Right off the bat I’ve got to make it known that I didn’t come up with these Christmas carols. Nope. The thanks goes to Terri Mauro. You can find more of her stuff over at About.com:Special Needs Children (Drat! I can’t get these to post up any bigger than thumbnails. So, under each thumbnail I’ve…
Category Archives: Laughing Through The Tears
The stress factor.
Stress is a part of our every day lives. When you have a sick child stress can reach a whole new level. I am stressed at the moment. I know I am really worried when insomnia comes to pay me a visit. Wipes it’s muddy feet on my doormat and sets about to stay for a…
Oh HAI! Who are you?
I’m finding out things about my daughter every day. Since Peyton ended her daily chemotherapy treatment this month, the changes in her are remarkable. She EATS! I thought she had a pretty normal appetite before, but I was WRONG! I don’t know that I realized how little she really ate until she didn’t have the…
A Visual Definition of ADHD
While uploading photos from the boys digital camera, I found several video clips they had recorded. Yeah, fun stuff. This one is no exception…recorded by Lee, my son who lives with severe ADHD under the umbrella diagnosis of fetal alcohol syndrome… ADHD Defined – Visually from Melody S on Vimeo. “Wheeeee…again, again, again. Wheeeee…again, again,…
The Realities of Reflux…
My husband always jokes that he can tell what kind of a day it has been by peeking out onto the back deck to see what has been hosed down during the day… However, some weeks are too much for even humor to salvage. Anyone who has raised a child (or two or three) suffering…
The Evaluation Tightrope
Let me preface this post by saying that I am truly thankful for the behavioral health services we have access to in our state, and that I generally try to focus on the positive. With that being said, here are my top seven recommendations when going into a psychological re-evaluation: Do not speak glowingly about…
Top Ten Things I’ve Learned About Reflux…
10. Pediatricians often say that babies with reflux will “grow out of it” by age one. They’re lying. The pukes just get bigger and more colorful. 9. Parents who talk about how their baby “throws up all the time” really have no clue. If the clean-up process doesn’t involve a shower, at least two changes…