Happiness and Hope

It has been about 10 days since I last posted. We met with the doctor at The Andrews Center which went very well. He added a diagnosis of DMDD(Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder) to her medical chart. The doctor did this in order to prescribe medication as there is no known medication listed to treat RAD's. He was also having problems with medications for behavior because most increase your appetite and that is definitely not what we want to do. So as of today Kinzy has been on medication for 12 days and we can definitely tell a difference at home. I did ask her last week after being on it for 6 days if she herself could tell a difference or is she felt weird just so we could keep track of this for the doctor and nurse. Kinzy responded that she felt happier so that is a huge step in the right direction. We are continuing to meet with the dietitian and eating disorder specialist alternating every other week. Every Wednesday we are working with the counselor at our home. Everyone is focusing on ways to help her cope with being overstimulated in different situations. We were in Longview this afternoon with the eating disorder specialist and went for a chilly walk on the cities nice trail before heading to theatre class. Please continue to pray for our sweet girl. I know she is happier and we want to keep her going on this path.

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Aunt Kari said…
Prayers for Miss Kinzie and all of the rest of you also 🙏🙏❤️❤️
November 16, 2022 at 6:14 AM
Unknown said…
So glad to see you are finding answers. ❤️
November 16, 2022 at 6:35 PM
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