Thanks. He does tell me how much he appreciates it. He can't say it very often - but it's often enough.

It can be very stressful having my son at home - as I'm sure you know - but it's also very rewarding. The ultimate goal is to get him on his own.

He loves his job, and I can already see the benefits. He seems more relaxed in some way, a bit more self-confident. Not completely, of course, but there's just a certain different air about him. Not quite so defeated I guess.

He saw his pdoc last night, and I guess he walked out before the session was over. He felt like the pdoc was asking too many questions about the job. Or asking the same question over and over after my son felt he'd answered it already. My son - as you can imagine - isn't a trusting person. He doubts the pdoc and therapist really know how to help him. He even worries on some level that they're more motivated by self-interest than a desire to help him.

Anyway while he was telling me about this last night he said that when it comes down to it he has to help himself. To my ears, it sounded very healthy and very self-confident. I agree with him. Ultimately we're all responsible for ourselves. We can't turn our lives over to "experts" or even our own families.

He's officially down to 6.125 mg of Zyprexa (from 7.5 mg). I'm a bit nervous about that part.