need help asap

December 8, 2001

I was told just plain table salt in M & P worked to make it harder/last

longer and granulated sugar would make it later better. Don't remember how

much it was recommended to add, but I just sprinkled a bit of salt in hot

soap, probably about a teaspoon for a couple of pounds. worked very nicely.

When I added the sugar, guess it didn't melt well enough so it sunk to

bottom of mold. I had these strange cakes of soap with soap at surface. It

did make for a nice later though, but wouldn't want to give them to anyone

else that way. I'll try it again with hotter soap.

December 8, 2001

-- I used to use sugar for lathering, but then got concerned about

shelf life. I now use borax, 1oz in the lye solution per 5lb batch.

It works great, especially here where most people have hard water. My

soaps lather wonderfully. (I also use castor oil) Jan M

January 25, 2004

On 1/25/04 6:20 AM, " krice385829 " <Krice385829@...> wrote:

I don¹t have any sugestions for you but I want you to know that I feel for

you and care. I will be praying for you. How is your daughter? Was the

abdominal pain serious?

Shauna

> Hello Friends,

> It's been another long night here. Chase wakes every 2 hours like

> clockwork and is up screaming/hurting himself for anywhere from 10

> minutes (if I'm lucky) to 45 minutes or more. From Wednesday until

> Friday he did not sleep more than 3 hours total. It took the

> neurologist 3 days to return my call, and when he did all he could

> say was that he had no idea what was causing this or what to do to

> fix it. He prescribed 100mg of Seroquel at bedtime and I used it the

> first time Friday night. God truly blessed because He knew I was

> about to have a breakdown, and Chase slept straight through from

> 8:30pm until 6:45! It's a good thing, because I was in the ER with my

> daughter from 1:00 until 7:30 last night with severe abdominal pain.

> I cannot take anymore of this. I am SO tired. Even with 50mg of

> Seroquel at 4:00 yesterday and another 100mg at bedtime...Chase was

> back to his same old routine. I feel like I need to have him admitted

> and have him checked from head to toe. Any ideas where I need to go

> to get this done? I am about halfway between Dallas and Houston so we

> could go either direction. I am desperate at this point. If anyone

> has any ideas...please email me asap.

> Kim

> (very tired single mom to Chase-13(severe autism) and Amber-10)

> krice385829@a...

> 903-683-4493

>

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January 25, 2004

Dear Kim,

A couple of suggestions that have helped tremendously our Maggie (5 years

old, HFA) sleep. First, is Chase on any kind of specialized diet? When we

put Maggie on the gluten-free, casein-free diet, it helped some. However,

when we removed yeast from her diet it helped INCREDIBLY! Basically, no

yeast breads or yeast ingredients, and limit sugar severely. Since

artificial sweeteners are generally worse than a little sugar, we do let her

have some sugar occasionally, but we also have her on Nystatin (which helps

eliminate the yeast). Many autistic kids have excess yeast, which can

interfere with sleep and aggravate other problems related to autism.

Also, have you tried melatonin? We have learned that autistic kids

frequently do not produce enough melatonin -- which is a natural element in

the body that is needed for sleep. Melatonin naturally elevates in the

evenings to facilitate sleep -- but these kids don't have enough, so they

don't sleep well. We have started giving Maggie 1.5 mgs of melatonin 1/2 an

hour before bedtime, and it helps so much. We just split a 3 mg capsule and

put 1/2 the powder in water lightly flavored with apple juice. The taste is

ok, and she doesn't notice. (Watch the additional ingredients, so you con't

end up with anything that might aggravate the problem additionally. We use a

brand that, besides melatonin, only contains rice flour.) Different people

use different amounts -- you kind of have to start with a small amount and

work your way up to see what is needed. There are various articles on both

the melatonin and yeast issues. If you like, you can email me and I'll see

if I can locate the links to assist you.

Maggie still has the occasional wakeful night -- once or twice per week she

wakes up sometime between 2am and 5am and just doesn't go back to sleep. Or

she may not fall asleep well on occasiona. But overall, she is SO much

better than before we dealt with the yeast and added the melatonin. I was

just a neurotic mess from lack of sleep, so I really sympathize with you!

Blessings,

K

> It's been another long night here. Chase wakes every 2 hours like

> clockwork and is up screaming/hurting himself for anywhere from 10

> minutes (if I'm lucky) to 45 minutes or more...

January 26, 2004

Kim,

Maybe the Texas Children's Hospital in downtown Houston could help

you. They charge patients on a sliding scale and I believe they

also will work with people that have no insurance. They are a great

hospital with all kinds of specialists. It sounds like the

neurologist is not helping much except with the symptoms, especially

the fact that it took him 3 days to return your call. Do you have a

Mental Health and Mental Retardation Association near where you

live? We have that here in Houston and they have respite care places

and specialists working with them also. Please take care of

yourself and I pray you get the help you need.

Debbie