Joseph will be returning home April 2, 2007. He has been in some sort of hospitalization or group home since July 26, 2005. This has been a long, slow, painful process for the whole family. We are excited and anxious to have him return home, and sometimes I dont know how I am going to manage once he gets here.
One thing that I have committed to is doing an ayurvedic body cleanse and excercise program during the same time Joseph transitions home so that I can force some self care. Currently I am praying and repeating mantras to remove all that is in my way of making positive changes. A slow housecleaning is part of this project also.
During the month of March we are having Joseph stay one additional school night per week at the house so we can slowly get used to a new routine, stressers. It worked well the first couple of weeks, but now Joseph is becoming anxious to move home and has become irritable and cranky. For him irritable and cranky looks totally out of control to the rest of us. So, it is difficult to stick to the resolve of bringing Joseph home while watching him slowly become troublesome.
