Keep a personal wellness journal on DailyStrength to track your health and communicate with friends. http://dailystrength.org/people/4227/journal Thu, 04 Dec 2008 01:16:28 +0100 DailyStrength RSS 0.11.3.0.6833 (FeedCreator 1.7.2) http://dailystrength.org/images/comprofiler/avatar/4227/1213270612.jpg http://dailystrength.org/people/4227 http://dailystrength.org/people/4227/journal/105985 This week has been so stressful and I found myself sitting at a pity party for one. I feel like have been sensory overloaded! This week my DD has had 2 speech therapy sessions and a visit with her psychatrist. Durning that visit, I heard the words "possible bi-polar disorder"! My god what else could... Sat, 07 Apr 2007 17:46:36 +0100 http://dailystrength.org/people/4227/journal/82278 Well today is just one of those days! The school district has just two days left to do my DD's evaluation! They have thrown up just about every hurdle and hoop known to man! First they never believed that AS was even a true disorder, second she failed her hearing and vision tests, so we had to follo... Thu, 22 Mar 2007 11:46:24 +0100 http://dailystrength.org/people/4227/journal/61150 I called and no big surprise, the lady I needed to talk to was busy so I left a message and she still hasn't returned my call. I don't know why I thought that this time things might go a little smoother. Thats my fault for thinking things could actually go easy. Mon, 05 Mar 2007 15:59:35 +0100 http://dailystrength.org/people/4227/journal/60975 Okay I am going to call the school today and ask where they are in getting Cassies IEP started. I don't have any high hopes of good news. As it's been my experience in dealing with this school, never get good news from them. I have been putting it off for the past few days because I really don't fee... Mon, 05 Mar 2007 13:11:55 +0100 http://dailystrength.org/people/4227/journal/52723 Well we took Cassie into see her peditrician on Sat. She has lost 7 1/2 lbs in the last month. He(the dr) has decided to put her on the pedisure milkshake drinks to help supplement her diet. Just to make sure she still gets her much need vitamins, minerals, and so on. It was a fight in its self to ... Mon, 26 Feb 2007 10:06:46 +0100 http://dailystrength.org/people/4227/journal/47567 I love my daughter, but sometimes I swear she does some of the things she does just to get a rise out of me! She has been so unrully these past few days. I don't know if it is the full moon or what but I somethings gotta GIVE! She isn't sleeping. She isn't eating and I am just waiting for her to sta... Wed, 21 Feb 2007 09:24:46 +0100 http://dailystrength.org/people/4227/journal/39357 I have the flu and i feel like such a failure. I can't deal with things like i normally do and Cassie has been an extra handful these past few days. I actually wanted to shake her and scream "WHY CAN'T YOU JUST BE NORMAL!" I feel so horrible, I know she didn't ask for any of this and really can't he... Mon, 12 Feb 2007 23:24:56 +0100 http://dailystrength.org/people/4227/journal/33311 I have just aquired my daughter's(Cassie) medcial records. I have been trying to get them for 8 yrs. The things I read was astounding to me! While she was in the NICU she had many many tubes and hoses attached to her. Needles and monitors everywhere. All this I knew, but when I read about the multip... Tue, 06 Feb 2007 09:01:48 +0100 http://dailystrength.org/people/4227/journal/27108 Today was the first morning for Cassie to ride the "short bus" and she was so excited, as was I. I am so hoping this gives her a good start to her day. The driver was very friendly and made Cassie feel very warm and safe, which is very hard to do. The smile on her face when the bus pulled up was so ... Mon, 29 Jan 2007 09:37:57 +0100 http://dailystrength.org/people/4227/journal/24950 HAPPY HAPPY JOY JOY To all the parents out there having trouble with their childs school, keep at it cause things will get better. I had a meeting at our daughters school today and at first, they wanted to tell me what they wanted me to know, but then when I started telling them what I already kne... Thu, 25 Jan 2007 16:30:44 +0100 http://dailystrength.org/people/4227/journal/23452 Well, we have a meeting scheduled with the school for Thursday at 1:30 and I am beginning to get nervous. I had to practically threaten them with a lawsuit to get it set. They won't conceed to anything and I'm afraid it's gonna be a very steep uphill battle for us and it's only just begun. Wish me l... Tue, 23 Jan 2007 11:34:47 +0100 http://dailystrength.org/people/4227/journal/21175 For the first time in a very long time, I have reason to be excited!!!! We had that appointment with the psych doctor, that part went ok but the truely great part was when we met with the therapist! We had a conference call with the rep from the Arkansas Department of Education and was told that we ... Fri, 19 Jan 2007 12:07:33 +0100 http://dailystrength.org/people/4227/journal/18604 Okay, I have set Cassie's appointment for this Friday at 8:15 a.m. our time. I am so nervous about it because I am not fully sold on the idea of yet another med. She has tried so many in the past and they have brought her more trouble than they were woth. I have researched various meds for helping t... Mon, 15 Jan 2007 13:34:01 +0100 http://dailystrength.org/people/4227/journal/17868 I am feeling somewhat better today. We have had a tough last couple of days and under the advice of my daughter's therapist, we have made an appointment with her psychologist to have her re-evaluated for some medicine therapy. She seems to think Cassie may benefit from something to help with her ang... Sun, 14 Jan 2007 01:31:44 +0100 http://dailystrength.org/people/4227/journal/16228 Today started off real good.....almost too good. This afternoon, Cassie came home escorted by the busdriver. He stated that she'd had an 'episode' where she attacked another student and punched her in the face, making her bleed. Oh dear God, what am I to do now? If things keep going in this directio... Wed, 10 Jan 2007 21:58:45 +0100 http://dailystrength.org/people/4227/journal/15807 Even though I was having a bad day yesterday, my daughter, Cassie had a real good day. She came home from school yesterday and she was all smiles and giggles....it doesn't happen too often. I was very pleased to see her in that kind of mood. I love when she is like this. I guess there really a silv... Wed, 10 Jan 2007 07:40:22 +0100 http://dailystrength.org/people/4227/journal/15321 UGH!!!! You know there really should be a mood that is for anger! Ignorance is not a virtue and some people carry is proudly as if it is a badge to be proud of! I swear if one more person in this town tells me that my daughter's behavior is a direct reflection of bad parenting, I'm going to blow a g... Tue, 09 Jan 2007 09:57:28 +0100 http://dailystrength.org/people/4227/journal/12544 It has been a couple of weeks since my last log in day. With all the excitement of the holidays, things here have been real awkward. My daughter has been overloaded most of the days and it's been real hard to deal with. I find myself feeling very upset and frustrated most of the time. She spent the ... Tue, 02 Jan 2007 12:24:42 +0100 http://dailystrength.org/people/4227/journal/7260 I cried myself to sleep again last night...on big surprise there. I am just so mentally drained and it was the only way I thought I could make myself feel better. We have had a rough last couple of days but I think I am doing better. I woke up today with a renewed sense of hope. I just hope it holds... Wed, 13 Dec 2006 15:56:35 +0100 http://dailystrength.org/people/4227/journal/7088 OK folks, Cassie's therapist paid her a visit tonight and brought with her, what she thought, was good news. She tells us that the only hospitol equipped to handle Cassie, to do additional testing, will need to set up a triage appointment to get social and medical history before going on to do the t... Tue, 12 Dec 2006 22:27:46 +0100