LOVETT, Oliver C

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oliver cameron lovett 21 . bartender . los angeles It was like fireworks went off in my mind. Chronic back pain from a fractured vertebra years years earlier, then a sudden and violent pain in my head. Sixteen years old and in history class, I thought I was having a fucking stroke. They had to call an ambulance, it was pretty embarrassing. It's a stabbing pain. Someone described it to me as having pool balls in your eye socket, it's only accurate if the balls are covered in sandpaper. They last about an hour, but my longest was ten. They arrive in duplicates. Sometimes you can feel them coming on and you can take meds to prevent it. But those meds make me nauseous and tired, but I guess that's better than suicide... which I've thought about during a cluster headache. Usually they're unpredictable. There's no cure either. growing up age two Oliver is restless and won't sit still. It seems to be this phase he's going through. When I put him down at night, he just climbs out of his crib and wakes Theo. I think he's discovered the hand he has on me. The other day he took his food and dumped it on the dog.. try getting tomato soup out of a white dog! I'm trying to this f the positives, but it's so exhausting. Instead of restless, I'm going to call it adventurous. But when he adventurously wiggles out of my snuggles, I'm not going to lie, it is heartbreaking! - aimee lovett, mother age eight Took the boys camping for our first solo boys trip. It was the first week of summer break and the kids were wild with excitement. Our first night of camp, Oliver managed to burn through his tent with a fully engulfed marshmellow. So the three of us had to cram into the one, which was not bad but a bit smelly by the end of the week. Kids caught their first fish - a trout! We ate it that night. We saw a bear, cliff dived (don't tell mom!), and ate more s'mores than we could handle. Hope the kids remember this one as well as I do. - robert lovett, father age thirteen It's been a couple of months and these days we are looking at the littlest things for hope. Oliver woke up on Friday and it went as well as you would expect. I feel sick thinking about it. I think Theo is glad to have him back though, they've been binging The Office silently since he woke. We'll hopefully be heading back to San Diego in the next couple of weeks, the doctor is trying to set up a physiotherapist for Oliver and I'm asking for recommendations for a therapist. I think being back home and getting into new routines will be good for everyone. - alli king, aunt age seventeen Oliver is a capable learner. When he does the the work it is extraordinary, and you can see the makings of a great mind. But it is getting him to do the work that is the struggle. In order to succeed, he needs to apply himself. - bethany mccdowell, teacher pros / cons pros clever, good taste in music, talent in small talk, will pick up the tab (even if it drives debt), tall, remembers birthdays and special events, dresses well (if by well we mean black on black), close with family, environmentally conscious, athletic build, smells good 75% of the time, independent. cons doesn't build lasting relationships, pretentious over music, not very down to earth, terrible cook, part-time alcoholic, addictive personality, minimalist decor, does not present well to parents, resting douche face, nocturnal, doesn't do well with crowds, smells like a brewery 25% of the time, self-destructive. #twinning When we were thirteen our parents died. It's really weird how things change so quickly. For thirteen years, I thought Theo an I were the same person. It felt as though we shared half a brain, I know it's a twin thing.. but it literally felt we were the same person, we were so fucking agreeable. Then the lights switched off. And when they were back on, we were different people. Similar through experience, but different through recovery. Theo is so goddamn fucking positive, and to be honest, a stronger person. Everything was gone, but his rebuild.. it was a mansion in comparison to my shack. I'm not jealous of it. I'm really proud, actually. You know, Theo really became who he was supposed to be. He took this brutal situation and somehow took it as a sign to become something. I guess I let the situation take me a bit. Honestly, Theo is a pillar in my life. I think there's still that half a brain thing sometimes. It hasn't gone away, it's just less glowy. I know what he's thinking, and vice versa, which makes it kind of depressing and dim.

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