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My Son and His OCD

(This post contains strong language and may be upsetting to some. However, it is a true representation of what happened with my son this weekend.) Tyler has been in therapy and on medication for his OCD for a while now … Continue reading

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The Decision to Medicate Our Son

After thinking it over for over a month and seeking a second opinion Grant and I have decided to put Tyler on Zoloft. It’s a very small dosage, to be raised slowly until there is some improvement, and we have … Continue reading

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For My Son on His 9th Birthday

If you would like to look back on some other birthday messages here is Tyler’s 8th birthday. Where did the year go? You’ve waited months, weeks and days and now your birthday is finally here! You got up early to … Continue reading

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To Medicate or Not Medicate My Son

Last week Grant saw the nurse practioner at Tyler’s psychiatric practice. I was home sick with a virus. Due to Tyler’s OCD and Anxiety he recommended that Tyler be placed on Zoloft. Grant and I have been agonizing over this … Continue reading

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Disinterest

My depression has been increasing of late, although not at all to the point of suicidal thoughts. Add to that anxiety with a little agoraphobia thrown in and it makes for one useless human being. I’m okay when Tyler is … Continue reading

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The Summer Project

There are many hopes I have for Tyler this summer. He’s taking private swimming lessons and learning how to ride his bicycle without training wheels. His Occupational, Physical, and Speech therapists have given us a number of exercises to help … Continue reading

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Tyler’s Troubles

I haven’t talked about Tyler in a while, mostly because I’ve been too upset to write about what has been going on with him. If you don’t already know, Tyler has been diagnosed with Tourette’s Syndrome and OCD. Lately his … Continue reading

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Health/Life Update

I haven’t written in a while, mostly because I’ve been in a state of limbo with my depression. Nothing has improved with the med change. I saw my psychiatrist yesterday and she increased one of them. In addition to the … Continue reading

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Someday I am Going To…

Inspired by Mama Kat’s Writer’s Workshop. Prompt 5.  Someday I am going to…(Inspired by Marcy Writes) Someday I am going to build my blog back to where it was. The day before my last blog post on January 11, 2012, … Continue reading

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Please Tell Me I am Not the Only One

It is really hard for me to write this, it has been really hard for me to do much of anything. Usually I write to let people know that they are not the only ones suffering from an illness and … Continue reading

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