Very Insightful

http://www.fletcherclan.blogspot.com/

Thought you might to read another adoptive mothers perspective that we find so truthful for our own lives.

Peace on Earth!
Lisa

Today!

One week ago our lives were very chaotic. At this time of day(11:30am) we were preparing to take Jason to the Emergency Room. He is still there and most likely will be there for at least another week. We talk to the doc on TUESDAY at 2pm CST and make a treatment plan. All the nurses and SW are seeing Jason as he is at home and at school so we are very thankful for that as they will be in the process of making a treatment plan for him.They will give insight to the doc other than us! (you know parents know nothing). :-D



Our first prayers this week have been answered thanks to you coming together as the Body of Christ and agreeing together on Jasons behalf that they would SEE his behavior during a manic phase and depressive phase. PRAISE THE LORD..



NOW...we would ask that you join with us in praying specifically that over the next few days, Dr. Cullinan will use the knowledge and wisdom of his experience with Jason to help us all come up with a treatment plan that will help Jason FOCUS(meds), and FOLLOW THROUGH (our home and school plan). Pray that Dr. Cullinan will listen to those around who have observed Jason and will seek their opinion.



Pray for Russ, Steven and I to continue to rest and get renewed over the next few days. That we will all be protected from the discouragement that can happen when a loved one is struggling with a chronic illness. Have a blessed weekend and we will be in touch!



REMEMBER... Tuesday afternoon, 2pm CST will be our appt with the doc.



Peace to all our prayer friends! Russ, Lisa and Steven

Thursday

Visit last night was not pleasant. Jason was in a mood. He was argumentative, lying and ignoring us. Doc sees him today for more exams...we see doc on Monday or Tuesday for treatment plan.

Pray for Doc, for Jason and for all the folks who are working with him. Pray for us as we travel back and forth and for our stamina!!
Thanks
The Roses

Today

Jasons doc is coming in today. The SW said he had been acting out some and been annoying to others. Please PRAY today that they will see him full circle. We need them to see his outrageous behavior in order to get effective treatment.

Thanks so much for your love and care for us Roses!
Russ, Lisa, Steven AND Jason

Day 4

The social worker and Lisa have been playing phone tag....BUT...we heard from Jason that he had gotten in trouble during a group session. YEA GOD! Keep praying that he shows himself fully to the docs and nurses. When we called him tonight he was really angry that we had decided not to come up tonight (Steven was under the weather and I needed to care for him). We had to end the conversation early but we know that he will probably act out tomorrow (or tonight) if history repeats itself.

PLEASE continue to pray that he will show the docs his stuff so they can SEE what we deal with on a continual basis lately!

Thanks for the continued prayers and notes of encouragement. It helps to know we are not alone in this. We believe that the Lord is in this and that this will be a turning point in his healing. We care for Jason so much and know the Lord is in it! Amen!

Blessings.
Russ and Lisa

DAy 3 at the hospital

Well, we talked to Jason last night and he was sort of "snotty". I am sure he is pissed off at us. At risk of sounding snotty myself......oh well! I talked to the nurse today and he was a bit hyper. I'm not surprised. He is always hyper when he is anxious. We will find out tomorrow when we can meet with the doc and talk about a plan.

Pray for a few things specifically:

1. That Jason will act at the hospital like he has acted at home and at school. We need for the doc to see him as he is out of the hospital. We think J is "being good" so that he will get to go home sooner. In his mind, this is a punishment and so he thinks if he just acts well, he can come home and if that happens without them seeing him at his peak, then he will come home and do the same thing over again.

2. That our family will get some much needed rest while he is at the hospital. We are very very tired!

3. That the Lord will speak to J in a way he can understand.

Well, I am tired, I need to rest a bit before dinner!

Thanks for the support!

Lisa