I watch children go without treatment, I see mothers cry because they can no longer afford therapy, and one of my good friends is finishing up her bankruptcy this month because she gave everything she had to save her son.  Where is the outcry?  

We are too busy worrying… Read full post »

A half bag of Raisinets!  I devoured a half bag!  Why?  A silly post by a politician, stress, PMS...  you name it. 

I've grown up in Missouri.  My East Coast relatives always said they felt sorry for me because the Midwest is so "backwards".  Statement… Read full post »

I stepped on the scale this morning hoping to still at least be 277 and I am down to 275!!!  I feel all saggy (is that a word?).  My skin is sagging, but not nearly as bad as I thought it would.  I'm doing this naturally - no surgery, or weird… Read full post »

It is not secret that autism is a challenge for children and their parents, but did you know that there is an even more devastating bit of information most families learn just days after the diagnosis?  Well, only devastating for people who are not independently wealthy. 

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I stepped on the scale today and I'm 277!!!  Down from 298!!!

I've lost 21 pounds and there are already so many changes.  At close to 300 pounds I could no longer fasten my seat belt, buy pants with a zipper, wear 3x and buy clothes in a store, walk up… Read full post »

Stuffing emotions with food is not a great idea, but I think it saved my life.  It was either sugar and caffeine, or the funny farm.  I was in an impossible situation and didn't know what else to do.  Unfortunately I'm not alone.  Over the last three years I've watched so… Read full post »

Since September, 2006 our family has been hit with autism, depression, another diagnosis of autism, diabetes, and a heart condition.  Add to that financial ruin and it's a mix for absolute disaster. 

How have we coped?

Laughter, antidepressants, chocolate therapy, soda and talk therapy.&nb… Read full post »