This has been a long and sad year with Benjamin. It has been a constant battle with whatever is wrong. A rollercoaster ride that I didnt want on. As noted in my last post I had given up on the vanderbilt protocol on Benjamin and did reinstitute the B12 shots. Well, it still wasnt getting him where I wanted to, at least get back to. Man in Oct he took a real nose dive and we have been closing the ranks here just to stay alive sanely that is. As most of you noticed I havent run barrels in months and we have been sticking close to home. In Oct and November Benjamin was like there was a "perfect storm" building in his body. Thanksgiving week I called Dr Stewart almost in tears and he wanted to put him on another round of Tami Flu. I faithfully went and got it but just couldnt bring myself to give it to him and thank God about 2 days after I got it, Benjamin got a mild case of bronchitis, snoty nose etc and I decided to put him on some zithromax I had left over from earlier in the yr.
Well let me tell you within 3 days he became a different child. Not running and screaming intermittently during the day, in other words those episodes dropped to about 2 to 3 times a day. And the next week to about 1 time a day and now it is about 3 times a week now. He is looking us in the eyes, stemming has deminished by 70% and his language has jumped tremendously (signing and using words he knows) following commands again.
Now, not only am I still using the NP along with Dr Stewart and the microcurrent therapist in Waco but we also started utilizing the energy chair at the NPs office (not going to explain that one either). Let me tell you people, you would not believe this child. I actually went and bought a program to help him learn to read, yes, I think he is capable. You just can not envision the difference.
His mythelation system has to be working, his neurotransmitters have to be functioning 5 x's better, it really is wild. Im so proud of him and SOOOOOOOOO happy for him. It is so neat to see him being able to do so much now and WANTING TO DO THINGS AND COMMUNICATE with us. It is a wonderful day in the neighborhood. We go back to see Dr Stewart next week and I will discuss with him why the antibiotics turned things around and request some tests to see whats going on with his B12 levels, homocysteine, T Cells and a couple other markers. I am betting his homocysteine has risen to no less than 4 and hopefully 6. There are so many things in his body that seem to be working now or really trying to work and achieving some normalcy. I have some suspicions because of my research this yr but I will wait to bounce them off of Dr Stewart.
I am very sad that there is one less person on this earth to share this with because there are lots of things I have been able to do for Benjamin thanks to him, I miss you Bobby. But I want you to know that I thank you for all you did. You really did change our life. There are TONS of others of you out there that have made it happen over the past few years too, Thank you.
I pray that Benjamin continues to get better and better and I ask you to continue to keep him in your prayers. I thank God that He has shined His face upon Benjamin. I will update after we see Dr Stewart next month.
Everyone have a great New Year and be thankful for your life and the wholeness of it, appreciate your health or the health you have, be thankful for your children and their health, it is worth more than you can possibly understand, do not take it for granted.
