 | Archive - March 2008 CopingPosted Mar-11-08 06:39:37 PDT I still feel like i'm walking in a haze after the kids dr apts yesterday. I'm not sure how I should be feeling or how to cope with what i've been told. And I realized just how bad my kids were yesterday after talking with the child developmental specialist. We even had to cut our meeting about an hour short because of the behaviors of my youngest. She wouldn't stop screaming at the top of her lungs. How does one absorb and react to bad news that is going to so life altering and changing.
But it's made me realize each and every action of my kids in a new and different light. And it just breaks my heart....... What I wouldn't do to have 'normal' kids that just had to deal with the typical issues of a kid. Instead of a everyday battle a fight about just about everything. My son's ADHD is even more severe than we realized. Even when he's on medications. Even though he has many symptoms of asperger's syndrome he doesn't want to formally diagnosis him with it because he doesn't want that on his record. Because we already have a strong ADHD diagnosis and that will be bad enough. But my baby..... my little lizzy also falls into the PDD-NOS category of autism. But she is also showing very strong tendencies towards OCD. And the hospital is going to be sending me a book on it to read up to see how many red flags I see with her about that. But that is why we had to cut our meeting short. First it was a fit about her washing her hands out of the blue. And the light bulb went on that she does wash her hands MANY times a day without them being dirty. And she brushes her teeth the same way. And bathing is starting to rise as well. But we did let her go wash her hands and then soon it became an obsession to go into the play room that they do therapy in there. And she wouldn't let it go. And even though she was distracted for a brief time she continued to go on and on and on, which the dr was patient as a saint with her but didn't like that because of the red flags it raised for him. That wasn't typical behavior of a 4 year old. Plus she obsesses over counting and lining everything up in a row. Yesterday on the way down to Grand Forks she counted telephone poles, and counted up to 42 before she decided it was time to go home. So I had to redirect her over that issue. If your a parent and your reading this and don't have to deal with a special needs child, you don't know how lucky you have it and should love and appreciate how lucky you are. It's so very hard to deal with these battles everyday........................................................ So i need to get lizzy in to see the psychiatrist the next time i get case in to see her again. And to start working between the shrink and the developmental specialist and the school we hopefully won't screw the kids up to badly so they can have as normal of life as possible.
Kids need THIS kind of Drug ProblemPosted Mar-09-08 23:14:29 PDT Updated Mar-09-08 23:18:32 PDT Ebay blogs doesn't like the HTML code for this, so i posted it on my other blog for you to listen to. Great song about a positive drug problem for kids to have. Link will open to a new page. Drug Problem Artwork of a 4 year old that is a little oddPosted Mar-09-08 22:10:21 PDT Updated Mar-09-08 22:12:20 PDT I have a huge day tomorrow. I'm making the long trip to Grand Forks (140 miles from home) to see a child development specialist. (We were told to expect to be there for almost 5 hours for evaluations.) Where two of my kids have an apt. My youngest has seen this dr before and we are having her re-evaluated to make sure her current diagonis of PDD-NOS is still current and correct. But I'm personally wondering if she's not leaning more towards the aspergers syndrom because of how she acts with the early childhood services she has recived since she was 2 1/2.
UPDATE Glycerin and the skinPosted Mar-08-08 11:34:09 PST I have decided to continue my search about the use of glycerin in bath and beauty products and the importance of them. But more importantly to find the down side of using glycerin in lotions and creams and other skin care products. There is one person on the net that I know on the internet who totally disagrees with the theory that when glycerin is used in low humidity it will actually do more harm than good. In low humidity areas it will actually pull moisture from the skin when it can’t find any in the air. Note that I said low humidity and not zero humidity as one such person twisted my words into. So I wanted to find more information on this. But then she is also selling lotions with glycerin as well, and of course wants her products to look good to draw in customers.
Glycerin is wonderful as humectants when there are higher humidity levels. But finding information on the opposite side of the tracks is a lot harder to find. But it is out there. On Google books I found several books that were published by doctors and dermatologist that state that glycerin does in fact draw moisture from the skin in low humidity areas. As well as a few other scientific studies. But what about lower humidity levels. This happens in some climates naturally but the winter season also brings this, and so does adding heat and air conditioning to our homes.
But I thought I would share this link with you. http://www.solvaychemicals.us/static/wma/pdf/6/6/9/2/PGL-03-001.pdf
This is a from the solvae chemical company. The link is actually for a product that they make called diglycerol which is a better product than glycerin. But in this link they do talk about the down side of glycerin and why their product is better. And if glycerin was so perfect then there wouldn’t be a need for them to formulate a product that benefits the skin more. In my quote from this page, they use the other name for glycerin which is glycerol. They are the same product and are just better known by the public as glycerin. Moisturization Skin moisturization is a balancing act since a humectant can draw moisture from air or from the skin, causing dehydration. Glycerol (glycerin) has very strong water binding properties making it a good moisturizer in many formulations. However, glycerol’s (glycerin) moisturization ability has limitations: _ In low humidity, or in extreme weather conditions such as excessive wind or sun, glycerol (glycerin) tends to draw moisture from the deeper layers of the skin, thus drying it from the inside out. This is of particular concern in lip treatment products which are used to protect the skin from harsh environments. _ Under xerotic conditions such as deep wrinkles, and dry or squamous skin, glycerol (glycerin) tends to increase dryness by binding water from the stratum corneum. _ In the case of particularly sensitive skins, milder humectants are required. Diglycerol has a lower hydroxyl number than glycerol (glycerin), which imparts a lower water binding ability upon the product. Being a bigger molecule, diglycerol has a lower rate of moisture absorption and is retained on the skin surface for a longer period of time. Thus, compared to glycerol (glycerin), diglycerol absorbs less water, more slowly from the human skin. Formulations containing diglycerol are therefore milder and provide longer lasting effects on the skin.
I think this proves my point very clearly. And which is why I have decided not to use glycerin in my lotions and creams unless the buyer requests it to be used.
I would also like to share with you a recent letter that I received from a buyer. Her skin was extremely dry due to diabetes that is not in control as well as other health conditions. “Thanks so very much for the lotions and soaps. I am very happy so far with the body mousse. Amazed is a better word. One day of using it on my arms and I can honestly say (WOW). My arms are very dry also and well, they aren’t after applying your lotion. (smiley face) I will keep you updated and once again Thank You.”
Just wanted to share that…. Because that is one of my goals. I want to be able to help people with specific conditions as well as making a higher quality product than what is found in stores. And this touched my heart that I was able to provide relief for another person.
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