About our Daughter

I am mother to four wonderful daughters, ages 17, 19, 21, and 23, and wife to the greatest husband on earth. God has given us a special child to raise one who was diagnosed with early-onset bipolar disorder at the age of seven, though she showed signs of it from the age of fifteen months. She also has ADHD, Sensory Integration Disorder (sensory seeking), Dyslexia, and Non-Verbal Learning Disorder-NOS, all typical comorbidities for a bipolar child. In spite of the trials, she enjoys lacrosse, running (finished her first marathon in October of 2014!), and reading and writing her own books. I will share with you the many joys and sorrows we have faced and will face in the future with the hope that you may find better understanding about this mental illness caused by both chemical and structural abnormalities in the brain. I desire that you will be encouraged by this blog if you are also dealing with a bipolar child. Thank you for reading and sharing in our journey.

How Did You Know She Was Bipolar So Young?

I wrote a long explanation of how we came to this bipolar diagnosis in a child so young under my post of March 19th of 2009. If your child or a child you know bears similarities, please seek out a good psychiatrist and don't wait for "things to get better." Often they will simply get worse, and the longer a child is unmedicated, the more damage their brain can accrue. Early diagnoses and treatment are key to providing these children with a chance at a successful life later as a teen and an adult.
Never change, start or stop a medication without the approval of your child's physician!

Wednesday, July 7, 2010

The Day of Cancellations

That would be me canceling camps, tutoring, hair appointments, putting Caroline's private school on notice, etc. Bummer. But it's strangely OK. I feel better about reducing our expenses as much as possible than throwing money at extras. I have no desire to add to our debt, so now I am coming up with creative ideas to bring in income. Mae's ballet school is opening up a store on M, W, and Fridays and Saturdays, and I have asked to be hired, so I can work while she dances. I hope they consider me. We'll see. And I have so many clothes to sell. Best I get busy!

On another note, Caroline was discovered to have been visiting some bad websites. I don't know how, except that she must have discovered my password. I changed it to something very un-guessable. And she doesn't have the computer for at least a week or more. Discouraging, really. Maybe she needs more Seroquel, but it is still early in the dose increase.
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Fighting for my Children said...

Im not sure what you mean by bad websites but if you are talking about porn websites perhaps its a part of growing up not her illness.

July 7, 2010 at 12:03 PM

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