Noah's depression- What to do?

March 11, 2007

What should I do? We do go to Pittsburgh

on Wednesday, so that does have something to do with my timing of this post.

I'd like to pick y'alls brains and see if you can

help me figure out how to approach thing to get the best,

and most beneficial game plan coming out of Wednesday.

Noah is getting very depressed. Have any of the kiddos here had that? My hubby is really wanting to pull him from Bible Baptist either now

or next year for school and let him do the home school via internet because we

are no longer getting the support from the teacher. She is getting married and

leaving the school after this semester. I think she is OVER helping. The other

teacher, the older teacher is still helpful...he has her for math and

English... so we will be fine with that. But the homeroom and teacher of the

other subjects is DONE! She is young and I can't really hold this against her.

She has been wonderful in the past.

So, we put it to Noah that he needed to remember to pack his books to bring

home the right stuff so that he could complete some missing work. He has not

been able to do that. English and math will help with that this week. He goes

back Tuesday. (kids out Friday and Monday, and then

he'll have Wednesday off for the doc, so we'll be going through it all again )

Itching began again. Fatigue is terrible. He is sleeping 12+ hours a night. Fighting non-stop with his brother...most of the time starting it.

Rage machine!!! Starts stuff and then comes to me smiling. It is very out of

character for him. He has NEVER been a child who acts like this. It has just been

in the last 2 weeks or so and it is BAD! Poor Aidan is blamed for

everything...he bit me...and no bite marks...and it is just nuts! Soon he'll

just bite himself to fabricate evidence. I think he is exhausted! He CAN'T LIVE

LIKE THIS. HOW DO I GET THEM TO UNDERSTAND? I need help. They are not helping

me to help him. Right now...I am forcing him to take a nap. He is in there

about to puke because he is so worked up and upset…sobbing

uncontrollably. I just don’t know

what to do.

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- Mom of

Noah 9 (ASC; IBD; osteopenia; enthesitis; migraines; asthma; possible sleep apnea)

Zoe 14

Aidan 5 (moderate-severely hard-of-hearing)

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