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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13 Aug The Beat Goes On

Posted at 23:46h in Colleen, family, health, Jonathan, life by pkuzma 2 Comments

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While the beat goes on, we're ready for a different beat! Colleen has been working her way down on the steroid dose more slowly. A little over a week ago, we got the good news that her sed rate (the blood work number that tells...

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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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01 Jul Cardiologist Check-up Today

Posted at 18:01h in Colleen, family, health, life, marriage by pkuzma 0 Comments

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We saw Colleen’s cardiologist today, who did an echocardiogram to check progress. We had hoped for an “all clear” but some fluid still remains around the heart. It is BETTER than the last one on June 19 and for that we are grateful. She has...

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21 Jun Home Sweet Home

Posted at 16:49h in Colleen, family, health, life, marriage, reflections, travel by pkuzma 0 Comments

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Especially for all those who don’t follow on Facebook or Twitter, Colleen was discharged from the hospital yesterday at about 11:30 am. We were able to catch a 6:30 pm flight out on, of all airlines, ALASKA, which Colleen thought was pretty funny. I was...

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19 Jun Just When You Thought It Was Safe!

Posted at 12:14h in Colleen, family, health, life, marriage, reflections, travel by pkuzma 0 Comments

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We were ALMOST home! Set to take a cab to the airport at 9:30 am. But Colleen woke around 12:30 am with the same, but less intense, chest pain. She waited to let me know until 6:45 and we went straight to the ER, so...

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