It just occurred to me to ask you how much input you give her in determining what you will study. For my son, it helped a lot starting at 7 to be rather child-led...giving him more choices/ownership in what he was going to study. Some things were non-negotiable like Chinese and writing because if given a choice that would never happen.

Why don't you give some short term low cost options a go? Like at Athena's. I will be honest Athena's and OG3 worked for us for several years. Unfortunately it doesn't anymore because of the ungraded aspect of it. Honestly, Covid really amplified a lot negative behavior. Like what ever was negative became exponentially worse. Now that my son was vax'd early this year and started doing some masked in-person activities again, it has helped a lot as well. For us, the issue really came down to wanting to have more independence and control. I can teach a lot of what I had outsourced at that time and even now, but he responded completely differently to someone else's expectations and feedback EVEN THOUGH I gave the exact same feedback. Hang in there...it's not unusual...but it does feel quite awful while in the midst of all the negativity.

Have you considered outsourcing subjects? Honestly, it sounds like she is tweening. It has been an hairy 3 years for us. It helped to outsource with high quality classes because of the external motivation.

Rush Hour has a two player version.

This is the first year we went with a class with math. He just didn't want to go through AOPS on his own anymore...and it was being an issue with mom giving feedback and correcting his problem sets. We got through part of Intermediate Algebra (enough to get us through Algebra 2 topics). Geometry was never my favorite and was never his favorite topic when it would come up prior to this. So, it was a good time to switch over. He also wanted a lot more independence/personal ownership in his schooling through classes as well.

I was thinking along these lines as well. ((HUGS)) as you search for answers.

Praying for you. There is a lot happening right now. I would suggest that you get a HIPAA release form signed and filed. Her doctor's office should have electronic medical records. There is usually a process for establishing proxy access to her electronic medical record under your own login. I would also say it would be a really good idea to get a Health Power of Attorney signed as well as have her do an Advanced Health Directive so that her wishes are made clear. I don't know if your mom has a revocable living trust with provisions for someone to take over her affairs with no interruption. Otherwise, getting a financial power of attorney signed would be helpful.

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For the future...D-Mannose and this helped stop the last two I had. I had my antibiotic perscription, but I was able to avoid having to take them. I'm convinced I got them from stress from dealing with Covid drama. https://www.azoproducts.com/products/uti-medications/azo-max-strength

I'm so sorry...Please know that there is a whole community on here who hear you and believe you. Praying for healing and for answers. I don't know if you are connected to the long haul community yet. Listening to them share personally about their journey has been illuminating in understanding how much you and fellow long haulers have been suffering.

I'm so sorry. I find myself just not saying anything these days.

My 12yo got his in May & June. Sore arm for day.

if you haven't listened to him yet, Dr. ZDogg sounds like he would appeal to your husband. https://zdoggmd.com/z-blogg/

The largest scale randomized trial conducted in Bangladesh is probably the most recently published and best one especially because vaccines are not available there. https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-021-02457-y

I didn't read through all the responses, but I'm sure others have recommended seeking out CBT. Ditto on this.

mine uses google chat. The caveat is that both my husband and I can look through his message any time. Though I am strongly considering installed Bark later on. Right now, we have a Gizmo so that he has a phone. Only certain phone numbers are permitted access and text messages are "preset" that he can send. He can receive text messages from the authorized numbers. I am looking at Pinwheel phone as a serious contender https://www.pinwheel.com/ because of the features that can be customized based on the needs you have and for the age you have.

I would think a red door would really pop.

I just came across a new feature in quizlet called Explanations. It's step by step solutions for thousands of textbooks. It's fanstastic because the entire worked solution isn't visible but you click to reveal the next step. This is such a great resource if a student is stuck and just needs a little help. https://quizlet.com/explanations

MCAB = monoclonal antibody treatment

I was thinking that if you did all of Intro and Intermediate that it seems to be really 3 honors level courses. Algebra 1, Algebra 2, Intermediate Algebra. The first two mirror traditioanl scope & sequence. The later captures everything covered beyond that. IMO, the hours involved surely merit 3 credits. You can totally save yourself time and use the syllabus from WTMA for their two AOPS courses. Intermediate Algebra would be everything beyond that.

We use our Keurig but have reusable K-cup filters with our own coffee.

Similar for me, but I gladly take that over the odds of long Covid. Given my autoimmune issues, I don't think getting Covid without being vax'd would go well for me. I strongly suspect I already have CFS/PEM. It's just undx'd.

For thyroid, ask for a full thyroid panel.

FWIW, I didn't have Covid, but it did take me a good 5-6 weeks to fully recover from shot #2. I have mulitple autoimmune issues.

@Spy Carthat is profoundly sad and feels like a senseless death. It is hard for your wife to see all this hurt and suffering. That's the cost nobody talks about either...he hundreds of thousands in US and millions of children worldwide who have lost their parent or primary caregiver. That's trauma with long term consequences and for far too many poverty and diminished outcomes/opportunities.