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<blockquote data-quote="Star*" data-source="post: 112584" data-attributes="member: 4964"><p>Peaceful - thanks for the compliment. I love your name. I guess I could have been named Peace but I got Star instead. I probably would have gotten a middle name like OUT. Peace out. </p><p></p><p>How many times has difficult child been in Residential Treatment Center (RTC)? big PHEW/WHEW </p><p>lets see. I can't remember all of it - but off the top of my head...and I'm sure there was way more stuff than this.</p><p></p><p>8 Residential Treatment Center (RTC) or TBS Placements ranging from 3 months - 18 months, inc. (1) group home</p><p>2 Psychiatric hospital stays (1) 2 months (1) 1 week</p><p>1 State psychiatric hospital stay 2 months</p><p>3 MRI's of his brain - yup he's gotta goodn'</p><p>numerous blood work, heavy metals tests</p><p>1 EEG study</p><p>2 EKG's</p><p>1 broken jaw as a result of a peer fight in Residential Treatment Center (RTC) age 16</p><p>3 broken fingers as a result of fights in Residential Treatment Center (RTC)</p><p>1 broken arm - he took the cast off the next day</p><p>4 visits to ER for emergency stitches for busting windows in Residential Treatment Center (RTC)</p><p>2 head injuries trip to ER due to inappropriate therapeutic hold by Residential Treatment Center (RTC) staff - (1)was fired</p><p>1 choke injury due to inappropriate hold at age 6 - he was fired</p><p>1 attempt to hang himself while on Zoloft age 12 in Residential Treatment Center (RTC)</p><p>He's flooded 2 Residential Treatment Center (RTC)'s completely </p><p>He's escaped from every locked facility they've ever put him in</p><p>He's been encopretic since he was 4 </p><p>He's also been known to cut himself for attention not for feeling</p><p></p><p>64 medications (yes I have the list) </p><p>Countless therapists</p><p>I think around 12 psychologists</p><p>1 hypnotist</p><p>3 years with EMDR therapy helped the most</p><p>2 6 month diet eliminations</p><p>1 stroke for me</p><p>over 100 books read -created a lending library for our caseworkers office - (mine and some donations from here) </p><p>Most recently - </p><p>Charged with 11 counts of conspiracy to commit theft, 2 counts of burglary in the 1st and 1 count burglary in the 2nd - a felony</p><p>95 days in Department of Juvenile Justice (yuk)</p><p>and he got charged in court with 2 felony counts of burglary, 3 years probation, 6,000 in fines, 1000 hours community service. He has 3 years to get it all done, if he violates probation he goes to jail (adult) for 6 years with-o the chance for appeal or parole. </p><p></p><p>and a partridge in a pear tree - </p><p></p><p>This has been in 11 years. By most accounts - it's not so bad. We're alive, we're smarter, we're not healthier, but we sure do value what we have a lot more because of all we had and had to give up. We know we're blessed with a tremendous amount - because we have very little of it left. IN the midst of this - DF fell at work due to a new hire lying on his application and not knowing his trade - DF fell 2 stories through a floor and landed on his back almost severing his spinal cord. So 8 years ago - he became disabled. And sometime before I'm 45 I think I'm going to go legally insane. lol. I just can't see how it would be so terribly bad to have someone pay your bills, cook your meals, wash your clothes, clean your room all while you went to art therapy. lol I could be wrong. </p><p></p><p>Looking over this list difficult child sure has packed an awful lot into so few years. I just hope something he learned somewhere will help him someday. </p><p></p><p>Hugs</p><p>Star</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Star*, post: 112584, member: 4964"] Peaceful - thanks for the compliment. I love your name. I guess I could have been named Peace but I got Star instead. I probably would have gotten a middle name like OUT. Peace out. How many times has difficult child been in Residential Treatment Center (RTC)? big PHEW/WHEW lets see. I can't remember all of it - but off the top of my head...and I'm sure there was way more stuff than this. 8 Residential Treatment Center (RTC) or TBS Placements ranging from 3 months - 18 months, inc. (1) group home 2 Psychiatric hospital stays (1) 2 months (1) 1 week 1 State psychiatric hospital stay 2 months 3 MRI's of his brain - yup he's gotta goodn' numerous blood work, heavy metals tests 1 EEG study 2 EKG's 1 broken jaw as a result of a peer fight in Residential Treatment Center (RTC) age 16 3 broken fingers as a result of fights in Residential Treatment Center (RTC) 1 broken arm - he took the cast off the next day 4 visits to ER for emergency stitches for busting windows in Residential Treatment Center (RTC) 2 head injuries trip to ER due to inappropriate therapeutic hold by Residential Treatment Center (RTC) staff - (1)was fired 1 choke injury due to inappropriate hold at age 6 - he was fired 1 attempt to hang himself while on Zoloft age 12 in Residential Treatment Center (RTC) He's flooded 2 Residential Treatment Center (RTC)'s completely He's escaped from every locked facility they've ever put him in He's been encopretic since he was 4 He's also been known to cut himself for attention not for feeling 64 medications (yes I have the list) Countless therapists I think around 12 psychologists 1 hypnotist 3 years with EMDR therapy helped the most 2 6 month diet eliminations 1 stroke for me over 100 books read -created a lending library for our caseworkers office - (mine and some donations from here) Most recently - Charged with 11 counts of conspiracy to commit theft, 2 counts of burglary in the 1st and 1 count burglary in the 2nd - a felony 95 days in Department of Juvenile Justice (yuk) and he got charged in court with 2 felony counts of burglary, 3 years probation, 6,000 in fines, 1000 hours community service. He has 3 years to get it all done, if he violates probation he goes to jail (adult) for 6 years with-o the chance for appeal or parole. and a partridge in a pear tree - This has been in 11 years. By most accounts - it's not so bad. We're alive, we're smarter, we're not healthier, but we sure do value what we have a lot more because of all we had and had to give up. We know we're blessed with a tremendous amount - because we have very little of it left. IN the midst of this - DF fell at work due to a new hire lying on his application and not knowing his trade - DF fell 2 stories through a floor and landed on his back almost severing his spinal cord. So 8 years ago - he became disabled. And sometime before I'm 45 I think I'm going to go legally insane. lol. I just can't see how it would be so terribly bad to have someone pay your bills, cook your meals, wash your clothes, clean your room all while you went to art therapy. lol I could be wrong. Looking over this list difficult child sure has packed an awful lot into so few years. I just hope something he learned somewhere will help him someday. Hugs Star [/QUOTE]
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