Tag Archives: Autism

Avi is coming home today

Posted on August 9, 2012 by pgold

Yesterday was a very difficult day for Marsha and me. At about 5 pm Marsha got a call from the Tikva director at ROA and she told Marsha that Avi had some more behavior issues today and that we would … Continue reading →

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All Together Now

Posted on January 25, 2010 by pgold

It’s been quite some time since I posted on my blog. After posting every day in the month of November, I certainly needed the month of December off. January came around I have been busy, so posting was not foremost … Continue reading →

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Carry That Weight

Posted on October 26, 2009 by pgold

Just last week I wrote a very optimistic blog entry about how things were going with Avi, and of course, as is our life, it is two steps forward and one step back (although this time it may have only … Continue reading →

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Wait

Posted on October 21, 2009 by pgold

It’s been a long time, now I’m coming back home. In case anyone is wondering about the title on this posting, I quoted the first line of the song. It’s certainly been a while since I’ve posted and I have … Continue reading →

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Here, There and Everywhere

Posted on June 16, 2009 by pgold

It’s been some time since I last updated my blog and a number of things have happened in our lives, both good and bad. I will concentrate on the good. Over the past month, we have Avi has been approved … Continue reading →

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Every Little Thing

Posted on April 7, 2009 by pgold

In my last post I explained that Avi would be staying at the hospital for at least the beginning of Passover. Since then Marsha and I have tried very hard to come up with a way to allow Avi to … Continue reading →

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The Night Before

Posted on April 4, 2009 by pgold

OK, so the title is a stretch.  It is now the night before my visit with Avi, but I am tired and I cannot come up with anything more original.  For those who have not figured it out yet, I … Continue reading →

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Two of Us

Posted on April 2, 2009 by pgold

Since Avi was born, I have been through two periods of unemployment. In both situations I was able to spend a lot of time with Avi than I had on a daily basis. During these two times, Avi formed a … Continue reading →

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The Long and Winding Road

Posted on March 31, 2009 by pgold

For a while now I have been looking at our life with Avi as a road. A road has a beginning, middle and an end. Right now we are still very near the beginning of our road, and it is … Continue reading →

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I Should Have Know Better

Posted on March 30, 2009 by pgold

With Avi it is often two steps forward and one step back. Yesterday I wrote about our visit with Avi. It was really a great visit and we left very hopeful about the next few days. His new meds seemed … Continue reading →

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