Thank you

December 5, 2005

Someone may have had later contact with her, so a closer date may come to you yet. I'm very sorry for your loss. If you need support please let me or the group know. I sent you a private email to the email address you provided. I hope this gets resolved for you. If you find a date, please let me know so I can dedicate a memorial day to her. I know she will be missed greatly here.

Hugs,

Date Found: 2 Dec 2005

To Whom it may concern,This is , s son, I regret to inform you that my mother passed away last week... it has not yet been determined the time of death so if any of you would mind emailing me at deek_adenv@... with the subject as TIME and inform me of the last time you spoke to her it would be appreciated. I apologize that I have to be bringing you this information and I apologize if this is the second email that you have received in regards to this. I thank you all for your help...

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I wish you all the best of luck

January 4, 2006

Marcie,

Do these bathroom rituals happen only in the middle of the night?

What does he do during the day? I am sure that he is tired at 11 pm

so that's why it is so extreme then, and it usually does no good to

battle OCD at that time. But I would definitely suggest working on it

during the day if possible when everyone is better able to handle it.

When he gets up at 11 is it because he has to go? Is there any way he

could make it through the night? This is probably stuff you've already

tried, but how about limiting drinks before bed? Making sure he goes

right before bed?

nna.

NY

>

> Thank you for the replies to my e-mail. I sent it out last night and

> looked forward to reading them this morning. In fact, I cried as I

> read them. It's such an emotional time in our lives and its nice to

> know we're not alone.

>

> Last night was a tough one. My son usually gets up around 11

> PM each night to go through a series of bathroom rituals which

> takes at least a half hour. He will use up to a whole roll of

> bathroom tissue in the process, which leads to having to scoop

> out all of the tissue from the toilet before it can be flushed. Last

> night I left him a " normal " amount of toilet paper and took all the

> rest of the tissue out of the bathroom. When he realized that was

> all the tissue in the bathroom, he got so mad and would not quit

> yelling. I know when he's tired it's not a good time to interfere

> with his rituals but how do we get started otherwise? My dd who

> is 6 is very concerned about her brother and is very aware as to

> whats going on. I hate that she is getting woke up to. Should I

> just give in or is there some other approach to take? I told him

> that tonight we were going to make a definite plan about the toilet

> paper issue, and he said NO of course. Any ideas?

>

> Once again, thank you for your replies. I hope some day I can

> return the encouraging words to a newcomer.

>

> Sincerely, Marcie

>

January 4, 2006

I would remain consistent. He may respond a little better tonight.

Also, be careful not to show your own anger or respond to his temper

in any extreme way. ou are doing the right thing.

As for your 6 yr old, perhaps you can try to explain that this is only

temporary and that her brother has a hard time with his feelings

sometimes. Try to carve out some alone time with her.

I have a similar situation in my house (a son with OCD and a younger

daughter not affected). It is tough on everyone, but everyone can

learn from it too. You can't change your family and your siblings are

lucky to have each other.

Best wishes,

Bonnie