My moms in the hospital

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I am writing this from my iPhone at my friends house. I am sleeping here and have been for a day. My mom has MS and is in the hospital. My dad can't come get me since he is on a business vacation in brazil. My aunt has the flu and my grand parents are for some reason that no one know in Africa. So my friend offered to have me stay with him and his family until my dad gets back in 5 days. I am surprisingly calm and for 2 reasons. Coco and Sammy. My friend has a Golden retriever and a brown lab. I have gotten to know my friends mom since my friend goes to college and I am on spring break this week :/. What is funny is apparently when she said I could come to stay with them she didn't know I was autistic. My friend (Dan) drove over with Sammy and picked me up. I was very happy to see her and it helped me. I got back and he dropped me and drove to college (yes he actually has some Sunday thing for a club he does). I went inside and met his mom. She introduced herself and I did also. Then I sat down in the living room and downloaded the new Pokemon game (gates to infinity). She came back in and asked me questions about my mom. I was very consumed by my game so I didn't really respond. But I was rocking so she texted (Dan) and asked something then she found out I was autistic. My 3ds wasn't charged and I didn't bring a charger so after about and hour and a half it died. I could have used dans charger but I decided to play with the dogs. I don't know where Sammy went but I was playing with Coco and apparently looking weird because she asked me if I was ok. But I again ignored her. I wasn't tryin to be rude and Dan talked to me since he's mom said something to him about me but that happened later. I remembered that if I am going to be staying here I need my mess so after a while of playing with the dog I went into the family room where dans mom was on the computer. I asked her if I was going to be sleeping there. She said that she had arranged it with my mom and then I would go to my dads by plane when he gets back. I told her that I have autism (since I didn't know at that point she texted Dan) and need my medication. So I went in the car with her and we drove to my house. I grabbed my mess and my game charger and then went back to dans house. By that time Dan got home (my house is about 20 min from there's) but I was really over stimulated from the car ride with traffic (construction) so I was having a high heart rate and was really tense. So I went in and sat in the living room cover my ears and tried to calm down. Dans dad was out walking the dogs so I was upset they weren't here. Dan put on the tv and sat next to me. He is by far my best friend. I feel like he understands me. He doesn't pressure me when I am shutting down or melting down. He doesn't try to talk to me but he sits down next to me and is just there. Before long the dog and dans dad are back and Sammy comes over and licks me. I got of the couch and start to play with her. After that nothing really happens I go and play video games in dans room then I eat dinner and watch the movie bolt. Dan hasn't seen it before and I think he liked it. After playing more games he was getting ready for bed. I did to that was at about 12:30 it is 1:15 as I write this. I am in dans room on the floor next to both coco and Sammy. I am really worried about the next couple of days. My mom will probaly be fine and I'm not worried that happens every once in a while. But usaly I just go to my dads. But Dan is such a good friend I think I'll be fine. I'll keep you posted

Hope your mom's ok.

You'll be fine; safe place, good people. Take it as the opportunity it is to play with the dogs and get to know a different place & people. As much of a limits-pushing frustration as it may be at times, it's also an opportunity to improve your coping mechanisms, and to practice social skills while being a bit overwhelmed by the circumstances and changes. You might just get to know yourself and your abilities a little better if you focus on them. Then after you make it through this just fine, the next time anything out of the ordinary happens you'll be able to get through it easier and easier.

Remember to just take a moment and breathe.

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hope that your mom recovers soon.

Sounds like you're in good hands. You'll be OK.

I hope your mum is ok.

I'm glad you have such a good friend and you are in a safe place. I honestly feel envious of you having such a good friend.

Yeah. You're handling this really well. You know yourself and what overloads you and how to calm back down. I wish I'd known that when I was a teenager.

The dogs sound like a lot of fun! I think you can make it over the next few days. You're staying with people who know you're autistic and are fine with it, and who have cute dogs to play with. You're going to be fine.

I am going to try to make this shorter then the last part. I always type for to long. But I got up at around 9 and Dan wanted to know if I want to go to college with him. He told me there was a huge nerd room filled with computers and I could hang out in there. So I decided to go. I cant handle car drives that take longer then 20 or so min so I was getting very stressed since HIS COLLEGE IS BY THE CONSTRUCTION ON THE WAY TO MY HOUSE. But I just sat there and rocked trying to calm down. It's not like I get car sick I just don't know why it is. Also if big trucks are near the car I panic like mad. But when we got there I played minecraft for a while and then my new Pokemon game. Before I knew it it was 3:30 and all dans classes where done. We went back to his house and the car ride was agonizing. Even worse this time since there was a freaking accident I the high way and then people have to like stop to look or something. So I was out of my head. In perfect time it usually takes him 18-20 min to get there with the construction it took about 30 and on the way back we were there for at least 50 min. When I am in cars for a while I just like shutdown basically. I don't talk look react. I just rock back and forth. When we got back he went inside and I just stayed in the car. I was probaly there for 10 min before I calmed down but after that I got out and went inside. Dans dad said hi and was doing the annoying how are you do you feel better do you need something stuff. But I just walked by and sat down playing with coco. Sammy was actually at pet smart getting groomed. Later we ate some dominos pizza and then I went upstairs and played with Sammy who was back. That is really just about what happened today. I am feeling so overwhelmed with all the change. But yeah. Anyway good night.

I hope your mom will be okay. I know people with MS, and they have been in and out of the hospital, yet they are all out of the hospital doing good with yoga and healthy diets and stuff.
How do you download the new pokemon? can you do that with a regular ds?