Wow. Just, Wow. Do you really think OP needs someone who gets to use Ph.D. after their name criticizing his post-grad work? 
rhubarbarin, I got $5 that says his computer shit the bed. Another $5 that it was a catastrophic failure that destroyed at least half of his research. I love Smeghead, but if ever there was a guy to bet against and a time to do it…
I only came across this thread now as I don’t venture into the Pit very often.
Smeghead, you’re one of my most respected posters, I always read your answers and posts with great interest and the depth of your knowledge never ceases to impress me. It saddened me hugely to read this thread and all the shit you’ve gone/are going through. I wish I had something useful to say, but all I can say is I feel for you. I truly hope things get better for you soon. Don’t give up.
Holy fuck balls. I’m so sorry Smeghead. What a fucking nightmare.
Every time I feel the need to bitch about the minor inconveniences of my life currently, I will think of you and your family. Life isn’t fair, but God dammit, sometimes it should be.
Thanks, everyone. I just saw this had been bumped. I’m at a conference right now, so time is limited, but suffice it to say that no new horrors have arisen since I last posted. My youngest goes back in to get her head remeasured in a couple of weeks. We’ll find out then if there’s reason to worry. I’m ignoring it until then. My diabetes isn’t responding all that well to insulin yet, but it’s still early days.
Did I mention that it’s not just regular run-of-the-mill diabetes, but caused by the fact that my pancreas has essentially shriveled up and died? I’ve got nothing left by a withered, scarred husk of what used to be a pancreas. That’s also why I had the year-long bout of diarrhea. Fun!
I want to see pics of fruit fly ovaries too.
Sometimes life just sucks, sorry that you and your family are going through this crap. Hang in there.
In the interest of balance, I suppose I should post some good news.
My youngest (let’s go with just Y for the younger daughter and O for the older), who has the extremely low muscle tone, has started crawling, sitting, and most importantly, pulling herself up onto her knees using couches and chairs. She’s 10 months old now; we were originally warned that she might not sit independently until 18 months. Her occupational therapist is very very pleased with her progress. Y has turned out to be a very determined little girl.
Her OT has also said that she hasn’t seen anything at all to worry about with her social or mental skills. She’s right where she is supposed to be, or even a bit ahead of the curve. Obviously, it’s way too early to say that she’s not autistic or won’t become autistic, but so far so good.
So as long as she doesn’t have a brain tumor, she’s doing great.
Her sister continues to struggle with her autism. She has good days and bad. She’s making progress, too, but it’s difficult for her. The best thing, though, is that the two girls are starting to become friends. Y idolizes O, and Y is getting old enough to be an interesting plaything for O. It’s fun to watch.
Nice news! Thanks for the update.
DUUUDE how about a NSFW warning? I was too slow to close the browser tab — my girlfriend saw what I was looking at and she’s pissed. At least I think it was my girlfriend … I’m not racist, I promise, but fruit flies all look the same to me.
Fuck life indeed. Life fucks us all so it’s time we fuck it right back.
Glad things are (at least a little bit?) better for you since you made the venting OP. But yeah, I’m all on board fucking life atm.
time to find a good hoodoo woman to make you a gris gris, or make yourself a witch bottle
Well as my signature says…(only applies to April 2013 because I change my signature every month)