Week 3 of Therapy and Overcoming Depression

Flynnie has both made progress and had issues over this past week.

In therapy, they have recommended that he works on imitation. For example, if we are playing with cars, and roll it, we should make noise, and have him try to roll the cars with us. They also recommended that we sing songs with him, especially ones with hand motions. The ones that Flynn prefers are "Baby Shark" and "The Wheels on the Bus". We also need to work on getting him to focus, to have him watch us and work directly with us for extended periods of time. This is very difficult, especially given that Flynn loves to be mobile and always be on the move. They recommend that we do more story time, more drawing, and get him to sit with us. They say that he has improved with pointing and that he has become very good at puzzles, and that he figures them out quickly.

This week, we took Flynn and Preston out to the splash pad. We believe that a day or so prior to that, Flynn must have gotten into some poison ivy. He has had a worsening, spreading rash over his body. We have been applying hydrocortisone cream, benadryl cream, and calamine lotion. We were able to get him some oral prednisolone, which will also help with his rash. Flynn has been doing well with the rash, it only bothers him every once in a while.

On overcoming depression, it has been a hard time. I have had many good moments and many bad moments as well. I learned more about myself over this time. I have learned more about the importance of medication. How medication can be useful for stabilizing people. How depression is a real thing, feeling numb, feeling all the emotions at once, they can all occur. But, I was able to keep moving forward. I had the support of my wonderful husband, of my amazing family. I kept trying, knowing that each day could possibly get better. And eventually, it did. I have been able to smile, been able to laugh, been able to enjoying my time again. This does not mean that I'll be good forever. What this does mean, is that I know what to do the next time I struggle. I know that struggling is important. It allows me to overcome, to become stronger, and keep on moving. Moving towards the future, with God leading the way.