Wednesday, October 29, 2008

Is this my Philip

So, it seems like either the weather change or just the fact that the medication that Philip is on is no longer working as well as it use to. I have been receiving several notes and calls from the school that Philip is not doing well with his behavior. I got a call yesterday from his teacher that Philip is not being himself, that he has been pulled out of his class to go to the MAE program (which is a class room where the teachers there will help redirect Philip). With no luck, he then was removed from the MAE program and placed into a SAFE calm room. Which is a room with nothing in it except Philip and a teacher to calm him down and redirect him. After 45 mins in this SAFE room, Philip was able to return to the class. However, it did not last long and the steps started all over again. When on the phone with the teacher she makes a comment that Philip even cursed at him. In total shock and determination to find out what he had said she was not able to repeat what he stated only because he was in the office with her. The whole time I was on the phone with her I could hear a child loudly saying "BLAH BLAH BLAH BLAH" over and over. At that moment I realized that it was Philip in the back. Unbelievable. Needless to say my husband had to leave work to go get Philip, because they where not sure if it would be safe for Philip to get on the school bus. After several minutes, I get a call from my husband. "I have Philip, no wait I have a child". was his comment. I asked what he meant and he stated that "Philip is so unaware of what is going on that this is not even Philip. Philip at this moment has not a single care in the world." "This is not our Philip, I have never seen Philip like this ever." I could hear the concern in his voice. Scott put me on speaker phone when he asked Philip what bad word he had used. Philip then said it. "I told my teacher the she was a stupid B!%@h" I couldn't talk. I couldn't think of a single word to say at the moment. By the time I got home from work Philip was just waking up from a nap, and I was relieving the babysitter. Philip and I sat down once again like almost everyday to go over what he should have done. I always try to find out what he was going through how he was feeling. But all he could say was that he had a lot of energy and does not remember what happened. Our new part of the conversation was of course about him saying a bad word. My husband once again sat down and gave him the same talk. What else can be done. Being that this is a biological problem how can you seriously get onto a child that can not control his mind. So the next available time to met with his doctor is not until Nov 25. Yes that far. Do we have to continue to have Philip battle this problem until then. Hopefully not. We are unfortunately trying to find a Dr that will be able to see him as soon as possible. A child with Bipolar not only needs the correct medication but as well the therapy. Hopefully we become lucky. Until then, I have to keep on schedule and get my Philip in bed. Everyone have a great week and a Happy Halloween.

Always,
Kristina

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