A Normal Day

Another relatively uneventful day ... which isn't to say that it was boring! Only that it didn't involve hospitals. Although we were in the hospital last night. Only for a few hours though. Thankfully, his EKG and blood work were normal so he didn't have to stay. But he isn't doing well, at all. He is so exhausted, not really bouncing back from this latest episode at all. But it's hard to say, with him. I have often thought he was REALLY sick, only to have him turn around suddenly and get his strength back. Of course, it works the other way, too. He'll seem perfectly fine and then suddenly crump. So who knows what's ahead tomorrow? or next week? or next month? Clearly, nobody does!

I talked to Dr. Warren today about my concern for the kids. Kaitlyn seems to be okay. She just puts on the blinders and gets really busy when things are stressful at home. (I'm not saying that this is "healthy," only that it seems to "work"--for now.) Brendan shows signs of stress when things get intense, but he's mostly all right, too. But Alex seems to be struggling more and more. He is getting more and more rigid about following rules (both himself and others), about telling me exactly what he's doing every time he does something (like change to a different web page or ... anything!). It's like he needs constant affirmation that what he's doing is okay. And he bursts into tears if someone looks at him sideways. He gives me a hard time at home sometimes, but he has always been "good" at school and church. But this week he threw a fit because he had left his Bible in the van, and I, being late as usual, didn't have time to go back and get it. He was banging on the wall and being a royal pain in the bootie. He DID come back and apologize, I must say, so there's that. He has SUCH a big heart, but things are just getting to be too much for him. And the hormones haven't even kicked in yet! What's he going to be like in a couple of years? Well, I can't think about that too much right now. One day at a time. That's enough, these days! Plenty. But Dr. Warren says that I should get him (and maybe even Kaitlyn) in to see a therapist of their own. I think that wouldn't be such a bad idea.