I wanted to put all the pictures from our Wishes Can Happen trip to Give Kids the World in one place. People have suggested putting everything in one place because it's easier to view them all and refer back to if need be.
Sometimes a quote can provide enough inspiration to make it through the day. Here's a bunch of my personal quotes from the past few years that people have really appreciated and I wanted to put them all in one place. Please feel free to share these freely. All I ask is you not modify them in any way. :-) [foogallery id="56348"]
Today was the first day that Gavin's Clozapine was reduced to 500 mg/day. Lizze and I haven't noticed any changes yet and that's to be expected. I believe Clozapine has a very short half-life, meaning it doesn't linger and needs constant maintenance doses. I would expect that if we are going to see any changes in behavior, we will see it over the next few days. If we don't see anything by the middle of next week, it's probably safe to say the reduced dose isn't negatively impacting his Schizophrenic symptoms. I've put my eggs in that basket because I'm not sure the Clozapine is doing anything anymore. Time will tell. Outside of that, the only issue Gavin was having today was pain in his legs. I'm not sure what that…
I wanted to share this because it was really cool and Emmett is super excited. As I've shared previously, I've been using the Nokia Thermo Smart Thermometer to keep track of Emmett fevers. (See How the Thermo Smart Thermometer made our lives easier). We absolutely love this thing and I wrote a very honest review and Emmett was a big part of it. We shared the experience we've had using this device and how it's made tracking a very complicated fever disorder much easier and more efficient. Nokia was very interested in our experience in particular, due to Emmett's fever disorder. Most people won't use something like this very often and we need to use it several times a day, every day. Anyway, Emmett and I were featured on Nokia's blog this week.…
We've had a pretty good morning. Elliott slept until about lunchtime, and that was awesome. We don't have any immediate plans for today, but maybe we'll get the kids to the playground again. I'm feeling much better after a brief power nap, and ready to take on the rest of the day. I've been so worried about Elliott not sleeping, and it's taken its toll. Hopefully, we're through this period of disturbed sleep and can return to a better, more healthy sleep cycle. :-)
It's the day before payday and we need to get a lot of things done tomorrow. The boys are going stir crazy because we don't have much gas to really go anywhere until tomorrow. I think what we're going to do is get everyone to the park and let them explore the creek. Elliott wants to find and study some salamanders, before releasing them back into the wide. He's getting into taking pictures and would like to get some shots to share on his private Facebook page. Lizze is frustrated with a project she's working on for class, and Gavin is driving everyone bonkers with his incessant questions. I've been working for most of the day. I'm creating new revenue streams, and I'm building new relationships with some awesome companies.…
It's been a long day but I wanted to give you something to tide you over until I finish up my next post. I'm trying out a new gallery plugin and I wanted to test it out with some of the new pictures I took today. Please let me know your thoughts and leave them below in the comments. Please know that these are full resolution photos, and they may take a second to load, depending on your connection. :-) [foogallery id="55714"]
Watch the brave John Oliver's powerful advice on #vaccinesI'm a huge fan of John Oliver's Last Week Tonight. Not only is he funny, but he takes on real life topics and does so in a way that presents the facts. He's brought about actual change as a result of some of the topics he's taken on. While his topics tend to be political on nature, they range from anything coal mining to standardized testing. This past Sunday however, he took on a subject that not only impacts the Autism community, but also the rest of society in general. Watch the video below and see how John Oliver takes on the topic of vaccines. The benefits of vaccines far outweigh the minuscule risks, but some parents still question their safety. John Oliver…