The Gergens

Wednesday, February 13, 2008

Lots of news...

I have not been posting much lately. Basically we have just had a lot going on and I never like to post until I have ACTUAL information versus PARTIAL information to share. Here's what I know for sure:

1) I think I've mentioned it before, but FYI--Yes, we are moving to East Grand Forks approximately June 1st.
2) We are driving up to EGF this coming weekend and will be looking at 3 or 4 houses. So far, we are very serious about one house and will likely put in an offer while we are up there. We'll tell you more as things happen with that.
3) I brought Peter to have a check-up today with his ENT doctor since he had tubes put in his ears a year ago. The doctor said that Peter has Pediatric Sleep Apnea. To help that and help his overall health, he has to have surgery on March 6th to remove his tonsils, adenoids, have his old tubes removed and have new tubes put in. Usually this is a same-day surgery, but since the tonsils are involved they will be keeping him as long as necessary. This is due to a slight chance of bleeding and a lot of kids refuse to eat or drink right out of surgery, therefore they get dehydrated and need an IV. We will keep you posted on that as well.
4) Ben is home with a really bad cold.

Well, that's all I have for now. I guess that was a lot. :D Keep us in your prayers as we continue down this path of organized chaos!

Tuesday, January 29, 2008

Peter Update

As I have mentioned on here before, Peter has been receiving special ed services since he was 8 months old and PT, OT & Speech services from a place called Pediatric Therapy Services since he was 15 months old. (He is about 32 months now—3 yrs in May) Anyways, I (Janelle) met with his team of special ed teachers yesterday morning for a review and they DID diagnose him with having Autism, being “Autistic” or being placed on the Autism Spectrum, whichever way you would like to look at it. Basically his services will not change, the label is for the purpose of receiving the same amount of services, especially after we move up to East Grand Forks. He may not be labeled this for the rest of his life but for now he is. We are not shocked, almost relieved to know we are continuing down the right path of care for him and in his best interest. We are also waiting for a call from Mayo and he will be having a thorough medical assessment in March or April by the Mayo Dana Child Development & Learning Disorders Program. He has been on the waiting list for almost a year. This will help us to know if he is considered psychologically/neurologically “Autistic” as well as educationally.

That's all I have for now...

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