The ups and downs

Lately my life is just an up and down mix of dramas.

Down Dramas :

1. I totally misunderstood my youngest sons test results concerning the Growth Hormone Stimulation test. While he overly produces Growth Hormone he does not produce IGF-1 which gives him a diagnosis of Primary IGFD.( it's googleable )

OK .. now that you read that I'm sure you can relate to my misunderstanding.

The "cure" itself may be considered by most folks worse than being of "short stature" but so far it means more to my son to be taller and if it's important to him then we owe it to him to see if it's possible.

2 injections a day for years isn't a pretty thought but the only solution at the moment that exists.

His Autism diagnosis already presents challenges for him that the rest of us don't have to live with ... hopefully this diagnosis won't add to that in the long run.

Time will tell, the Doctor has started the battle of the insurance company and I am thankful that for now that fell in her lap.
One more legal battle for me this year was not on my agenda so I really really hope she can handle this one.

2. Battling my School district and the Medical Access Doctors to provide the services my son needs has been drama filled for sure.
Taking on 2 legal battles at the same time is mentally draining.
Personally I want them both to just end but apparantly I am the only one in a hurry.

3. Random crazy people over the last year have added to the dramas.
Well some were not so random but their acts and the consequences of them have been.
The Domino effect has been intersting to observe.
What shakes me more than anything is that I am not confidant that the drama those acts created is over. Why do I always feel the random crazy person still wants the last word ?
Perhaps because they are indeed crazy and can't ever be trusted 100% again.

Up Dramas:

1. None of the above down dramas are or have been fatal or terminal. For that I am EXTREMELY Thankful.
2.Husband is comfortable in his job now and doing well.
3. Going cruising with some good friends.
4. Hearing the song Jack and Diane in the middle of the day at work and knowing that I have to call another good friend and bust her butt about it.
5. Having a teenager that seems happy with himself and not into the dramas many teenagers seem to get into. Sure he has his struggles, school work this year has not been a picnic but I am proud that he is a respectful kid that avoids getting into trouble. AMEN ! Yesterday he declared he is considering studying Criminal Justice.
Ok now that scares me but it's nice to see he's thinking beyond his latest Xbox score.

I appreciate the fact that everyone has dramas in their life. Some way worse than mine, but the saying what doesn't kill us makes us stronger .. has never had more meaning to me than it has this year !

That said .. it's been the friends and family that have seen me through all of them and that my fellow bloggers is a definitely an UP !