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Tag Archives: Fibromyalgia

Peripheral Neuropathy… this is new…

As a parent of children with Special Health Care needs, I am no stranger to doctor’s and their quirks or quirky diagnoses. Today, I was diagnosed with Peripheral Neuropathy.    Basically the nerves in my body don’t function like they should. What does that mean? I have constant pain. I also have muscle weakness that sometimes results in me falling down.  In addition to the new diagnosis, I also have Systemic Lupus, Fibromyalgia, Serotonin Syndrome and a few other things.  What is one more diagnosis? Is it going to result in a catastrophic change in my life? No, I don’t think so.  I already walk with the aide of two canes, and on occasion have used either a walker or a wheelchair.  Such is life. What it does allow is for the medical personnel in my life to be more aggressive in pain management. Not sure what that means, but anything

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Tags: Dadchat, DadRT, Fibromyalgia, NDBlogger, Peripheral Neuropathy, Serotonin Syndrome, Special_Happens ·

all in due time

With David out of the house 99.9 percent of the time, the other kids are coming out of their shells. I think one of the hardest things is having to call upstairs two or three or four times to get their attention.  Most of that is because they are teenagers and have teenage things on their mind.  Least of all is listening for the parental units. I learned something this morning.  When you tell two boys that they need to have their sister start the van so it can warm up a bit before we leave for church, you need to get verbal confirmation.  Physical sign from the two boys is not enough to indicate that they both understood what I wanted, and processed it enough to realize what they were supposed to do. So because we had to scrape a quarter of an inch of ice off the windshield,

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Tags: ADHD, adoption, autism, autism support, bipolar, Fibromyalgia, Mental disorder, mental health, NDBlogger, reactive attachment disorder, traumatic brain injury ·

it’s 4pm, have you had your tantrum yet today?

David will be home from school in 15 minutes. Last night we discovered him upstairs.  In that section of the house that he is not allowed to be in.  Today, we discovered that big sister’s iPod is missing again. David will need to take off his clothes and put on pajamas right away when he comes in the door.  Pajamas don’t have pockets.  After that, his clothes will be searched. After that, the tantrum will begin because he will be accused of taking the iPod, and everyone in the house knows that if he gets caught stealing, there will be a 4 and 5 hour tantrum. Hopefully the bed will open up on Thursday at the residential facility that he is supposed to go to.  They have to file a certificate of need in order to get authorization for him to be there. Related articles Master of Deception (whynotfathers.com) its

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Tags: ADHD, autism, bipolar, Conditions and Diseases, Fibromyalgia, Mental disorder, mental health, non-compliance., obsessive compulsive disorder, OCD, ODD, reactive attachment disorder ·

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