AWESOME MB12 story...

[Guest guest]

I got this from a grandparent today. I got a little choked up

reading it. I thought I would share it with the group.

Enjoy!

I am the grandfather of 33 month old Cole who was diagnosed autistic

in January. I attended what may have been your first parents

meeting on Tuller Rd in February...and every meeting since. From

your first presentation in Feb, I used your handouts to read on

websites; buy books and started contacting doctors on your list.

Toward the middle of April we started him on some basic

supplements. He showed noticeable improvement from the beginning

in general health and well being.

We finally got in to see Dr Phil (DeMio) yesterday. Good thing I

had called to make an appointment a week before he came down here in

March. When I called he was backed up 5 weeks... it's now

apparently 8-9 weeks (for new patients). Anyway, we were impressed

that he spent almost 2 hours with us and was very thorough in terms

of " history " taken and how he integrates supplements into the

program. As he was giving my daughter the list of supplements to

start on immediately and instructions of how / when to use them....

Dr Phil, seemingly almost as an afterthought, said to us: " why

don't I give him a vitamin B-12 shot while he's here to give him a

head start on the supplement program. "

He told us that some kids don't react much at all and some get a

little agitated as happens when you introduce any " new " something or

other into a little one. He told us to pay attention to the first

24 hours to see if it helped and to see how he tolerates a strong

dose of B-12. He said a small percentage of kids have shown

significant verbal improvement but you never know how an individual

kid will react.

Now for the good stuff: Cole hasn't said 2 words since his last

vaccinations at 18 months old.... well this morning when my daughter

went to wake him up after a peaceful 10-11 hours of sleep she said

to him: " Good Morning " and Cole sat up and answered back " Good

Morning "

Daughter almost fell over. Later this morning when he was

thirsty he walked over to the refrigerator and

said, " refrigerator " ... with near perfect pronunciation. During

the morning he asked for " help " 3 times... simple one-word sentences

of " help " but he had never done this before.

Anyway.... he's saying meaningful words.... words you can

understand ... and words used solely to communicate not just

mimicking a sound he hears. It's probably been a total of less

than 30 words today, but that's 30 more words than we've heard in

over 15 months. And the first words we've ever heard from him to

actually communicate a want or need. It's real proof that he has

stored all this knowledge and understanding in his mind... we just

need to continue to help him get it unlocked so he can use it.

Of course, not every treatment any of us tries is going to work, but

we have to all keep trying everything we can find until we find what

works for our own individual children.

Thanks for helping us to discover the bio-medical options Children's

Hospital never would have told us about...(and even warned up

against). We've only just begun this journey, but today we're so

happy our feet aren't touching the ground.

Jim