A buddy in Kermit.

AS PANDAS D/O continues to rage in my son, he battles valiantly. Moments of increased obsessive thoughts race through his mind that he talks in his sleep and wakes unable to rest. Increased body movements at certain times of flare cause intense pain. His impulsivity, racing thoughts of fear and paranoia invade at any given turn...yet he moves forward. He has anxiety of being away from us and has to know where I am at all times. Of late he has expressed how lonely he feels in his "very being". He knows Jesus is in and with HIM, he just has a "lonely feel". That no one is in his world, get's him, or understands.

I think our kids with Autism and also with PANDAS D/O feel like the song, "It's not easy be GREEN. I know Joshua has expressed these feelings a lot...however what has helped is that we accept him, thank God for his Autism to where he accepts himself and his uniqueness....as Green as he is....and a moment and day does not pass that we don't remind him of how incredible God has created him.

Kermit the Frogs song: It's not easy being GREEEN
It's not that easy being green
Having to spend each day the color of the leaves
When I think it could be nicer being red, or yellow or gold
Or something much more colorful like that

It's not easy being green
It seems you blend in with so many other ordinary things
And people tend to pass you over 'cause you're
Not standing out like flashy sparkles in the water
Or stars in the sky

But green's the color of Spring
And green can be cool and friendly-like
And green can be big like an ocean, or important
Like a mountain, or tall like a tree

When green is all there is to be
It could make you wonder why, but why wonder why
Wonder, I am green and it'll do fine, it's beautiful
And I think it's what I want to be