02 Mar I’m Coming Out & Standing Up

Posted at 23:26h in anxiety, Bipolar Disorder, depression, family, health, Jonathan, lessons, life, links, mental health by pkuzma 1 Comment

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I've been public about my struggle with depression over the last 12 years, as well as our journey with our son's diagnosis with bipolar disorder. We don't know that the diagnosis will stick long term, and as anyone would, we hope it won't. Nonetheless, I've...

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20 Dec A Journey of Outrageous Proportions

Posted at 20:39h in Bipolar Disorder, depression, family, Heritage School, Jonathan, life, ODD, travel by pkuzma 2 Comments

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It seems like both yesterday and forever ago that I admitted Jonathan to Heritage School on May 2, 2011. I was an emotional wreck! I made the pilgrimage to admit Jonathan at Heritage myself on May 1-2, 2011. It's hard to believe it's already time for...

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27 Sep End of Parent Weekend

Posted at 11:30h in Bipolar Disorder, communication, conferences, family, Heritage School, Jonathan, Joshua, kids, life, ODD, reflections, relationship, travel by pkuzma 1 Comment

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Well, the final day of Parent Weekend at Heritage went very well. We picked Jonathan up Sunday at 9:00 am and then went straight to a session with our therapist. We reviewed the events of the weekend, sharing a number of details with him about...

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24 Sep Another Great Day & Some Spontaneity

Posted at 11:35h in Bipolar Disorder, Colleen, conferences, family, Heritage School, Jonathan, life, relationship, travel by pkuzma 2 Comments

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It's late Saturday night. It's been a very long, but fulfilling day. Our time with Jonathan could not have gone any better really. That's with all things factored in, given truth AND grace, both of which are so vital to the life of any given...

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23 Sep Trepidation Terminated

Posted at 20:57h in Bipolar Disorder, conferences, family, Jonathan, lessons, life, relationship, travel by pkuzma 6 Comments

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We arrived in Utah Thursday a little after 4:00 pm Mountain time. We had originally planned to drive right to Heritage for a therapy appointment, thinking we were landing at 3:00 and could be there at 4:00. However, I misinterpreted the itinerary and didn't include...

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22 Sep Forward With Trepidation

Posted at 02:55h in anxiety, Bipolar Disorder, Colleen, family, gastroparesis, health, Jonathan, lessons, life, relationship by pkuzma 2 Comments

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It's the middle of the night as I'm writing this. I'm a sleeper, meaning I like my sleep. But tonight it evades me. Maybe it doesn't evade me as much as my stomach's rumblings keep me from slumber. Most reading this know of my challenges with...

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03 Aug Quick Updates

Posted at 15:00h in Balance, Bipolar Disorder, Chaplaincy, Colleen, family, Jonathan, life, pace of life, rest, travel by pkuzma 1 Comment

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The last several weeks have been fairly intense around the Kuzma household. Here's a couple quick updates and a chuckle for you: Jonathan seems to be doing pretty well at Heritage School in Provo, Utah. We miss him like crazy! Not that one ever knows what...

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16 Jul A Vote Worth Casting

Posted at 11:36h in Bipolar Disorder, family, Jonathan, life, ODD by pkuzma 0 Comments

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Hey friends! One of these days soon, I'll post an update on Jonathan. He's doing well generally. No huge changes, but small, incremental ones that we're grateful for. They'll lead to changes that need to take place that we consistently pray for and believe for. For...

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23 May Decompression?

Posted at 01:00h in Bipolar Disorder, family, Foursquare Convention, Jonathan, kids, life, marriage, travel by pkuzma 4 Comments

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At the end of what I am considering our "first week" without Jonathan, all seems to be well. While Jonathan has been gone for 8 weeks now, I think of this as our first week because even though he was in Oregon for 5 weeks...

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14 May Headed Home

Posted at 22:20h in Bipolar Disorder, conferences, family, Jonathan, life, ODD, travel by pkuzma 0 Comments

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We loved our time here, especially the little bit of time we got to spend with Jonathan. He seems to be adjusting well, though he is not without his challenges that brought him here. I don't want to give the impression that all was fun...

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