Circles

A few days of progress and then a few days of regress.   It's positively maddening.  He's off the Geodon.  It must be completely gone.  He was quite communicative all week although quite focused on death. He got a little oppositional at school but there was some learning going on. Not a lot but some.

He's still on 25mg of Fluvoxamine.  On Friday he started getting quiet and muttering.  When he spoke he said some insightful things like "I have been wasting my life".  I tried to build on that and explain how to move on from that and not waste his life anymore.  He's not ready to receive that yet.

There was at least one evening filled with anger toward the dreaded aide. This resulted in the destruction of an old portable keyboard device (He had this to help him compose before he had a laptop). It also resulted in many scuffs and scratches in his door.

He attacked me once but not with the vigor of days gone by and without any resulting bruises or scratches.  He was also consolable.

Last night he was awake all night talking to himself about "the aide".  He slept briefly in the morning.  He ate a bit and is now sleeping soundly.

So...what now?  What happens the rest of the week?

And guess what, I think our other cat is sick.