I'm a single parent of a child with multiple disabilities. I, too, have my own disabilities including depression, OCD, and anxiety, just to name a few.

I'm feeling really down because my child has so many issues and I feel like I cannot help him with any of them. I can't tell you how many doctors and therapists I've brought him to over the years and how many meds and natural supplements we have tried.  As quickly as I find something that works for him, the downward spiral hits and he returns to his previous state. It's just a lifelong cycle of a tiny bit of success followed by really long failures, and I feel like a terrible parent because no matter what I do or how hard I try to get my child help, everything eventually fails.

It's a terrible way to live. All I want is some happiness in our lives, and I want that happiness to hang around for a while. I feel as if I have no joy in my life. Everyday is a new problem and added stress. I do not have one single day that I can say is not filled with some problems and stresses.

I don't have a lot of money to be able to give my child every single thing he needs (medically and therapeutically) even though I work full time everyday and have health insurance. I feel like such a failure because of all of this.