Up until now I haven’t really talked a whole lot about Aidan other than to say that he is the most “normal” of the family. He has his own challenges though. Aidan was diagnosed with Asperger Syndrome when he was 9 years old which makes him what is called in the world of Autism an…
At some point in our lives I think we all stop and think to ourselves, “When did this happen to me? When did I become this person?” I do this on a regular basis. Growing up not once did I ever imagine my life to be what it is now – not even close. No…
We’ve come to realize that our home does not run like most households. Things that are “normal” for us are not “normal” for others. Ry’s schedule is a prime example. Not many people need to take their 19-year-old to the bathroom for “potty time.” We’ve also come to realize that there are phrases one will here quite frequently in our home that aren’t heard in others. Here are some of them.
Today is World Mental Health Day. It is a day that started in 1992 by the World Federation for Mental Health as an awareness program to bring attention to the effects of mental illness worldwide. The World Federation for Mental Health has members in 150+ countries. In honor of the day, I am going hit…
Four years ago this week I planned to kill myself. The plan was to drive out into the country on a back road so my children wouldn’t have to find me, take two bottles of prescribed sleeping pills and quietly drift away from this world. I didn’t want to be in pain anymore – didn’t…
Bi-polar Disorder is a mental illness that is characterized by major mood swings. That part is general knowledge and some people use it as a joke. “Bi-polar much?” But in our house, it is an all too real fact of life. Paix was diagnosed as bi-polar with psychotic episodes just over two years ago. Bi-polar…
I have only been arrested once in my entire life. Trust me – it probably should have happened a lot more, but I had an innocent face and was never caught. When O’Doul’s first came out, it was strongly advertised as a non-alcoholic beer. At the time of my arrest, I was not drinking. I…
Fun fact – as of right now, Ry is an 18-year-old who acts like a toddler and is built like a kid in junior high. To know him is to love him. He has one of the happiest temperaments you can find. His laugh can be contagious. He rarely cries or throws a fit –…
Paix and I were just talking about how the bad thoughts can stop you cold. How they tell you that you can’t beat your mental illness so what’s the point of even trying. I went years without being medicated – YEARS!! I was in my 40s before I began taking medication for my depression. How…
Hate to start this blog on such a serious note but things will get better. They always do. We have just been through one of the worst hurricanes to hit North Carolina in decades – Hurricane Florence. We were blessed enough to make it through relatively unscathed. Just a few small branches and power outages…
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