Saturday, January 8, 2011

MRSA, therapy & fish oil

So, i got an infection in my armpit (from shaving presumably) which i now know was MRSA.  I went to urgent care & they sliced it open & drained it.  Gross.  They put me on heavy duty antibiotics.  so that should take care of it.  typical day at the Smith house.  :-)

Easton is switching therapists and the new one starts on Tuesday.  We'll see.  She's supposed to be really good w/ a lot of experience.

We have started Grayson on fish oil at a recommended dose, which many parents attribute to helping their kids improve greatly in a relatively short time with their speech disorder, particularly Apraxia.  It was brought to my attention yesterday, that Grayson is considered a "special needs" child.  It was like a punch in the gut.  It never occurred to me that he would be considered "special needs".  I thought special needs was reserved for those kids with mental retardation, handicaps or severe autism.  I was wrong.  Anyway, here is some info about Apraxia & fish oil used in conjunction with speech therapy.  Keep in mind, he hasn't been diagnosed YET, but he has MANY of the signs/characteristics, myself & his speech therapist agree.

All in all tho, although it sounds depressing, we are all doing pretty darn good! 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QKGGMfngRa4

http://www.apraxia-kids.org/

http://www.apraxia-kids.org/site/apps/nlnet/content.aspx?c=chKMI0PIIsE&b=839037&ct=837215

http://cherab.org/

http://www.cherab.org/information/historyEFA.html

http://teachmetotalk.com/2008/05/01/fish-oil-information/

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