Hirudo-what??

Friday I took my sister R to a medical appointment so that I could meet the doctor responsible for here ECT therapy.  I am not a fan of ECT as I view it as a barbaric treatment on scale with hirudotherapy.  However, after learning more about the treatment, and discussing it with R's doctor, I acknowledge that ECT is an acceptable alternative to suicide.  Prior to starting ECT, R spent weeks and sometimes months in mental health institutions. In recent years,  her "respites" have been have been much less frequent and considerably shorter in duration.  I will next meet with R's psychiatrist to discuss her medications and plans to ween her from ECT.  I will also meet with her therapist to learn more about her therapy plan.

I brought R back home with me and she spent the weekend with my family.  We hosted an Easter dinner that included two of my sister-in-laws and their families.  All in all it was a very busy weekend with considerably more "family" time then what I am used to.  Saturday I took J to a snowmobile hill climb.  Both of us really enjoyed our redneck selves.  I was especially thrilled with J's willingness to stick out the entire day fighting against his ADHD tenancies to move onto the next thing.