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There is no strength without unity.<\/strong><\/p>\n

~ Irish Proverb<\/strong><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Hello everyone. Last week was a pretty good week for me. I am getting much better grades in both Geometry and Biology. Stress has been lifted off of my shoulders as I persevere to the finish line in all of my courses. This is all because of a schedule that was made to help me feel less stressed and more comfortable, and my parents are cheering me on.<\/p>\n

My tics have been up and down, but they have been mostly down. They still only get high when I become agitated. But, strangely, on Leap Day, my tics were extreme, and I honestly don’t know what it was that caused it. The day before Leap Day and the day after, my tics were barely around. I found that unusual and, yet, fascinating.<\/p>\n

I have been out of gummies for a few days, and I have only one pill of Zoloft left. I am hoping to get both of those refilled soon so that I don’t have huge roller-coaster emotions like I did when I was in Miami two years ago.<\/p>\n

I am writing a lot more in my book, “Sky Ward.” I have two other friends who are writers, and they are a great help with my editing. But it will take awhile for me to edit. I just got done editing chapter 1, and there are at least six chapters that I have written. So, I will still keep you guys up to date with my book.<\/p>\n

Last night, after Dungeons and Dragons, my mom and I came home. A few nights before, I had a bad bump on my under arm. She helped get some stuff out, but the bump closed back up. She re-checked it last night, and I had a bad infection. If my mom didn’t get it out right then, I was close to having Staph.<\/p>\n

She got the bad part of the infection out, but I was in so much pain and hurt. I was crying really hard for at least an hour and a half. I felt, and I still kind of feel, very weak. My moms comforted me until I calmed down. They told me that they would have to try and get some more stuff out every night until the bump goes away. I was truly scared, but I am now able to focus on just getting it out and not panic. I will be OK. I will make it through.<\/p>\n

There is some more good news, though. I looked up online about homeschool proms, andI am able to go to homeschool prom in Tampa with one of my best friends. I am really excited to go dress shopping and everything with her. I thought I’d never be able to go to any kind of dance when I started homeschooling online. But now I will be able to go to prom! Isn’t that insanely awesome?<\/p>\n

Also, last night, at Dungeons and Dragons, I told a new friend of mine that I had TS. He was shocked. I told him that the noises that he hears from me, mainly my forceful inhalation, are my tics. I also told him that once someone knows I have TS, they barely notice me ticking. I find that amusing.<\/p>\n

He always thought that Tourette’s was just about cursing. Well, he learned something new that night. He said he used to have a slight tic when he was little and his dad slapped his head (us NCIS fans call that Dinozzo-ing someone) right out of him. He jokingly said it was a miracle.<\/p>\n

I told him and two other guys about my page, Twitch and Jerk<\/a><\/strong>, and they wanted me to link it to them. So, I did. My second mom also found out last night that her stepmother’s travelling buddy had died. We don’t know how she did, but it happened. I feel horrible about that.<\/p>\n

So, overall, my week was full of pain, happiness, laughter, sadness, love and support. I hope you all have a beautiful journey through life no matter how hard it is, and a wonderful week. :)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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