A Little about myself and family.

Hi,
 My name is Felicia Curtis. I am currently 27 years old with a great husband and two beautiful children. I obtained my Bachelor's degree in Science of Psychology through Kaplan University Online. I graduated March 12, 2013. I started school in July of 2009, and my son was only 2 months old at the time. Although things took an interesting turn in October 2009. In October 2009, I was diagnosed with Narcolepsy. It is essentially a sleeping disorder where the on/off switch for sleep is shut off. There are days where I cannot keep my eyes open, suffering from hallucinations, sleep paralysis, and a little bit of cataplexy. It is not a fun disorder to have, and some days it seems to make life very difficult. Than there are other days, where everything seems to be some-what normal. It takes a lot of planning and understanding your body. Although I refuse to let narcolepsy run my life.

My husband is hard working, and is very caring. He works with developmentally disabled adults in group home settings, and he is flourishing in this career field. He was recently diagnosed with arthritis and diabetes. He is 31, and both arthritis and diabetes run in his family, so it was really a matter of when this would happen, rather than would it?

My son is 4 years old and a very intelligent, smart little boy who suffers from adhd (ok so no big deal) but to top it off he also suffers from Sensory Processing Disorder (SPD). SPD is described as a neurological traffic jam. if he becomes overly excited or upset, he can become uncontrollable for periods of time. Earlier this year, he has put his bare foot through his bedroom door, shattered a glass coffee table and so much more. These are what we call melt-downs and once he gets to this stage, all we can do is place him in his room and allow him some space to be able to calm down. We do have in therapy and currently in head start program (although with this government issue, who knows for how long). It is a daily struggle and we are making progress towards a brighter future for him.

My daughter is 23 months old. She is a bright and very intelligent toddler, that absolutely adores her big brother. Although we have hit the terrible two's, thankfully they do not last very long. She loves to be outside and playing, she loves her penguin and nobody is allowed to touch it...LOL! She also loves to sing and dance.

This is just an introduction of more to come, I have started this blog, more to document the struggles, issues and fun times that we have with our son and of course our daughter. I hope that this will bring encouragement to others that are in similar situations.