http://raisingjoey.com Tue, 25 May 2010 15:04:18 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en So thankfully Joey's colonoscopy came up negative for celiac which means that he was not being exposed to gluten and also came up negative for Crohn's Disease. The one thing it came up positive for again was his lymphocytic colitis. He had blood in his small bowel and that blood ... http://raisingjoey.com/?p=1991 So we've had our hands full with still trying to unpack and getting settled in especially with Joey. The poor kiddo just does not adjust to change very well at all. We're still having behavioral problems with Joey hitting his head into walls and crying a lot. And to top ... http://raisingjoey.com/?p=1989 Once again I've been a slacker when it comes to blogging, I'm sorry to whatever readers I have left on here! I do have a good reason for my lack of posts though... we moved to a new house and for over the past month I've been very busy unpacking ... http://raisingjoey.com/?p=1988 Last night while laying in bed, I thought back to all the times I used to use the word ret@rd when I was younger before I had Joey. I remember back in grade school (obviously too young to know better) but I used to act like I had an intellectual ... http://raisingjoey.com/?p=1987 Just thought I would share a few new pictures of the kids that I recently took :) http://raisingjoey.com/?p=1986 The Connecticut Down Syndrome Congress recently produced three new videos, below is the legislative one. http://raisingjoey.com/?p=1985 http://raisingjoey.com/?p=1984 Check out this video done by Johnny Knoxville and self advocate eddie Barbanell. Both wonderful advocated for our families and spreading the word about how much it can hurt to hear the "R word" used. http://raisingjoey.com/?p=1983 Sorry (once again) for the lack of posts the past month. I had all intentions of writing at least once a week but almost 4 weeks ago, I could tell Joey was coming down with something so I called the pediatrican and took Joey to be checked out. Of course, ... http://raisingjoey.com/?p=1982 An article by actor John D. McGinley & fellow parent of a child who has Down syndrome. Please take a minute to read to understand why I get so upset when I hear/read one of my friends/family use the word ret*ard. Words do hurt, they can hit like a fist. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- N*ggers, ... http://raisingjoey.com/?p=1981