Monday, November 22, 2010

Forgot Two More Very Important Tips!

I forgot two of the most important tips to surviving the holidays with a bp child!

A.  If your child is having regular rages, has recently been hospitalized, or is in general not doing well at all, forget traveling at all, which leads to the next tip...

B.  Always buy trip insurance if you are getting plane tickets, hotel rooms, etc.  You just never know if your child will suddenly take a turn for the worse and your trip would be hellish if you proceeded.   This is just life with a special needs child, and flexibility is the new norm.
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3 comments:

  1. Mom67November 22, 2010 at 10:10 PM

    Dear Megan S. - I happened upon your blog when researching Lamictal - my teen daughter was diagnosed last April though now I see the signs were there all along (she was originally diagnosed with ADHD). I am so happy I found you, my daughter is 17, and just beautiful and sweet and MANIC right now. I think starting the Lamictal set it off, but I will be calling her doctor. I look forward to reading all your entries. It can be a lonely life. p.s. we are not traveling for Thanksgiving and going out to dinner, also we have a family portrait so similar to yours it is uncanny. XOXO Leslie (mother to Kaetlyn and Libby)

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  2. MeganNovember 23, 2010 at 8:37 AM

    Hi Leslie! I am glad you found me too. This journey can be so lonely indeed. Even my closest friends don't really get it. I am curious if your dd is on something more than Lamictal? Usually bp kids need one or two mood stabilizers and an atypical antipsychotic. Not to scare you or anything, but usually one med isn't enough to cover all the bases so to speak. But asking your doctor is good and make sure your dd gets in there at least every few weeks while you are trying to get her stabilized. I look forward to getting to know you and your journey!

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  3. Smile4532December 31, 2010 at 10:45 PM

    FYI - trip insurance will also cover accidents that happen while on the trip. My 3 yr old was burned by a charcoal grill while we were in the OBX this year and we were transferred to CHKD and spent 2 days there. The travel insurance paid EVERYTHING that insurance didn't. Even the bandage supplies and tylenol bought at wal-mart. :)

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