The letter I haven't yet sent
Dear former teachers, nurses, doctors, and friends we met while Grant lived in Baltimore, I haven't been good about staying in touch. I...
A year together
May 3 marks the 1 year anniversary since we brought home our son from the hospital out East. May has always been my special month because...
Reflection - 6 months home
What is your form of unraveling? Mine is stress and tension. I am sharp with my tongue and I can give quite a look if I am pushed enough....
Halloween 2019
About a year ago I made a sudden decision with Scott to move into the Ronald McDonald House of Baltimore (RMH) and take a leave of...
Reflecting on May part 2
SYMPATHY VS EMPATHY I feel like I am forever confusing these verbally, but trust me...you can feel the difference when you are the...
Toxicity? Somnolence... Seizures
At the moment it appears the consensus from the doctors is toxicity from Abilify, but after another dr meeting yesterday...they really...
An Update from the Carlson's//August 2017
I wrote this originally on Aug 3: Today marked the last day of summer school for lil man. His PCA and I wondered how things might change...
One year anniversary as a "tubie" parent
I just noticed the date this morning. It's almost July 4th and I feel nothing but gratitude that we are not at the ER, that we are not...
Another challenging April (and it has nothing to do with awareness month)
I try to imagine a day with no self-injury. It's easy to imagine, but seems so hard for Grant. He doesn't want to wear his gloves as much...
I'm going to stay home
I remember walking down the hall of U of MN Masonic Hospital. It was a private conversation. I needed to vent and my mom was willing to...
