By Milehimama on Aug 11, 2010 in Bipolar, Mr R, Parenting, Real Food | 7 Comments
Don’t forget to update your feed so you don’t miss any posts! In part 1, described the road to a diagnosis of bipolar. In part 2, I told you how we chose to medicate and educate Mr R. In part 3, I’ll describe our current treatment plan, using diet and supplements and avoiding prescription medication. [...]
By Milehimama on Aug 2, 2010 in Bipolar, Mr R | 3 Comments
In part 1, I shared with you with stories of my rocky parenting of our firstborn, Mr R. We finally got a diagnosis of bipolar for him. Here’s how we coped immediately after the diagnosis. Also at age 7, he began attending a small private school with his brother. He was in a mixed Kindergarten/first [...]
By Milehimama on Jul 28, 2010 in Bipolar, Mr R | 6 Comments
This was posted on my old blog, but I’m taking that down soon and wanted to move posts that are important to me over here. Originally published November, 2006. Mr R is still on his diet and supplements and is doing well. As he’s matured, he is better able to apply coping strategies and control [...]
By Milehimama on Jun 1, 2010 in Brain, Mr P | 1 Comment
Mr. P finally had his neurology appointment. The doctor was wonderful. We drove to a Texas Children’s Hospital clinic in Clear Lake which is about an hour away, but it was worth it for a thorough, personable, caring doctor. She wasn’t able to view his MRI images on the in-room computer, so she’s going to [...]
By Milehimama on Apr 27, 2010 in Health, Laugh or Cry | 12 Comments
A week ago Sunday, I had a migraine. Now, this is noteworthy because I haven’t had one in years. I used to get debilitating ones in high school, but after Miss E was born they went away. Until this week. Now, the headache is gone but I’m experiencing weird smells. Monday night I kept smelling natural [...]
By Milehimama on Apr 23, 2010 in Brain, Health, Prolife | 8 Comments
1. Hope and pray that Obamacare does not stand. I have Medicaid, another government run healthcare program, and it is a total mess. TOTAL MESS. Currently I’m trying to find out why some of my children qualified for coverage in April, and some did not. Monday I was on hold for 108 minutes just to [...]
By Milehimama on Mar 15, 2010 in Bipolar, Mr R, Schooling, Special Needs | 4 Comments
Last week, I wrote about Mr R, my oldest son, and the new difficulties arising this year, and how he ended up being expelled from homeschool. I thought I’d give a bit more background. I don’t know why things started slipping. Is it because he’s eleven now, with adolescence looming on the horizon? Is it [...]
By Milehimama on Feb 25, 2010 in Baby A, Brain, Mama Says Randomness, Mr P | 16 Comments
1. Today I take Mr X to the school for his speech evaluation. He talks in full sentences all the time, but is so terribly hard to understand. They have to evaluate him before they can tell us what services he’ll qualify for. Next month is the last one for in-home ECI. 2. She is [...]
By Milehimama on Feb 4, 2010 in Brain, Health | 19 Comments
This post is a dire warning. Imagine that the entire nation has their healthcare run by the government! My children qualified for Medicaid along with the foodstamps. This is good, because my husband’s current employer does not offer insurance of any kind. So far it has been a debacle. First, we had issues because of [...]
By Milehimama on Jan 29, 2010 in Health, Mama Says Randomness, Mr P, Real Food | 13 Comments
1. I’ve been reading a lot of foodie books (Michael Pollan, Barbara Kingsolver) and they both emphasize eating locally and eating in season. I’ve virtuosly passed up on cherries from Chile and thought twice about buying corn on the cob in January (really, what’s the point of that?) But I really experienced what they are [...]
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