Tonight I had the most amazing experience. I want to share what happened. Emmett was watching Gavin playing with Maggie and Bella. I was privileged enough to hear the beautiful sound of his laughter. I wanted to share this with all of you because it's my absolute favorite sound. :-) [youtube width="720" height="480"]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WHFO9izyOW4[/youtube]
I would like to introduce you to the newest member of the Lost and Tired family. Her name is Bella and she is a purebred, brindle boxer. Someone gave her to us last week. We weren't sure whether or not this was a good idea. However, she was worked out well so far and fits right in with the rest of the family. Our hope is that she will work well with Emmett and help to curb some of his behavior issues. There were a few reasons we decided to accept her, the biggest was security. Since our van was stolen last month, someone tried to get into the house. I'm assuming it was the car thieves because they kept our house key. They must forced the old key into…
Lizze had her EMG done this morning. She was having this done because her legs go between numb and pain. This has been getting worse as time goes on. My understanding was that we were looking for neuropathy and if it wasn't found that would be good news. Apparently Lizze and I weren't on the same page. Well, I'm getting ahead of myself. Lizze underwent the procedure and it took about 20 minutes. It actually went very well. While it was unpleasant, it was nothing like the last time. She said that if she knew it was going to be like this, she wouldn't have worried. The doctor walked her out when she was done and told us that everything was normal and that her legs were fine. I was…
Lizze was just taken back for the procedure. She was relying on me to be there with her and the hospital won't let me sit with her. The last time this happened, I was aloud to sit with her so she was more comfortable. I'm not sure what the reasoning behind not allowing me in is. I just have to say that I'm not happy with this and know that Lizze isn't. All I have to say is screw that. Unless their is some medical reasons for not me in, I should be allowed to comfort my wife when she is this terrified. Screw this..... I'm not happy right now. **Thanks for reading** -Lost and Tired Please join our Community Autism Support Forum Posted from WordPress for…
We have arrived at Aultman Hospital for Lizze's EMG. Hopefully we will know if she has neuropathy or not. Her legs are going numb all the time and we have put this test off because of her absolute fear of needles. She has had this done once before and it was very unpleasant. We were in a car accident years ago. It was a hit and run, not that it matters. It wasn't to bad but Lizze got hurt. She was having issues with her neck and back. They did an EMG and it was unpleasant to witness and I can only imagine what it was like for her. Right now we are waiting to go back and Lizze has taken her anti-anxiety medication. Hopefully, this go off without a…
Elliott's anxiety is absolutely through the roof. He's been crying all morning because he doesn't want to go to school. These are fake tears either, he actually in distress and I'm not sure what we can do to help him. I know he needs medication but the last time didn't go very well at all. We're back to see the psychiatrist on Wednesday morning and hopefully walk away with a better solution. The one thing that's always consistent with Elliott and this anxiety issue is that he says things like, it's going to take to long, I can't wait that long or it takes forever. When he says these things, he's not coming across to me as simple impatient. This seems like he is absolutely in distress. Do any of…
As today comes to a close and we are settling in for the night, I want to welcome back the Lost and Tired family toilet. That's right, I'm welcoming back our toilet. Some of you may remember, a few weeks ago, Emmett flushed some toilet paper rolls down the toilet. It literally took the whole day to finally unclog it. After that, it was just never the same. Fearing the worst, I decided to let things ride out for awhile. I didn't want to and honestly couldn't afford to replace it. We had been making do for the last 2 weeks. Anyway, while Lizze was overdoing it yesterday, she cleaned the bathroom. I don't know what she did but the toilet is finally working again. My wife simply rules. That's…
I have been pretty open and honest about my personal struggle with depression. Once again, I think it's important to be honest about this because there is already such a stigma attached to things like depression. Periodically, I like to post updates as to how my personal struggle is going. I want people to know that there is nothing to be ashamed of and I for one am not embarrassed by it. Today is the 27th of February, 2012. I have been back on Paxil for about 8 months now. Not to long ago my dose was doubled to 40mg/day. The increase in medication was a necessary evil as thing in my life were getting harder and harder to manage. I started feeling better after a few weeks. However, as…