

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...


Reflecting on May - part 1
May was... - a very busy "real estate" month - the month we traveled to Maryland one day and came back the next - the time I had nearly...


One year and seven months later...
...I brought my son home from Maryland. May 1, Scott and I took the last trip to Baltimore. I have lost count of the plane trips to and...


Coming home without Grant
Scott is coming home. This rolls over me. The sinking feeling of G being alone in Maryland again hits me various times throughout the...


A New Chapter: Coming Home...Alone
I don't know what I expected for to be like after day 1; however I must've had some pre-conceived idea. I am really busy. It is great. I...


A new chapter for mom
A new career chapter has started in my life. It's not the one I could have predicted and I am sure many people didn't see this decision...


The reality of caregiver stress
It has been a particularly stressful and hard week in our house. We dropped one med with the guidance of the pysch. G had the GI...
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...