Tuesday January 12

I went into work today and set up some clear boundaries for lining up, for listening to me, and for moving about the school. I told them how many times I would give the signal to get their attention and how many reminders I would be giving for things they should already know and be doing without me having to remind them. I told them what the consequences would be. End of story. Then, of course, two of the worst customers came in late, and I basically had to say it all again. I told Kenneth's father I didn't want to be ignored anymore and that Kenneth needs to listen to me and follow instructions. Of course, Kenneth was hiding in the room during lunch and argued with me a little, although not quite as much.

We thought about going to a lecture at UCLA tonight by a psychiatrist who got cancer, developed some cancer-fighting paradigm. By late this afternoon you had decided you weren't feeling up to going. We stayed in. Tomorrow you go for blood tests again, and maybe you'll be able to take the IV chemo on Thursday.