we have been doing until a bed opens up at the residential facility.  He can be there for as many as 7 years. Another topic was our discussion of David’s behavior and its affect on my health.  Yeah, not a good conversation to have. Related articles Melatonin and anti-psychotics (whynotfathers.com) forty hours and it’s affect on my health (whynotfathers.com) another night done.

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forty hours and it’s affect on my health

Well, being awake for 40 of the last 48 hours is taking a definite toll on my body. See, I have systemic lupus, fibromyalgia, hypothyroidism and they are testing to rule out MS and Parkinson’s Disease. Because David has taken it upon himself to throw up his meds more, everyday since Friday afternoon actually, it has been a struggle. My knees ache so much that I had to take my strongest pain meds to see if I can sleep tonight.  The trouble with that is if David wakes, I won’t know it. I am also developing a deep chest cold, which is the result of my Lupus.  How do I know?  After 13 years, you can begin to tell when the Lupus is active, so that means an increase in my steroids. Tomorrow we are meeting with the psych team, so hopefully we can explore some hospitalization.  During his last

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