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Category Archives: Gage’s new kidney adventure
A Letter to Our Peds Office
Dear My Pediatricians, I think we might have to break up. It’s me. Not you. Well, it is kind of you. It’s because not all the doctors in your office can deal with kids with special needs. I know it’s … Continue reading
The Week in Review
It’s been some kind of week around here. It was both good and bad and I’m glad it’s over. Let’s recap the suckage, shall we? – Monday Quinnlin was sick, Julian left town and I ended up in the ER … Continue reading
Friday Photo Fun
Four years and two kidney between them. Sally is with them because she’s been through it all. Post Footer automatically generated by Add Post Footer Plugin for wordpress. Bookmark on Delicious Digg this post Recommend on Facebook share via Reddit … Continue reading
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Four Years Ago Today
Jody donated a kidney to Gage. It was the best thing that had happened to us in a long time. We’d known about ARPKD and his renal failure for 5 years and we spent the 18 months to 2 years … Continue reading
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It was good, it was bad.
So, my last post in 2010 is well, late in the day. I’ve been reflecting on the past year and coming up to the realization that it was both filled with joy and sadness. Our family struggles were heavy this … Continue reading
Staying
For the first time since he was mobile Gage stayed in the room with us during the present opening festivities with my side of the family. This is not something small, let me tell you. He has always ripped open … Continue reading
Friday Photo Fun
A year ago Ready to dig In the sand at the beach Where we sought respite From a year like none other Because they are never alike We didn’t know soon after digging Our son would fall deeper A place … Continue reading
Publicly Sharing Mental Health
A lot of people are uncomfortable with me sharing Gage’s mental health issues on the Internets. People on the Internet, in real life school, family and friends. So I don’t have to look very far to find those that think … Continue reading
Finding Help
It wasn’t easy finding help for Gage when he was in despair. Sad. He was completely shut down. Suicidal. It was one of the most paralyzing times in my life because I couldn’t help him. I felt like I was … Continue reading
Tutored
It’s a well documented fact that we have tutors for Gage. He just works better on some subjects with other people (like SKILLED, EXPERIENCED TEACHERS) more than with us and so we’ve always sought them out. In 2nd grade his … Continue reading
