The last couple of weeks have been a little crazy with Matthew.....full of good days and bad. Matthew has had some tummy troubles and with that, he gets frustrated and hurts himself. Last Wednesday, he bit his arm 3 times and left a huge knot under the skin. I was not too terribly concerned with the bite because it did not break the skin......but he rubbed the spot during the night and took off the top layer of skin. It looked just awful by morning and I had to bandage it. I had to give him a little of his meds Thursday night to calm him down and he slept almost 48 hours. It worried me that he slept that long. His meds do sedate him, but generally not over 16 hours. Ended up taking him to the doctor yesterday to have him take a look at the bite and discuss his meds. He said the bite looked  good and to keep doing what I was doing for it, but went ahead and prescribed an antibiotic just in case. He also talked to me about a different med, hydroxine, which is used to treat a variety of ailments, from allergic reactions and nausea, to insomnia and anxiety. It is a relatively inexpensive drug with few side effects and I am hopeful that it will help Matthew. We shall see.

It was funny to me, that before his appointment yesterday afternoon, Matthew looked all pitiful and sad. He just laid around and did nothing. The minute we walked into the doctor's office...boom! Mr. Happy Pants.  But it was a relief to see him feeling better.

I am still hopeful that by writing this blog, it might somehow help others who are dealing with a child with special needs. If any of you know of anyone, please pass along the information. It would have been a great help to me early on to be able to talk to someone about the challenges I have  faced along the way. Perhaps this journey I am on will serve to help someone else. Please feel free to share this post on your facebook walls.....who knows, someone you know might know someone else that could benefit.


*Do not pray for easy lives.....pray to be stronger men!*