Category: CABF

  • Managing

    Timothy has had rages since he was two years old. I remember the first time I realized he was raging out of frustration or anxiety – he was a tiny little thing, with a head full of brown curls. He didn’t have very much language yet; maybe a word here or there, and he was…

  • Lost and Found

    ** I’ve been asked to be a regular blogger for the Child and Adolescent Bipolar Foundation. Here’s my first blog post for CABF: “My best suggestion to you is to give up your parental rights to the state of Illinois.” A doctor told me that. A child psychiatrist my son Tim had been seeing for…

  • Thanksgiving

    In the spirit of the holiday, I wanted to share what I am thankful for this year. — I am thankful for my health, especially as I watch a close friend deal with cancer. — I am thankful for my marriage, which has its ups and downs, but still serves as my backbone after 19…