Chris, I'm so glad things are looking up for Ogy. I do know what it's like to have a child that is sick and you feel helpless and you're the one they take their frustrations out on. Though I have the pituitary problems,my daughter was diagnosed with MS at 20. She had her first symptom of optic neuritis,one of the hallmark initial symptoms of MS at the age of 11. This was in the 80's and the doctors refused to believe and even said "it's impossible for someone her age to have MS." Of course, later we learned this was totally false. Of course at 11, I didn't tell my daughter the possibilities of all this. She just was a trooper and wore a patch for 4 weeks as she went totally blind in one eye and they didn't want her to strain the eye so my mother made her a pretty patch to wear. But, at 20 a month before her 21st birthday to be hit with this diagnosis devastated her. I still remember her calling me screaming "Mom, I have it". She was convinced that she didn't when she had the MRI done. She's 29 now and I've been through the ringer with her emotions because she knows I'm "safe" she can let it out to me and she knows she can because I love her unconditionally. I just wanted you to know that I understand the pain of when you're trying to help them but, they seem to turn on you sometimes. We're just thinking...I'm doing the best I can and if I could take your place I would.. Nothing has devastated me as much as my daughter being sick. On the good note, she's still walking except for her occasional flare ups and to me that's a miracle since she's had it since she was a child. Ogy is so young to have to deal with all this, but someday he'll be able to better verbalize his frustrations and other times you may be the "safe" person to let it all out to. Things will get better it's just a journey to get through all the emotions. My thoughts are with your family. Lisa Strecker | 