Summer Blessings

Two posts in one week! Miracles do happen;-)

My last entry explained the anti-yeast treatment William was on. His eczema had finally disappeared, so we were given the go-ahead in discontinuing Diflucan. Fortunately, or unfortunately, during that week, his eczema returned. I can now see that this was a blessing, because it unveiled several issues...

Shortly after restarting Diflucan, William's hair began falling out. We upped his topical Glutathione (for liver support), added NAC (which helps the body naturally produce Glutathione), added Mucan (a homeopathic anti-yeast remedy) to his chlorella & biocidin anti-yeast regimen. We continuted the supportive supplements, enzymes and probiotics he's been on for the past couple of years.

Fairly simple. But at the same time, his IGG food panel results showed new reactions to almonds and white rice. So now off casein, gluten, almonds, peanuts, soy, vinegar...and SUGAR (obviously a major player in the candida/yeast overgrowth/eczema recurrence), a couple of things became clear: A) we were not "rotating" foods like we were supposed to, and B) we were not keeping his sugar intake below 10 grams per day.

This was when I panicked: 2 years of intensive biomedical treatments, dietary restrictions, therapy, major bills...we hadn't done enough...NO PROGRESS????

*DEEP BREATH*...We could do this. All the work up to this point showed us we were totally capable of handling this new knowledge as well as this truth: William's body needed us to dig in a bit deeper.

So, 2 months later...he is now eczema-free! Did you know a half cup of organic grade B maple syrup has 36 grams of sugar! John puts fresh squeezed lemons in pancakes now, so we can avoid the syrup issue...we use Birch Tree Xylotol for sweetener, and only 1 piece of fruit per day. Anyway, we are very happy about this victory, however the food issue remains.

So, my latest plan is a visit to a group called, "Inspired". They perform a hybrid kinesiology/NAET program which literally clears allergens in 95% of cases. Dr Devi Nambudripad's book, "Say Good-bye to Illness" tells the story. I'm anxious to see how this works for William. We're not looking for the infamous "cure"...but we do seek to uncover William's best possible health.

We are increasing Will's cranial sacral therapy, Relationship Development Intervention, taking an r&r trip for ourselves (J & I) to France, and then sending the little man off to Kindergarten August 5th! He has qualified for a full time paraprofessional...who happens to be the head special ed teacher at Fox Creek Elementary. We are extremely grateful for this blessing. Not only will he be in good hands at all times, but the special bus will come to our front door for pickup and drop off, and William's friend down the street will be in his classroom...instructed by a magnificent teacher. His big brother will be just down the hall in 2nd grade...that's another preparatory we'll be working on...but hopefully a source of comfort for both boys.

As the summer moves on, we hope to reconnect with William's favorite swim teacher, Russ, who has moved on from Safe Splash; we hope to find plenty of hours playing ball with Zoey; we hope for some time on the Rowe farm hanging out with the sheep, lama, cats, and riding horses; we look forward to the Oberhauser family welcoming Will and his sibs to their farm-life for 10 days. We hope for healing and silly behaviour, and good times spent with friends....and all the blessings that come with summer.

Nickie