Advantages of Having a Child with Special Needs

 Since now the "classified" him I’m the type of person that tries to find what services and help he can get do to this.  During June when I got the letter I looked and found a few places that would be great for him and filled out applications.  One was a summer camp and the other was horse back riding.  I heard from the camp right away and he’s going the 2nd week in Aug.   I’m so excited for him to go and enjoy the fun in it.  I was never a camp kind of kid as I was shy but he’s not and I think he will have a blast with kids that are more like him.  The other I heard from today and he will be doing horseback riding lessons.  I think he will LOVE this activity!   Both are free of charge to children with special needs, how cool is that??  I’m excited for him to be able to to do both of these things and both will be so good for him!  I’m glad since he has problems they  "aren’t that bad" . His speech makes it obvious that he has disabilities but other than that he’s fairly normal.   He does have a few quirks but don’t we all.  His expressive language skills are lacking and makes it hard for him to tell us what he is talking about and he still talks backwards sometimes and also is LOUD! So it has opened doors for him and hopefully make him better for it.

The rest of us…..
Part of me is jealous as lately EVERYBODY it seems is telling me they are pregnant. One of my late husbands cousins is, my friend that was pregnant along with me is now expecting.  3 people from my respiratory class….. etc…. is there something in the water???  I’m not  and some part of me wishes I was but practicality wise I really wouldn’t want to be.   Again???  I loved being pregnant this last time. It was easy…he was easy.  Now….he’s not so easy……He’s just full of it and is hurting my shoulders, neck. I was in TOTAL massive pain today.  I took everything the doctor gave me to take.   Stupid neck problems, stupid fibro acting up.!! 

I got amrix (med)  for the fibro.  Its long lasting flexiril (muscle relaxant) it has some anti depression components to it.  So I’ve let Dennis have some and its helped him.    I know not suppose to share but I do recall them helping when my late husband was sick.  It really does mellow you out.  He’s been in quite the mood lately on and off.  He’s quit smoking then starts again and that doesn’t help. He doesn’t have his meds  they prescribed to him anymore.  The whole getting him a psychiatrist thing is a pain in the ass around here so therefore whatever.   He got a new med from his doctor.  I told him taking that is like giving you an aspirin for pain relieve while having surgery.  A drop in a bucket….What do I know he told me.  Grrr what you think I only know about Respiratory Meds????  So he acts better on it , too bad its not used for that.   I called for a script for the flexiril  today.   She told me to take them and make my decision.  I decided against  the 24 hour (amrix) as 2 nights ago I put Jonathan to bed and laid down after. Andrew woke me at 10:30 wondering when he was going to bed?? yikes! Dennis was asleep too! Poor kid.  Not that he does anything but watch TV.  

Speaking of Respiratory…They posted my license on the NYS professionals site WHOO HOO! Now its TOTALLY OFFICIAL!  Its funny I still have this mentality I have school in the fall even though I know I don’t.   I guess since I said I would take the summer off I just expect to be doing something by then.  Then there’s the whole I’m waiting for it to be official too for Andrew to get his medicaid wavier so I don’t have to worry about his medical insurance once I start working.   Jonathan is fine right now as he’s young and they give alot of lee way  for infants  and income levels.