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First Day of Middle School

(4ml prozac, fish oil, probiotics, 1/2 a magnesium, 1mg melatonin)

The last post I was so happy about how well Ewen was doing and I hadn't give him his antibiotics in 2 weeks. The next day he told me he was getting some of his symptoms back, such as anxiety and trouble with eating. I gave him his 500mg of Zithromax that night and two days later I asked if he was OK now after there antibiotics and he said, yes. That made me realize once again that these antibiotics really are helping and he really does have PANS and he really does fit the symptoms. I am so glad that there is something out there that can help him, although I feel odd giving him so much Zithromax. I hope it is OK.

Today Ewen started middle school!! I can't believe he is a 6th grader now. We also got a puppy. I wanted to get a golden lab since I had one as a child and also because they are often used as therapy dogs for kids with autism and with anxiety. So I figured that would be good for our family. Well Mike and I were right...it was good for our family and we are over the moon with our super cute puppy. Ewen liked his school. He is going to a magnet school for the gifted and he gets to hang out with a bunch of nerds which is perfect for him and he loves it. He said he has some good and nice teachers. I went through his planner with him today and we made sure that he was starting off on the right track with his organization. Now we just have to keep it that way.




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