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Derailed

Thursday, December 8, 2011

It was overdue, I guess.  Things have been really good for months now despite nonstop huge life changes.
I spent the last day and a half with a derailed Rye.  He called me from school the morning after last completely frantic.  Seven calls in a row.   Each with a new physical ailment for which he needed [...]

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Abilify, Stimulants, Antidepressants and Suicide

Monday, November 21, 2011

[photo credit: www.thebipolarmarriage.com]
A few years back I wrote about how my son (who was 12 at the time) took Abilify as a stand alone medication for a few months and had suicidal thoughts while he was taking it.   This was unusual for him as he is not a suicidal kid in general and when we [...]

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The New Psychiatrist

Thursday, November 17, 2011

We met with the new psychiatrist this week.  Or what may become the new psychiatrist.  I say ‘may’ because I have also made an appointment with another psychiatrist so we’ll see who we like better.
So, how was he?  Well, ok, I guess.  This one is fairly young.  He’s less than 10 years out of med [...]

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Getting Adjusted

Monday, November 7, 2011

Well, it’s been a month now since Rye and I left our home in the Southeast to drive across county and meet up with Don to settle into our new life in the Northwest.  Holy cow.  I can’t believe it’s only been a month.  It feels like it’s been much, much longer. In a good [...]

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Charlie Sheen Roast on Comedy Central: Review

Tuesday, September 20, 2011

Oh my gosh, did you by any chance see this last night?  I’m guessing if you had anything better to do at all you didn’t.  But for me, Rye was in bed with a cold and I was up late bored so I watched it.
Wow.
Here are my thoughts:
What a train wreck.  I’m so curious as [...]

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Setting Limits

Monday, August 29, 2011

photo credit:  Brian Cameron, 2008
Well, getting back into a routine is proving to be a tad more difficult than I hoped it would be.  And the struggle can be felt throughout the land.   Setting limits.  Limits are not what Rye always likes but are what he desperately needs.  And so we set them.  And we [...]

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Our Personal Beast

Wednesday, June 29, 2011

Rye is amped, amped now that summer is in full swing.
Yesterday he had the far away eyes and crazy talk that we have not seen in a while.
It is a challenge.
Thank God for this beast.  He is short and spectacular.
He keeps me sane, grounded, and smiling.
I love him so.

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Dr. Stuart Kaplan: Childhood Bipolar Disorder vs. ADHD

Monday, June 27, 2011

photo source: Dr. Walter Freeman performing a lobotomy, once hailed by The New York Times as the modern miracle treatment for mental illness
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As for Dr. Stuart Kaplan and his Newsweek article, here are my thoughts.
Thank you Newsweek Magazine for your cutting edge journalism and breaking scientific studies but Dr. Kaplan is about 20-30 years late [...]

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The Conversation Is Changing

Tuesday, June 21, 2011

It’s funny, when you homeschool the most common comment you hear from other parents (or at least I hear, I can really only speak for myself) is “Oh, that is great that you do that.  I could never spend that much time with my child.  I mean, we need time apart and I enjoy the [...]

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The Other Side

Thursday, June 16, 2011

Well, things have been good here the past few days.  Rye seems to be accepting the fate of the boy from our community and life goes on.
We visited the pdoc yesterday.  We always enjoy seeing him.  We need new blood work but that’s really it.  He also gave Rye a prescription for Klonopin to take [...]

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A Tough Reality

Tuesday, June 14, 2011

We had a rough day yesterday.  A day unlike we have had in a long time.
Why?
We found out yesterday that a 15 year old boy Rye knows [the older brother of a kid Rye was in classes with in school] is going to prison for attempted murder.  He is in custody now and will be [...]

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