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October 24, 2013 by Jolene Philo

The first two Halloweens of our son's life were complete busts. The first one because he was hospitalized because of feeding tube complications. The second because he freaked out whenever he saw a kid wearing a mask. And he saw lots of them. Because I was an elementary teacher in a very small town. Where all my students rang our doorbell and said, "Trick or treat!" Right after I invited them … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Behaviors, Jolene Philo, Mental Illness Tagged With: fear, Halloween, masks, surgery, trauma

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