Recap
Hello, lovelies! Let’s recap the highlights of this delightful week a.k.a HELL!
Monday and Tuesday were the normal get my ass beat by my son. Nothing too extreme. No major bruises. So that was a plus.
Wednesday’s message to a friend: “I just had to play Baywatch Fat Girl edition and save my dog out of the pool”
My dog was (yet again) drinking out of the pool and fell in (again). Kids began screaming for me. I coming running and don’t see the dog. He is UNDER water. So….Fatgirl BayWatch to the rescue. Sigh. He is the worst doggy paddler EVER! Pitbull + water = S.O.P (Save our pup)
Friday’s FB post:
A moment to chat about my day.
As we all know, Alexander is 12, autistic, mood disorder and now being monitored for schizophrenia. He has PTSD from psych hospitals because he spent all last year in one. He is terrified of hospitals. We saw his pediatrician today and after talking to Alexander & myself, he felt that Alexander needed to see a psychiatrist. But the Dr didn’t want him to end up on a waiting list, so he suggested Montevista Hospital, here in good ole Las Vegas.
I took Alexander. As soon as we got in the hospital door, he became very agitated. Front desk staff were amazing and got us to a secure location. Here comes the good part…
Montevista Hospital let’s talk for a minute about your employee….Mike. Not sure if he is still on shift or not, but he was around 4 today when I brought my son there. Mike thinks the way to control 12 yrs old autistic, mood disorder (monitored for schizophrenic) child who is standing on a chair to touch the camera is to scream like a lunatic & scare the crap out of him and his 7 year old brother who is also in the lobby room. Mike also thinks that while screaming/yelling like a lunatic is done best if it is in the ear of the mother (that’d be me). Again, only if an inch from said mother’s ear!!!! I was in the doorway to keep my son from eloping. Mike barreled ass down the hallway to verbally attack my child & since I was in the doorway, just decided to yell next to me.
It took 20+ minutes for my ear to stop hurting to the point that I wanted to cry. It still hurts but at least I’m not wanting to cry. OH. AND…my 7 year old was standing behind me slightly off to the left and his ear was in pain too from our buddy, Mike. Thanks, Mike.
After all of that, my son couldn’t be assessed because he’s autistic. A common issue with the mental health system. Since my son is dual diagnosed with autism and mood disorder a lot of places won’t see him because they don’t specialize in autism, or because he has mood disorder. Thanks, mental health system XoXo
So at the end of the day, just wanted to say thanks Montevista Hospital for the fun Yelling adventure 
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Sincerely,
One stressed out mother
Saturday (today)
My son with the mental health issues has been Dr. Jekyll and Mr Hyde all day! Not that this is anything new, but holy hell. Can I catch a break? I’ve had to change up my game. My stress and sugar levels went to high, while I was laying next to him keeping him from harming others. I ended up going to sleep for hours! I really need to get myself healthy mentally and physically. Scary. My body just gives up.
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I often thought about recording my son to show the world what it is like to live with an adolescent (12), who is autistic with mood disorder battling puberty. AND, after yesterday’s doctor’s appointment, we are looking at actual diagnosis of Schizophrenia. People “Aww. I’m so sorry, but you’re tough. I know you can do it.” (sharpens my claws on near by rock) It’s not about being tough, because even the toughest things in the world can be broken.
Thanks for letting this stressed out mommy vent! (kisses)
Happy Reading!
S.E.Isaac
