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Sunday, 6 March 2005
Topic: My Spiritual Journey
I am exhausted! I am not usually this tired come Sunday but today I have not managed to gain an ounce of energy. I have an extremely busy week ahead of me at work and I am worried about how I am going to get through it. We are attempting to adopt a new model of management which I am very excited about but boy, trying to get there is alot of work. Motivating my staff to get there is also going to be a challenge. One day at a time I guess.
I have been hanging out at the computer a lot this week talking to my sister Becky via the MSN Messanger. Becky is in Korea right now with her boyfriend Brian. They are teaching engish over there and so far the experience has not been very positive. They are enjoying the students and teaching but the Director of the school has been hard on them. They have been there since late last September and their contract extends for one year. Right now they are at the 5 month point and if they break their contract before 6 months then they have to pay for their air fair home. The Director is not their biggest problem at this point. Brian is bi-polar and has had somewhat of a relapse. So far they feel he does not need to be hospitalized but getting through each day is a major struggle. I guess it started last Monday while they were at school. Becky came up with some lye for why he had to go home and why she had to go with him. The lye involves very intense migranes that can lead to vomiting. Based on their experience with this Director they don't feel that they can be forthright. Anyway, they were lucky enough to be off on Tuesday and since then he has been teaching and holding his own. By the end of the day though he is quite exhausted and apparently it is obvious there is something wrong. They have talked about coming home as early as tomorrow but they are also considering staying one more month so their air fair will be covered. And who knows, I imagine it is possible they will finish out the entire year. Only time will tell, I guess. I really hope they come back soon. I miss them.
I am still working my way through the book "The Out-of-Sync Child". It is not a bad read actually but I am still trying to get my head around how this might applie to Nathan. I mean we all experience some level of "sensory disintegration" - well most us. So I don't know. I guess the question is - Are the difficulties that he is experiencing beyond the scope of what is "normal". Anyway, I actually feel a lot better about the meeting last week - with the school. The Director of Nathan's Day Care, Patricia, had asked the Principle: what happens to those kids you do not have difficulties significant enough to warrent a diagnosis but still are having difficulties (it is very hard to get an E.A. without a diagnosis). The Principle stated that they deal with stuff all the time. And you know this is quite true. My oldest son, Peter, has always had an E.A. (Educational Assistant) but despite this I have always had wonderful support from the school and his teachers have all been so awsome. His grade 2 teacher actually asked to have him back again in grade 3 since she was doing a 2/3 split that year. He is in grade 4 this year with a new E.A, new teacher and actually a new school. St.Gabriel's goes from S.K to grade 3 and St. Rapheal's goes from grade 4 to grade 8 (not typical, I know). And things continue to run smoothly. Anyway, I am feeling somewhat better and there are plans in place for further observation and assessment. Although I am terribly worried about Nathan I still need to try and keep things in perspective.
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