A GREAT DAY yesterday!!!

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Ok, as I'm ready to fly into motion to get my family out the door for Easter

vacation - I just HAD to send a quickie about a wonderful day for my

daughter yesterday....

As I've recently posted, she was just increased from 30mg Prozac/day to 40mg

-- she's been on 40mg for about 4 days now. Showers have ALWAYS been, by

far, the hardest area to gain any ground on with her. She had gotten to a

point where she wouldn't even wash herself - she would just stand in there &

cry

and become hysterical out of pure fear of not being able to stop. It was

horrible.

WELL.... yesterday, I didn't even have to STAY in the bathroom with her!!!

She was quite anxious at first, I said " honey, you will be FINE... I'll be

right back in one minute, just get in the shower & start by washing your face -

honest, I'll be right back in here "

She started, did a couple things around the house -- came back in to the

bathroom & she had her face done & hair wet - I said " EXCELLENT.... " I talked

to

her for a minute, left again to put more laundry away. Each time I left, I

HAD to say " I'll be right back " .... every time I came back in (maybe about

5-10 minutes apart) she had something else done.... every time I walked in, she

SMILED AT ME and I said " WOW.. LOOK AT YOU GO!!! YOU'RE DOING GREAT!!! "

She did awesome.... she started to get VERY nervous around the bottom part

of her body (legs - always have been the hardest thing, I don't know why -

maybe because she's already exhausted by the time she gets there). She asked

me

to stay with her while she did her legs, so I did. I had to " talk her

through " some parts there - reminding her to move on " you're done there...

you're

done there... keeping going "

It was so funny too - each time I popped in, she SMILED.... oh my GOD.. MY

DAUGHTER SMILED IN THE SHOWER --- you all have NO idea how long it's been

since THAT happened!! And she would lean over towards me & purse her lips for

a

kiss... I'd kiss her & say " YOU ARE EXCELLENT.... " and off I would go...

This child was SO excited when she got out of the shower - she was BEAMING all

day (and so was I)

WOOHOOO!!!!! I would SO like to see this happen again -- let's keep our

fingers crossed. Maybe this was the difference in 10mg of Prozac???? We shall

see!!! OH, also - as a reward, I drove her & her friend to the mall & gave

her money to buy ice cream for them both at Cold Stone (her favorite ice cream

place).

LT