Re: Fwd: Miraculous Big Gains-Child #1 VERY HAPPY POST

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THANKS MARK!! I nearly passed out when I read this post! Definitely

NOT copper

Sharon

> >

> >

> >

> >

> > Miracle like Big Gains! Update on child #1

> >

> >

> >

> > Age 17

> >

> > Weight 152

> >

> >

> >

> > Symptom gain-OCD

> >

> > Symptom gain-Leaving the house

> >

> > Symptom gain-miraculous seemingly overnight increase in life

skills

> >

> > Gain-Acting NT!!!

> >

> >

> >

> > Friday-Child #1 left the house for a social event, one of the

few

> in years.

> > He went to his first LAN party. I chaperoned. He wore regular

> jeans

> > instead of pajama pants. He showered and rinsed his mouth. He

> asked to have the

> > things to clean his nails out, which was a skill that wasn't on

> the calendar to

> > learn until June 5th. He cleaned his nails out himself.

> >

> >

> >

> > His friend and him, win 1st place in Halo at the tournament.

They

> each won

> > $60. They don't open doors or help me to the car with all of the

> heavy t.v.'s

> > and equipment though, completely " lost " on that. His friend

has

> add.

> >

> >

> >

> > LAN party lasts from Fri at 5 pm to Sat am at 6 am. We get

home,

> rest, and

> > on Sunday he wants to go to his best friends graduation, where

> before he

> > thought he would be too sick to do both (he never goes out back

to

> back, usually

> > at least 2 mo in between outings).

> >

> >

> >

> > We can't believe it. The whole family gets ready.

> >

> >

> >

> > He washes his hair again, and wears normal clothes. He decides

he

> wants to

> > also go to his friends first gig after the graduation (same

friend

> graduating

> > and having his first gig). We are astounded. I pack him a bag,

> and his Dad

> > and I put his computer in the car because at the spur of the

> moment, they

> > decide that after the gig they all want to go to another friends

> house and hang

> > out after the gig(hasn't ever done before-hanging out is ALWAYS

at

> our house).

> > We are speechless and overcome with joy.

> >

> >

> >

> > He goes through the graduation. His friends are amazed and

> appreciative

> > that #1 he is there and #2 he washed his hair and #3 he is in

> normal clothes.

> >

> >

> >

> > I take pics!! Later that afternoon I take him to the gig, where

> it is

> > noisy, a loud rock band at a club. He does fine with the

noise!

> I take pics!!

> >

> >

> >

> > After the gig, he wants to be taken to his friends to spend a

few

> days (he's

> > never done). I leave his pills. He stays for two days.

> >

> >

> >

> > On Sun, his other friend, the neighbor boy across the street,

> Father passes

> > away. His friend comes over to tell us that he passed away, but

> just hangs

> > out and doesn't tell us until Monday because he doesn't know how

> to tell us.

> > Monday afternoon, he tells me after I ask how his Dad is doing,

so

> I take

> > this friend over to where child #1 is (40 min drive across

town),

> because this

> > is the first chance he has to go somewhere since taking care of

> his Dad around

> > the clock for years. I make arrangements to pick them up the

next

> day

> > afternoon to take them to the viewing & funeral. Sad, but it

was

> a very long

> > illness, and the family is mostly relieved that the suffering is

> over. I am sad,

> > and I grieve the loss of his father who was a friend. I am also

> really

> > excited and happy about the gains happening with child #1.

> >

> >

> >

> > Child #1 says a day before " why would I go to the funeral when I

> didn't know

> > his Dad very well? " I say " to support your friend " . He

> says " oh " . He goes

> > to the viewing, in clean clothes again.the next day..in clean

> clothes again

> > he goes to the funeral and on the way he cleans out his

> fingernails unprompted

> > in the car.

> >

> > I start a round of chelation. He wants to go back over to his

> friends house

> > way across town during chelation. Child #1 bathes again. I

take

> him over

> > and explain his pills. I already have it organized in the pill

> minder and the

> > instructions written out. He and his friends promise to give him

> his pills on

> > time (they are all 18 and 19). Another one of his friends is

> going to go to

> > college to become a EMT, he is the one I explain all of the

pills

> to. He is

> > very confident that he can do it, and I feel safe leaving him.

> All of the

> > guys (4 to six) are hanging out at the friends house across town

> and I call

> > them every 3 hours to make sure, and so far, they are doing

really

> well.

> >

> >

> >

> > Child #1 wants to stay at his friends house and hang out for a

> week or two.

> > While they were there he went to Applebees (I have his enzymes

for

> meals in

> > little ziplock snack bags). He doesn't go to restaurants

> usually. Totally

> > new everything.

> >

> >

> >

> > Two of the things motivating him to go to a friends at home.

Child

> #1's

> > siblings have really upped the annoying factor towards him. The

13

> year old

> > sister is being unbearable. She is really acting out, touching

> his stuff, going

> > in his room and stealing his things while he sleeps, or when he

> goes to the

> > bathroom...pestering and annoying. I can't prove it, but I

think

> she took his

> > wallet with his spending money for food, and for a while he

> wouldn't have

> > been able to go back to his friends, but I went and got some

money

> off of my

> > credit card so he could go and have money to eat. She is

> undermining

> > everything! I don't know if this is typical.

> >

> >

> >

> > A wallmart is being built closeby our house, and they are

> asphalting the

> > parking lot. The whole town stinks. This is a big motivation

to

> go to his

> > friends, because our town stinks and he has chemical sensitivity

> also.

> >

> >

> >

> > So I get to his friends with the both of them for the second

time

> and He is

> > opening doors for people, and helping in with the stuff (this

> isn't even on

> > my list for the year of life skills!!!!).

> >

> >

> >

> > His friends are providing peer pressure, by goading him to set

up

> his own

> > computer, asking him if he has ever done it, giving him crap

about

> only ever

> > knowing anything other about computers but how to press " on "

> and " off " . He is

> > responding to their support/joking with gains, gains, gains.

> >

> >

> >

> > He is over there with his friends going through chelation. One

of

> the boys

> > moms is a nurse, and she is next door. I told them what to

watch

> for.

> >

> >

> >

> > I feel so happy. Is this unbelieveable for round 15????? I am

> like what

> > did I do?? Last week I upped copper from 54mg twice a day to 4x

a

> day. This

> > week I upped the copper from 4x to 5x. I know it's high on the

> copper.I just

> > decided to try it after reading some study posted on

> mothering.com. I think

> > the GSE from Enzymatic therapy bound with phospydytlycholine has

> really helped

> > too.he has taken it all month.

> >

> >

> >

> > Is this a normal gain for one week? I keep telling myself this

> might not

> > last, he could regress again before this is over, so kind of

> prepare for it.

> >

> >

> >

> >

> >

> >

> >

> >

> > Miracle like Big Gains! Update on child #1

> >

> >

> >

> > Age 17

> >

> > Weight 152

> >

> >

> >

> > Symptom gain-OCD

> >

> > Symptom gain-Leaving the house

> >

> > Symptom gain-miraculous seemingly overnight increase in life

skills

> >

> > Gain-Acting NT!!!

> >

> >

> >

> > Friday-Child #1 left the house for a social event, one of the few

> in years. He went to his first LAN party. I chaperoned. He wore

> regular jeans instead of pajama pants. He showered and rinsed his

> mouth. He asked to have the things to clean his nails out, which

was

> a skill that wasn't on the calendar to learn until June 5th. He

> cleaned his nails out himself.

> >

> >

> >

> > His friend and him, win 1st place in Halo at the tournament. They

> each won $60. They don't open doors or help me to the car with all

of

> the heavy t.v.'s and equipment though, completely " lost " on that.

> His friend has add.

> >

> >

> >

> > LAN party lasts from Fri at 5 pm to Sat am at 6 am. We get home,

> rest, and on Sunday he wants to go to his best friends graduation,

> where before he thought he would be too sick to do both (he never

> goes out back to back, usually at least 2 mo in between outings).

> >

> >

> >

> > We can't believe it. The whole family gets ready.

> >

> >

> >

> > He washes his hair again, and wears normal clothes. He decides he

> wants to also go to his friends first gig after the graduation

(same

> friend graduating and having his first gig). We are astounded. I

> pack him a bag, and his Dad and I put his computer in the car

because

> at the spur of the moment, they decide that after the gig they all

> want to go to another friends house and hang out after the gig

(hasn't

> ever done before-hanging out is ALWAYS at our house). We are

> speechless and overcome with joy.

> >

> >

> >

> > He goes through the graduation. His friends are amazed and

> appreciative that #1 he is there and #2 he washed his hair and #3

he

> is in normal clothes.

> >

> >

> >

> > I take pics!! Later that afternoon I take him to the gig, where

it

> is noisy, a loud rock band at a club. He does fine with the

noise!

> I take pics!!

> >

> >

> >

> > After the gig, he wants to be taken to his friends to spend a few

> days (he's never done). I leave his pills. He stays for two

days.

> >

> >

> >

> > On Sun, his other friend, the neighbor boy across the street,

> Father passes away. His friend comes over to tell us that he

passed

> away, but just hangs out and doesn't tell us until Monday because

he

> doesn't know how to tell us. Monday afternoon, he tells me after I

> ask how his Dad is doing, so I take this friend over to where child

> #1 is (40 min drive across town), because this is the first chance

he

> has to go somewhere since taking care of his Dad around the clock

for

> years. I make arrangements to pick them up the next day afternoon

to

> take them to the viewing & funeral. Sad, but it was a very long

> illness, and the family is mostly relieved that the suffering is

> over. I am sad, and I grieve the loss of his father who was a

> friend. I am also really excited and happy about the gains

happening

> with child #1.

> >

> >

> >

> > Child #1 says a day before " why would I go to the funeral when I

> didn't know his Dad very well? " I say " to support your friend " . He

> says " oh " . He goes to the viewing, in clean clothes again.the next

> day..in clean clothes again he goes to the funeral and on the way

he

> cleans out his fingernails unprompted in the car.

> >

> > I start a round of chelation. He wants to go back over to his

> friends house way across town during chelation. Child #1 bathes

> again. I take him over and explain his pills. I already have it

> organized in the pill minder and the instructions written out. He

and

> his friends promise to give him his pills on time (they are all 18

> and 19). Another one of his friends is going to go to college to

> become a EMT, he is the one I explain all of the pills to. He is

> very confident that he can do it, and I feel safe leaving him. All

> of the guys (4 to six) are hanging out at the friends house across

> town and I call them every 3 hours to make sure, and so far, they

are

> doing really well.

> >

> >

> >

> > Child #1 wants to stay at his friends house and hang out for a

week

> or two. While they were there he went to Applebees (I have his

> enzymes for meals in little ziplock snack bags). He doesn't go to

> restaurants usually. Totally new everything.

> >

> >

> >

> > Two of the things motivating him to go to a friends at home.

Child

> #1's siblings have really upped the annoying factor towards him.

The

> 13 year old sister is being unbearable. She is really acting out,

> touching his stuff, going in his room and stealing his things while

> he sleeps, or when he goes to the bathroom...pestering and

annoying.

> I can't prove it, but I think she took his wallet with his spending

> money for food, and for a while he wouldn't have been able to go

back

> to his friends, but I went and got some money off of my credit card

> so he could go and have money to eat. She is undermining

> everything! I don't know if this is typical.

> >

> >

> >

> > A wallmart is being built closeby our house, and they are

> asphalting the parking lot. The whole town stinks. This is a big

> motivation to go to his friends, because our town stinks and he has

> chemical sensitivity also.

> >

> >

> >

> > So I get to his friends with the both of them for the second time

> and He is opening doors for people, and helping in with the stuff

> (this isn't even on my list for the year of life skills!!!!).

> >

> >

> >

> > His friends are providing peer pressure, by goading him to set up

> his own computer, asking him if he has ever done it, giving him

crap

> about only ever knowing anything other about computers but how to

> press " on " and " off " . He is responding to their support/joking

with

> gains, gains, gains.

> >

> >

> >

> > He is over there with his friends going through chelation. One

of

> the boys moms is a nurse, and she is next door. I told them what

to

> watch for.

> >

> >

> >

> > I feel so happy. Is this unbelieveable for round 15????? I am

> like what did I do?? Last week I upped copper from 54mg twice a day

> to 4x a day. This week I upped the copper from 4x to 5x. I know

it's

> high on the copper.I just decided to try it after reading some

study

> posted on mothering.com. I think the GSE from Enzymatic therapy

> bound with phospydytlycholine has really helped too.he has taken it

> all month.

> >

> >

> >

> > Is this a normal gain for one week? I keep telling myself this

> might not last, he could regress again before this is over, so kind

> of prepare for it.

> >

> >

> >

> >

> >

> >

> >

> >

> >

> >

> >