Doctor update...

Yesterday we took Faith to see a new doctor. Actually this visit was the first and last visit for us. It was actually a nurse practitioner who can write prescriptions for us until we can find a new doctor. The ironic thing is she is leaving at the end of the month also. There is such a shortage of child psychiatrist out there. One the way home Renae and I discussed how happy we are with our psychologist. It sometimes seems as if he is so against giving Faith the "Bipolar" label. This is good because there is no doubt that he is ruling out everything else that can be the cause of her issues. We are still finishing up on the IEP. He updated our EFMP (exceptional family member program) paperwork with the Army. We are getting all of our ducks in order so that Faith will qualify for ABA therapy. Someone who specializes in working with children and they will come to the home, school or wherever the child is and work on the behavioral part of mood disorders. Our doctor is a firm believer in this, which makes us feel so much better. Instead of fixing everything with just medicine, our goal is to get her stable with medicine, work on the behavioral issues, and if absolutely necessary add some medicine. It is just nice knowing this doctor will be around and working with us for years to come. Battling mood disorders is hard enough, having to deal with a lack of doctors in this area is only more stress that we do not need to deal with. But I can understand a little. Imagine having to keep all these troubled children at work and not letting their lives and troubles come home with you. Impossible I say. Kris