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Dreadlocks Courtesy Of Your Local Wal-Mart
Summer has come, and summer has gone. For the most part anyway. At least as far as summer vacation for kids in here in Albuquerque goes. When the sun rises in the morning over will be the lazy mornings of … Continue reading
Posted in August 2012, Uncategorized
Tagged Auditory Hallucinations, Child Onset Schizophrenia, Childhood Mental Illness, Children with mental illness, Children's Mental Health, Generalized Anxiety Disorder, Mental Illness and Children, mental illness awareness, Mental Illness Stigma, Mood disorder, Oppositional Defiant Disorder, Schizoaffective Disorder, Tactile Hallucinations, Visual Hallucinations
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Time To Let It Go
For the first time in a really long time I can say that I honestly believe Pickles will be coming back home soon. Sure…I’ve sorta felt like that a few times before during the past 9 months, but this time … Continue reading
Posted in December 2011, Uncategorized
Tagged Auditory Hallucinations, Childhood Mental Illness, Children with mental illness, Conduct Disorder, Delusions, Depakote, Generalized Anxiety Disorder, Haldol, Haloperidol, Home, Inpatient Psych Unit, Linkin Park, Mental Illness and Children, Mental Illness Stigma, Psychiatric Hospitalization, Residential Treatment Center, Saphris, Schizoaffective Disorder, Valproate semisodium
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The Green-Eyed Monster
I admit it. I’m jealous of the voices. In fact, I’ll even go so far as to admit I hate the voices. Pickles will listen to the voices, she will believe the voices. She won’t listen to me, she won’t believe me. When … Continue reading
Our House…Is A Very, Very, Very Fine House…
All the pieces Our House This past week was Pickles last week at the elementary school right around the corner from our house. Monday she starts at another school, not to far away, but one that has a classroom for … Continue reading
Waves
I’ve seen many a doctor over the years, some good and others not so good. I always try to go into an appointment with a new doc with the best intentions and a shaker full of hope. That couldn’t have … Continue reading
Posted in November 2010
Tagged Doctors, IEP, medicaid, Mental Illness and Children, Schizoaffective Disorder
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Welcome The Sounds
A diagnosis can be such a wonderful thing. A diagnosis can be such a horrible thing. It can be full of hope in that it can shed a light to the best path of help; or it can be full … Continue reading
Posted in October
Tagged Mental Illness and Children, new diagnosis, Schizoaffective Disorder
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The Whispering Child 