Kim,

Was it a difficult, involved process changing your name back? I am in this situation now. I especially wonder about guardianship (when they are over 18). I know there would be the usual SS, driver's license, banks, credit cards, insurance to notify for me, but what about the probate court and all that needs to be notified for the child's sake? Were they easily able to change your name on guardianship documents and the girls' medical records and so on?

My attorney says changing your name back (which I want) can be a very long, imperfect process that doesn't always go smoothly since we know many of these places neglect to actually make the changes they are supposed to and it can screw things up down the road.

Anything you can offer would be great.

Thanks

Great Stuff, Age Of Autism Is "The Best Kitchen Conference in Town" As for mentioning the unmentionables of when the teenage reproductive hormones kick into gear . I found our lads in the care home with a clothing order book, open and laughing and pointing at the ladies underwear section,
concerns had been voiced from female staff about uncomfortable patting on their hin ends from the young male residents . We needed more training before exploring this delicate area ? as this topic was not covered in RNMH modules . Family Planning Centre ,Maryhill, Glasgow do three day in-service training for contuining professional development . what a laugh the first day, as we were waiting in the reception area, progect managers from all over the sector. we had to ask for windows to be opened as we were all feeling a bit hot and stuffy ,and a few flushed expressions on some folks faces with looking at all the training ornaments and posters up on the walls . what a good three day inservive traing it was . So well presented and covered every area we did not have information about for discussion with our staff and families .By the first day by lunchtime we were all laughing at the content of the course to the point that we were nearly all falling off our chairs sideways.
With such delicate content to cover these tutors were indeed expert within their own area.

Terrific Kim!! I appreciated watching your interview even more this second time, especially knowing now what you were going through at the time. You handled Polly's question about marriage perfectly!

Thanks also for the Pretenders video :)......took me back to a time when I had never even heard of the word "autism."

Greg,

Life is too short to waste a second on those "people".

Does anybody remember the Russian apartment buildings that got blown up in 1999? Alexander Litvinenko (and others) say that these bombings were done by the FSB (KGB) on the orders of Vladimir Putin, who was just then orchestrating his political rise in Russia, but, alas, wasn't especially popular. The apartment bombings were blamed on Chechen terrorists, but no Chechens were involved, just FSB agents. The bombings provided the pretext for the Second Chechen War; Putin, incel chin and all, became a popular strongman leader. (Putin, not one to overlook an affront, had polonium-210 put in Litvinenko's tea which made it one spicy meatball indeed.)

I suspect that something similar is in the works here. (Doesn't it seem like the perfect time?) If so, we'll look back with longing at the time when we had the luxury of tut-tutting.

Just watched your Vaxxed interview for the first time, Kim...it is excellent.

Thanks to you and Polly for a great interview. Impactful for any who watch it!

To lose my husband for what ever reason would put a hole in my heart that would never be filled, and I think I would die.
Our family always seems to always fall into what every horrible trend is going on in this country - vaccine injuries, brain injuries, autism, bipolar, and opioid addiction; yeah we walked into that one too. He developed a muscle disease from a vaccine injury, we walked right into that pain clinic, and they came very, very close to killing him, He suffered broken ribs from falling, close calls on car accidents, weird thinking (going back to his childhood days when he was 15 or 16. all the way to having pneumonia several times from not breathing deep enough because of the opioids. .

Addiction is not just about the need for a drug, but it causes some very strange behavior and thinking; well it affects your mind just like - equal to- same as a mental illness. We came through the fire and was burned on that one, and I began for the first time every to experience - panic attacks. Did you know that they feel like a heart attack (stomach ache, arm hurting, jaw hurting severely) I had to fight with all the strength I had, and it took my daughter's strength as well. She may have had her own problems of vaccine injury, wrong medications, a firing from her job, but it was her that talked to me as well as the pain clinic, and made me understand what was really going on.

After some rough withdrawal, and lowering of the medicine, we realized just how much money the pharmacy was getting for those higher dose pills during our time of confusion and extreme stress. They made a killing of money off of us, and close to killing him for real as well; just like those illegal drug dealers.

No one wants to talk about it, especially if you see yourself as straight as an arrow, and always trying to do the right thing; to being nothing but a junkie and an enabler.

So, this is the type of people - the pain clinics, and pharma distribution centers, and pharmacies that are also putting out the vaccines as well.

I am sorry that people can just walk away from each other after 25 or 30 years of knowing one another; living with one another. Not judging, just life is way too hard and messed up; even for us that have worked as hard as we could all of our lives.

When I first heard about your divorce, Kim, it saddened me greatly. I always root for parents of children with autism, and for that matter, for all of my married friends who have typical kids, too, and I pray that they somehow find a way to stay together. I am glad, and very relieved, that you are happy post divorce, however.

I was also upset to hear about the Wakefield breakup. I wish that that were not the case, because I have the utmost respect for Carmen and all that she went through in standing by her husband through all of those very hard times. People who are strong like Carmen "don't grow on trees", so to speak. While I do wish Andy happiness, I wish, perhaps, even more happiness for Carmen.

I guess you could say that I root for the females in marital relationships.

Amid all the media frenzy about Dr Andrew Wakefield's alleged new relationship with Elle Macpherson, it is important to remember the three persons at the centre of all this have all refused to comment publicly. As Kim points out, it's no one else's business.

This did not stop Carmel's brother, Finbar O'Donovan, earning himself a few bob by telling a Mail reporter how 'surprised'/ 'shocked' (depending on which report you read), Carmel was on hearing this news. Really?? This was presented as an 'exclusive scoop'. A day later a more accurate report appeared quoting Polly Tommey. I am sure Polly won't mind my repeating what she said to the Mail's hack.
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-5968513/Elle-Macphersons-disgraced-doctor-lover-61-deliriously-love-supermodel.html
Excerpt:-
'He separated from his wife a year ago, whatever anyone else says is false,' Tommey, 51, told DailyMail.com.
'It's too bad but these things happen. Why stay in a marriage when you are unhappy?
''He's portrayed as some horrible child killer but it's bulls**t – he's just a lovely guy who only wants to protect children. He deserves happiness as much as anyone.'
Amen to that.

Today's Mail coverage is all about the Wakefield & Macpherson houses, complete with both exterior shots and internal views. Elle's new $8.5million Miami pad is described as a 'lovenest'. How ridiculous!! It's just a house, albeit a very posh one. After her recent divorce Elle presumably needed somewhere else to live other than the previous matrimonial home. The Wakefield's newly built 'Tuscan style' house is now up for sale following their separation. The photo's look like they came from an estate agent's brochure. I won't bore you with the link to this stuff. Unless you are a fan of 'Homes and Gardens' type magazines, this is irrelevant to whatever point the Mail thinks it is trying to make.

Thankfully, neither the English nor Scottish print editions of the Daily Mail carried this story. The UK Sun (another Murdoch rag), was concerned Elle's celebrity might influence public opinion, although Elle has never publicly voiced any opinions on vaccines.

I think Polly Tommey has it right with that word beginning with 'B'.

Kim, I absolutely agree with you that gossip is best ignored, which is why I haven't commented on this matter in recent articles, here and elsewhere. What I would like to comment on is this oft-quoted statistic (probably similar here in the UK) of 70% of divorces being initiated by women. I think people forget that, certainly in "the old days" it was the "wronged" party who could sue for divorce. So, 70% of the husbands may have left the home, committed adultery, or beaten up their wives (I'm not saying in either of the cases you mention, especially not the last in your case!) Also, I don't think you actually have to go back to using your maiden name. Sometimes I wish I had gone back to my good old Scottish name, but, who cares? Hoping things keep on getting better for you.

Well said, Kim!