How about some fantastic news

I'm in a rush at the moment but I wanted to share some good news. For the last 3 days, Emmett has gone to school for 90 minutes. The plan for this week was for him to attend for 1 hour and I would pick him up. Basically, I drop them off at school, go walking and then pick Emmett back up. The principal and I worked this out. This is major progress because when I pick Emmett up, he's not in a complete panic at this point. He says that it's not great but it's not terrible. That's progress and I'll take it. Beginning Monday, Emmett will be going to school for at least 2 hours each morning. He's feeling much better about school and while we aren't out…

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I’m not angry but I am frustrated and overwhelmed

Not a great deal was accomplished at our brainstorming session last night. The who point was to try and come up with some ideas that will help Emmett get back to school. I don't think the gravity of the situation is hitting everyone because they don't have to deal with any of it. I'm the only one facing these challenges with my kids. I'm the one that has to see them struggling and/or be up all night with them because they're having nightmares. It's frustrating for me because everyone else is on the outside looking in, while I'm drowning, trying to keep everyone afloat. I'm desperately in need of a solution that works. I'm not angry with anyone. I'm overwhelmed and at the end of my rope. That said, everyone…

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The good news and the bad news

The day has been long and frustrating. First, I want to share some good news. I really want to refocus on finding the silver lining in each day. Gavin did his own IVIG Infusion today for the first time in a long time. His infusion went off without a hitch and without any leaking. Gavin came down the stairs afterwards and said "Dad, I was really lucky today because my infusion didn't leak." I looked at him, made him walk back upstairs and start over. This time, however, I wanted him to say "Dad, I did a great job with my infusion and it finished without leaking." The reason for me doing this was to reframe how he views what happened. Rather than just think he was lucky, I wanted…

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I just heard back from the school

Monday is off to a meh kinda start. It's not terrible but it could be better. Elliott got off to school and Emmett is doing okay this morning. I heard from the school a few hours ago and I'm meeting with them tomorrow morning to discuss options. I'm not sure what those options are but I do know that the goal is temporary home instruction. I'm not sure how this is going to go. Emmett's mom and I will be pushing for whatever is in Emmett's best interest. Anyway, that's for tomorrow. Gavin's infusion is currently underway. He did the entire process on his own. He wasn't happy about that but he must be able to do this on his own. I'm always here to help him but this is…

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#Depression is absolutely kicking my ass

I had a nice chat with my Dad this afternoon. I called to see how he was doing because he's been sick. He's sorta feeling better but now my Mom is sick. We only spent a few minutes on the phone but I sorta unloaded a bit and it was something I really needed to do. I get so caught up in everything that is demanded of me, I don't see how much I'm personally struggling. I'm exhausted, overwhelmed and massively fucking depressed. The truth is, I'm absolutely lost and I don't know how to find my way home. I'm somewhat going through the motions each day, but I'm dropping the ball in all areas of my life. I just can't keep up. In my opinion, I'm failing my kids…

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The struggle is real

In the good news department, everyone slept in their own beds, and did so through the night. That means I actually slept pretty well myself. Progress is progress and this is progress. I have to get to the grocery store today but aside from that, I don't think there's much going on. Elliott will return to school in the morning and I'm hoping to hear about Emmett's home instruction this week. All the documentation is in and it's just another round of hurry up and wait. I'm feeling incredibly stressed out today but I can't say exactly why that is. The house is falling apart and we lost a good chunk of the progress we recently made. I have quite a few things that need my attention. I'm unmotivated and…

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I feel pretty f*cking accomplished tonight

I'm feeling pretty good tonight. We had a fairly decent day and I while I'm still awake at 1AM, I've accomplished quite a bit this evening. I spent some time tonight mixing this coming weeks podcast episode and I think it's pretty much done. That's awesome because I don't normally finish things up until the night before I release the episode. I'm almost a full week ahead of myself. I'm really excited to be creating a buffer again. I have two interviews setup for early this coming week and that will will pit me two full weeks ahead of schedule. That significantly reduces my stress level, at least in regards to the podcast. My goal has been to get as many episodes in the tank as I can, so there's…

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Figuring some things out

Last night I let the boys have an all nighter in the living room. They were watching Scooby Doo and playing the Xbox. I figured they could use the fun. The other thing was that Elliott and Emmett were getting along and I wanted them to have that as well. I was up for awhile still and they ended up actually going to bed before I did. They did spent a few hours hanging out together and I feel really good about that. There is absolutely nothing going on today. I've got a podcast recording to start mixing and I need to continue planning for our upcoming trip to Florida. I still have some things I need to work out for the trip down and back. I'm still trying to…

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