Hello! Sorry it's been so long since my last post, we've just had so much going on.. :) I've got family coming in town this week, and the last day of summer school is this week, so it's gonna be hectic around here for awhile, I figured I'd better post something before I don't have the time.. Jackson is ...... we hit a major snag a few weeks ago, with medication (AGAIN!) and had to change it all around.. He's not tolerating meds he was once on very well, and that landed us in the hospital, with some pretty strange side effects.. I'll spare you the details, lets just say as a mother and a father, it was super scary to see our son going through that, and to think that we did it to him, by putting these medications into his 7 yr old body. After working with his Dr, we came to the conclusion, that he needed most of his meds scratched, and to start over. We had a REALLY bad week 2 weeks ago, and it almost landed him in the hospital.. (not the Cox or St Johns type either). We were given advice from his dr, that if we can't manage him at home, maybe we should admit him..... NO! NOT HAPPENING! We can't do that, were not giving up on him, and that would basically be giving up.. So we opted for no on that of course, and started a new medicine. I'm pleased to report that we are going on 2 weeks of wonderful behavior! HALLELUJAH!! I saw Jesus Beams as I call them. lol those streaks that come out of the sun??? Ya know?? right?! Anyways, he's been amazing, fun to be around, smiles, laughs, has fun, sleeps a little during the day, but nothing crazy... Yes we still have our "bad days" but now we have a way to control them, and they don't last as long as before. That's aces in my book! So were on less medicine, and trucking along nicely.. I hope this lasts.. That's been the super frustrating thing with this journey.. The ups and downs, the highs and lows... I guess that's life in general I suppose, we just seem to have them all the time.. Were currently in the process of getting him into the Thompson Center, in Columbia, MO, and I can't be more excited! They are the EXPERTS on Autism... well around here anyways. The only problem is it's another long waiting list... But we will wait... it's not like the Autism is going anywhere.... UNFORTUNATLEY!
Switching gears, I've been having some crappy issues since my surgery.... horrible muscle cramps, weight gain, and just feeling like poo... I'm to the point where I'm searching bad thyroids on the black market to purchase and have put back in. LOL (not really) but close. This sucks! At least before I still felt like crap but I was skinny(er)... he he. I guess I have to be patient and wait, it can take awhile before my levels are back to normal, I just hope they don't bring more weight.
Well anyways I suppose I should go for now, I just wanted to update you all. see ya later!
Brooks
