Dean Rose

[Dean Rose @DRose62]

@jillian_atelsek @chronicle Congratulations! We’ll miss your coverage at FCPS.

[Dean Rose @DRose62]

@jillian_atelsek Thanks for all of your hard work and for keeping a focus on education! Best of luck with your next journey.

[Dean Rose @DRose62]

Thank you for sharing your story. Mental health is no different than a knee injury or sprained ankle. No one should hesitate to reach out for the treatment they need, and we (coaches, parents, friends, etc) should always be there to support.

[Braden Appelhans @AppelhansBraden]

Those of you who follow New Mexico basketball may have noticed I haven’t been playing or anyone who knows me may have noticed I have been so distant from everyone and there is a good reason for that. 

I have struggled with depression off and on since high school. I was diagnosed with ADHD and anxiety in 4th grade. I was put on medication to help with school and only took it during school (summers and weekends off) I was told my medication had a slight antidepressant in it. Since my depression wasn’t constant and would come and go my parents just helped me through it, thinking my medication would help.

Last spring, after taking a medical redshirt, trying to recover from surgery, and learning how to balance school with a tough travel schedule my depression showed up in a big, bad, scary way!  I went home after school got out, got into my doctor, and started on an antidepressant.  

I returned to UNM for summer and fall and killed it in practice.  Was earning playing time and showing signs of having a great season.  However, in late September I started spiraling into a dark place again. My coaches noticed a dramatic change.  I would call me several times a day to my mom in just a complete meltdown. I couldn’t make it through a practice without breaking down in tears.  I couldn’t function, stopped doing homework, lost interest in basketball, and was going down a dark path to the point where I was questioning if I should even be here.  My coaches called my mom and said she needed to come and be with me.  She was on a plane the next day and spent 4 days in Albuquerque.  I went to see the team doctor and learned my ADHD medication and depression medication were canceling each other out.  For about 6 months I wasn’t getting any medication.  I got on a new medication that worked with my ADHD meds and got in with the sports therapist.  Slowly but surely I started to feel like myself again.  Then the start of the semester came and anxiety attacks kicked in. They would hit me out of the blue.  They were almost crippling and exhausting.  So back to the doctor I went and decided it was time to stop the ADHD meds - too much stimulation.  Now I am about 2 months ADHD meds free.  Grades are still good and I feel like myself again. I still take an antidepressant every day but I am in such a better place!

Through all of this, I missed practices and games.  My coaches, teammates and everyone involved in Lobo basketball put me in a protective cocoon and took great care of me and I couldn’t be more thankful for them. My coaches decided to limit me to make sure I was mentally healthy.  I've handled it the best way possible and I understand their decision because I know what a dark scary place I was in.

You change from here.

I am so grateful that I reached out for help. I knew I could call my parents, coaches, and teammates at any time.  Most people (young kids and young adults especially) don’t have that. Most don’t dare to reach out and ask for help. I hope someone reading this will see that it can happen to anyone, even kids who are living out their dreams.  Everyone needs help at some point. 

So there it is. That is the big story and mystery as to why I haven’t been on the floor and why I have been so distant from everyone. I have accepted that I have an invisible injury that I am fixing and is well on the mend!   I will be back in a Lobo jersey next year! 

-BA1

[Dean Rose @DRose62]

Long overdue! Regardless of level, one of the top five NCAA receivers ever!🏈
#GoHerd #yougotmossed #freak

[Keith Morehouse @KeithMorehouse]

A generational talent…well deserved!

[Fixing Education @FixingEducation]

I’m a TEACHER...which means I’m ALSO a...
•Therapist •Comedian 😜
•Referee •Interior Decorator
•Mentor •Computer Tech
•Parent •Event Planner
•Counselor •Cheerleader
•Nurse •First Responder
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[Dean Rose @DRose62]

Very proud of our FCPS staff as they continue to lead the way in Blueprint implementation.

[Frederick News-Post @frednewspost]

Frederick County and other jurisdictions around Maryland have the first phase of their long-term educational strategy in place, following the vote of a state board Thursday. https://t.co/ZFKej5Mab6

[Dean Rose @DRose62]

@Lead2Support Men say this quite often, but…..it’s usually only when we’re not getting what we want!🤣

[Dean Rose @DRose62]

13 Graduations in 7 days! What an honor to part of each and every one. Congratulations to all of our FCPS graduates and their families.
#fcps #celebrate #NextChapter

[Kevin W. @Brink_Thinker]

This is Stancy Cardwell. He stormed the beaches of Normandy carrying a 60mm Mortar. He’s 101 years old and deserves endless retweets 🇺🇸

[Dean Rose @DRose62]

The lengths we are willing to go, so that Americans can continue to carry weapons of war. It’s maddening. 🤬
#SMH

[Marjorie Gaylor Queen 🏳️‍🌈 @Tim_Tweeted]

An elementary school in Cullman, AL shows off its new fold-out whiteboard / ballistic shield system

[Dean Rose @DRose62]

Great day in Annapolis advocating for our youth!
#bgcfc #kidsfirst #fcps

[Dean Rose @DRose62]

Frederick Cadets take the CMC Boys Championship. Linganore Lancers take the Girls Championship. Great night of Frederick County basketball!

[Dean Rose @DRose62]

Halftime at the Boys CMC Championship. Frederick leads Walkersville 24-21 in front of a sold out crowd.

[Frank Martin @coachFMartin]

The hardest decision young people have to make in the present environment is to either chase success or chase attention.
If you chase attention, you will always be unhappy. If you chase success you will be better prepared to deal with the attention

[Dean Rose @DRose62]

Oakdale Bear alum, Tommy Kelly with 16 points in the win! 🐻🏆🏀

[Catholic Men’s Basketball @CatholicU_MBB]

Good conference win!

[Dean Rose @DRose62]

Congratulations to this QB1! From a Bear to a Bruin!🏈🏆🌹

[Dean Rose @DRose62]

@HerdCotton I hope this says more about this team, than it does about the schedule. #GoHerd

[MyFCTA @MyFCTA]

It was a lovely evening celebrating together at the campaign volunteer appreciation event hosted by Rae Gallagher, Dean Rose & Karen Yoho #appleballot #educatorrecommended

[MyFCTA @MyFCTA]

Congratulations to the Board of Education members who were sworn in this morning! Karen Yoho, Rae Gallagher, Dean Rose & Nancy Allen. Their first action as a Board was to elect Sue Johnson as President and Dean Rose as Vice President.

[Dean Rose @DRose62]

😴💤🥱