I'm about to cry too. Just so you know, I called DrHug and read this to him. He is not a fan of anti-psychotics in kids generally, but he said this is one case where it sounds appropriate. We will keep little Tyler in our prayers.
Aw, thanks Angie! I'm touched that you cared enough to call Dennis. Please tell him thank you as well. I'm hoping for the best, but only time will tell.I did!
Oh, wow! How great for them!I thought of you the whole time
My friend that almost didn't make it on the cruise because her husband had the kidney stones called and they upgraded her to the handicap veranda. The crazy part is that she didn't even have a veranda bookedShe is so excited and I am excited for her because she was worried that her husband was going to have a horrible time on the cruise and this made their trip.
Oh yes, our butcher's shops had sawdust on the floors - probably to soak up the blood.
We lived in a small town and there were 3 or 4 Grocer's shops, a similar number of greengrocer's shops, 4 butchers, at least 4 bread/cake shops. I imagine there would have been more. I remember 5 or so sweet(candy) shops, most were a part of newsagents and tobacconists. I think the first supermarket opened there some time after I left home.
My mother did a list for groceries which she dropped into the shop and then they were delivered later in the week.
When I was really young the milk was delivered and poured into your own can left outside. I think we used to have bottles delivered though I do remember our next door neighbour's can hanging outside her door.
Sorry if I am boring you all - remember I'm OLD!!!
Decorated Angel wings out of wet coffee filters:
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Well, you know... both Marily AND Ian think that they lived during the Edwardian Era...
Ian is right. Facebook is creepy. I just got a message from a girl about my 20-year class reunion. Haven't seen this girl since high school. She told me I haven't responded to the invitation. Gee, I'm trying to avoid it because I don't want to go. I never would have imagined they'd track me down!
Michelle,
Thought you would like to know that I caught an artical in USA Today last weekthat explained the cause of your stones is Glogal Warming.
They claim that because of global warming people tend to dehydrate more which has caused a spike in the number of kidney stone cases. So Now you know, all you need to do is drink a lot
OK...Here are the details: His official diagnoses (yes, plural) are mild ADHD - nonspecific (he said that basically means it's only a small part of things and that there are multiple other issues), ODD (oppositional defiance disorder) - moderate, learning disabled (which we already knew-for math, reading, writing), Emotional Impairment - mild, Sensory Integration Dysfunction (which we already knew and is why we go to occupational therapy), and Adjustment Disorder w/Anxiety.
He said if Tyler were an adult, he'd give him Celexa (an anti-depressant) but that there are too many studies about anti-depressants in kids and increased suicidal thoughts. Now it's recommended that drs. don't give them to kids under 18. So he gave us Risperdal. It's an anti-psychotic drug, and he said of course Tyler isn't psychotic, but that in low doses it's been found to reduce anxiety and aggression.
He said the diagnoses will likely change as Tyler grows and his brain matures, and he had to decide what were the most serious issues at this time. He said the aggression and the inability to focus were the 2 biggest issues in his opinion. He wants to only treat one area at a time to see what's left after eliminating some of the issues. It's his thought that it's possible that Tyler's inability to focus could be related to extreme anxiety and that if we eliminate that anxiety, he might be able to focus better, but there's no way of knowing until we start working on each thing. He'll re-evaluate in the fall (with many med-checks in between now and then) to see if he needs to add a med to help him focus.
I think that's about all!I'm giving him his first pill tonight at bedtime. YIPPEE! Oh....one more thing....he said unlike anti-depressants or other meds that can take weeks to take effect, he said with this drug, we'll see results in a few days to a week! I'm about to cry with relief. Yes, I know it might not work for him, but it's such a huge step in the right direction.
Congrats V on your A!
Holly - great news for you and Tyler!
Nan - congrats on selling the house!
Deborah - your English gets what you mean across! Your upbeat attitude comes through in your posts
Hello to everybody else!
Things have been busy for us, as Ken let you all know.
Long job interview story:
I had part 1 of a job interview on Friday. I couldn't get off work to drive to the other town for the interview so I'd asked them if they could do a phone interview. The lady had to get back to me on that, but she phoned me back in 10 minutes and said yes to the phone interview, but they could only do part over the phone, so if the phone interview went okay, then I'd have to go up later to do the rest of the interview. So they phoned me on my cell phone on Friday, and I'm sitting out in the lumber yard, because that's the only spot I could get phone reception and privacy (Ken had the van to take kids to park, otherwise I'd have gone somewhere better). They phoned 3 minutes late, said hello and got disconnected, they phoned back, got disconnected again, they phoned back again. Third time's the charm and actually stayed connected, but I'm nervous and wondering what else will go wrong. When I got off the phone, I thought I'd done horrible answering the questions
I like that explanation--COMING OUT OF AN ICE AGE.
The media would have us think global warming is real because they have to have bad news to report. Goodness knows we cannot hear about the Boy Scout who saved a little old lady or an Eagle Scout's project or a Girl Scout Gold project or volunteerism in the city or anything good. If it is not bad, they are not happy.
down off the soap box now
Jan
