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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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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13 May Welcome to Utah

Posted at 05:30h in Bipolar Disorder, conferences, family, Jonathan, life, ODD, travel by pkuzma 0 Comments

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  This morning, Colleen and I took a flight to Salt Lake City, Utah, arriving about 12:30 (MDT), an hour ahead of PDT in CA. We're here for our first "Parent Weekend" at Heritage School in Provo. Jonathan has been here since I dropped him off...

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29 Apr Time Warp, Part 6

Posted at 23:25h in Bipolar Disorder, family, Jonathan, Joshua, kids, life, travel by pkuzma 4 Comments

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Late Friday night, it's been quite a week since I last posted on Sunday night. We traveled about 1,500 miles through 5 states in 4 days, arriving at the home of some lifelong friends in Damascus, Oregon, only 5 miles from where Jonathan has been...

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24 Apr Time Warp, Part 5

Posted at 23:43h in Bipolar Disorder, church, Easter, family, Jonathan, Joshua, kids, life, ministry, Starbucks, Sunday, technology, travel by pkuzma 0 Comments

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It's late night on Easter Sunday. We enjoyed a terrific weekend of Easter celebrations at church. This year, I sang in the choir, the first time I've done so in at least 15 years. It was a real blast connecting with the choir partners! I...

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22 Apr Time Warp, Part 4

Posted at 09:33h in Bipolar Disorder, family, health, Jonathan, life by pkuzma 3 Comments

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In my last post, I mentioned I would write about the fact that there has been little relief really since my son has been in the residential treatment center up in Oregon. I offer these posts not to solicit sympathy or pity in any way....

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19 Apr Time Warp, Part 3

Posted at 10:08h in Bipolar Disorder, Easter, family, Jonathan, life by pkuzma 7 Comments

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Monday marked 3 weeks that my son has been in the residential treatment center up outside of Portland, OR. Each Monday that has rolled by vividly reminds me of that Monday 3 weeks ago. Rolling out of bed at 3:45 am and taking the dog...

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15 Apr Time Warp, Part 2

Posted at 22:13h in Bipolar Disorder, family, health, Jonathan, kids, life by pkuzma 0 Comments

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Recently, through the great folks at the UCLA CHAMP Clinic, there were other issues added to the diagnosis. ADHD and Oppositional Defiance Disorder (ODD). Of course, it hasn’t just been the last two years that have been difficult. It’s been my son’s entire lifetime. Most who...

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