2015: Steph Timeline
Age: 11 Major Events: Cosmic bowling, basketball, volleyball, cross country. Annual trip to Kings Island and fast passes to ride the rides over and over. The girls started to enjoy… Read more 2015: Steph Timeline →
2016: Steph Timeline
Age: 12 Major Events: Acute behavioral hospitalization (February) We met Larry, a therapist who specialized in adolescents like Stephanie. (August) Larry explained to us that we needed to allow natural… Read more 2016: Steph Timeline →
2017 Reflection: Steph Timeline
I posted the 2017: Stephanie Timeline, but didn’t add a reflection. I didn’t know what was important to say, but as I opened the 2016 photos, I realized the way… Read more 2017 Reflection: Steph Timeline →
2017: Steph Timeline
Age: 13 Major Events: Finished residential treatment and returned home in time for Opening Day of softball season Lived the 6 best months of her life, using DBT skills Therapist… Read more 2017: Steph Timeline →
2018: Steph Timeline
Age: 14 Major Events: New “friends” at youth group who pulled her into darkness Unable to find a therapist to meet her needs Became angry and threatened to hurt herself… Read more 2018: Steph Timeline →
2019: Steph Timeline (Redacted)
Age: 15 Major Events (Redacted): Ran away from a private placement, several times XXXXXXXX XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX XXXXXXXXXXXXX XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX XXXXXXXXXXXX XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX Moved facilities 7 times in 2019 Clarity Discovered: 2019… Read more 2019: Steph Timeline (Redacted) →
2020: Steph Timeline
Age: 16 Major Events: Moved to a group home (in the midst of a global pandemic and a state-wide stay-at-home order) Stephanie has been given another opportunity at a group… Read more 2020: Steph Timeline →
creating a timeline
Our 16 year old daughter doesn’t live with us. I supposed there are many parents who live this ugly reality, although for different reasons. It wasn’t the way things were… Read more creating a timeline →