Medical

Take a Deep Breath

March 29, 2011

A goodly amount of crap has happened in the Flashlight household since the end of last year. A lot of time, I’ve just been paralyzed by the drama. Now that it seems to be (mostly) resolved, I may be able to write coherently about it. Back when I was in the hospital in November/December, one [...]

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Boy vs. Dentist – The Next Chapter

February 1, 2011

Sorry to not post in a long time. We have so many things going on that it’s impossible to know where to start. It’s been very stressful these past three weeks, a few major life changes, the normal chaos, and I’m still training for a marathon in the midst of all that. We’ll go into [...]

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I Still Have a Dream for Autism

January 17, 2011

This is a repost of something I wrote for Martin Luther King Day last year. I hope you find it meaningful. I humbly ask Dr. King’s forgiveness for borrowing from his eloquence and for the meager quality of my own words as I draw from his gift to us, one of the most transcendent speeches [...]

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Let Me Out of Here!

January 5, 2011

Yesterday we took the J-man over to do the last part of a research study we’ve been participating in. This was the big part – the in-person evaluation. Sometimes the J-man does OK with formal evaluations, but usually they can be kind of a mess. I think part of the reason is the transitions – [...]

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My Three Words for 2011

January 2, 2011

It’s not too late to choose your three words for 2011, my much-preferred alternative to New Year’s resolutions. I’ve picked mine, and this year it wasn’t hard at all. What my life needs this year is pretty obvious. Two of my three words last year – proclaim and connect – were mostly focused outward, and [...]

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Why Do I Run?

December 17, 2010

I’ve blogged much less in recent months because after The Great Burnout I’ve had to be really intentional about doing the kinds of things I need to do to keep moving in a much better direction. During The Great Burnout, I may or may not have been down to a matter of weeks until I [...]

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No, Really, I’m Fine!

December 7, 2010

Do you have a primary physician? Do you have an Advance Directive? These are just a couple of the questions that nurses seemed surprised about when I answered in the negative. I’m a pretty healthy person in general, and my OB-GYN does my yearly physical, and other than that I don’t go to the doctor. [...]

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Today I Was Strong Enough

October 9, 2010

Today I ran in our local 5K Autism Run, which for me was a celebration of the J-Man and Dale Jr., being a dad, and the journey it’s taken me on, but also of a newer me who is getting fitter and feeling stronger a little bit at a time. About 2 1/2 months ago [...]

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