Well, we are 2 months and 15 days into this new year. Boy, has it been a doozy…but when living with Aspies, isn’t everyday really a doozy?! We are fortunate to have found out in the last few weeks, just how dishonest the Food Lion corporation is…luckily for us, Chris has found greener pastures with Harris Teeter. Training is long & difficult, but well worth it in the end…so we insist on believing!
As Aspie moms know, finding time to “blog” is just not normally in the schedule, which is evident by the lapse of time since my last entry…keeping a consistent diary was also never a strong point of mine, growing up, you should probably know. This year, I am making a conscious effort to be more consistent…who knows, I may just be able to offer a glimmer of inspiration to another Aspie mom who may be out there & feel like they, too, are often just treading water, while waiting impatiently for someone to toss her a life-preserver!
After years, and I mean YEARS!, of aimlessly floating in the Sea of Gloom & Dispair with Aaron, and his pain issues, his physical therapists determined that he had “reached a plateau”, and would better benefit from Biomedical Feedback Therapy…aka, acupuncture & meds for pain management…which we collectively decided against, since our insurance didn’t cover the procedures! Duh!!! Well, after showing Aaron’s x-rays to the BEST Doctor in the world, Dr. Ed Thornton, from Texas, he determined right off that Aaron has “Scheuermann’s Disease”…like he didn’t already have enough! Furthermore, it is genetic…and runs right thru the main street of our familial DNA! My great-grandfather had it, and Ed does too! (btw, he is my cousin J) So…our family dr, Carrie Smith, PA, here in Grifton is studying up on it, so we can form a plan of attack against all the bad juju Aaron lives with daily! Hooray, we finally have the answer to the 50 Million Dolla Question! Now…to tackle the laziness??? (that’s reserved for another blog entry!)
