We continue to try medications, hoping to find a magic mixture. I was talking to an old friend a few days ago who shared the story of her (now 40 year old) nephew who has a similar temperament to Calvin. She mentioned it took YEARS for the family to find the right medicines to help him and he is doing remarkably well. It helped me to realize I shouldn't give up. However, it does get me to worrying about the $. We are paying out of pocket for this psychiatrist and it is adding up. We've hit the $2000 mark after 4 months. We'll be in trouble if we have to keep this up all year. I need to call insurance and see if there is a way for them to pay for this doctor.
We've had a lot of trouble with the bus the last few weeks, as I had previously mentioned. The bus drivers recently "bid" on routes and Calvin's driver who we have loved got out bid for Calvin's route. We have a new driver now who has already had several complaints from her and I am worried a bit about her ability to endure 3 hours a day with Calvin on her bus.
Elder Holland gave the most amazing talk today, speaking to people with mental illness or who care for people with mental illness. It could have been given to just me, but I know there are so many who suffer with various mental illnesses. I'll post the link when it becomes available.
His talk was AMAZING! So grateful for it too!
ReplyDeletehis talk was truly amazing. I love Elder Holland. I hope the bus gets better for you.
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