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02 Mar I’m Coming Out & Standing Up

Posted at 23:26h in anxiety, Bipolar Disorder, depression, family, health, Jonathan, lessons, life, links, mental health by pkuzma 1 Comment

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I've been public about my struggle with depression over the last 12 years, as well as our journey with our son's diagnosis with bipolar disorder. We don't know that the diagnosis will stick long term, and as anyone would, we hope it won't. Nonetheless, I've...

20 Dec A Journey of Outrageous Proportions

Posted at 20:39h in Bipolar Disorder, depression, family, Heritage School, Jonathan, life, ODD, travel by pkuzma 2 Comments

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It seems like both yesterday and forever ago that I admitted Jonathan to Heritage School on May 2, 2011. I was an emotional wreck! I made the pilgrimage to admit Jonathan at Heritage myself on May 1-2, 2011. It's hard to believe it's already time for...

29 Apr Time Warp, Part 6

Posted at 23:25h in Bipolar Disorder, family, Jonathan, Joshua, kids, life, travel by pkuzma 4 Comments

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Late Friday night, it's been quite a week since I last posted on Sunday night. We traveled about 1,500 miles through 5 states in 4 days, arriving at the home of some lifelong friends in Damascus, Oregon, only 5 miles from where Jonathan has been...

22 Apr Time Warp, Part 4

Posted at 09:33h in Bipolar Disorder, family, health, Jonathan, life by pkuzma 3 Comments

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In my last post, I mentioned I would write about the fact that there has been little relief really since my son has been in the residential treatment center up in Oregon. I offer these posts not to solicit sympathy or pity in any way....

19 Apr Time Warp, Part 3

Posted at 10:08h in Bipolar Disorder, Easter, family, Jonathan, life by pkuzma 7 Comments

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Monday marked 3 weeks that my son has been in the residential treatment center up outside of Portland, OR. Each Monday that has rolled by vividly reminds me of that Monday 3 weeks ago. Rolling out of bed at 3:45 am and taking the dog...

15 Apr Time Warp, Part 2

Posted at 22:13h in Bipolar Disorder, family, health, Jonathan, kids, life by pkuzma 0 Comments

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Recently, through the great folks at the UCLA CHAMP Clinic, there were other issues added to the diagnosis. ADHD and Oppositional Defiance Disorder (ODD). Of course, it hasn’t just been the last two years that have been difficult. It’s been my son’s entire lifetime. Most who...

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02 Mar I’m Coming Out & Standing Up

20 Dec A Journey of Outrageous Proportions

29 Apr Time Warp, Part 6

22 Apr Time Warp, Part 4

19 Apr Time Warp, Part 3

15 Apr Time Warp, Part 2