Re: Unhealthy Families? My Ramblings and Questions...

[Guest guest]

I too have thought a lot about the how, when, and why in medical

terms. I think that if anyone looks at their family history,

whether extended or immediate, they will find cancer, substance

abuse, immunological disorder, allergies, asthma, heart conditions,

learning disability, mental health conditions, and even autism or

other neuroligical conditions. I do believe that there must be a

reason it is more prevalent in one family than in another living in

the same atmosphere and exposed to the same level of " toxins " . My

27 month old son is severely verbally and orally apraxic, has

asthma, is always sick from mid August through Fabruary, has

food/environmental allergies and intolerances, has recurring bouts

of eczema and is highly likely on the Autism Spectrum (probably PDD-

NOS). My 4 year old daughter has Sensory Integration Dysfunction,

Auditory Processing issues, extreme emotional responses, chronic

constipation, food/enviromental allergies and intolerances and is

sick from mid august through February. I myself have ADD,

Depression, Auditory Processing Issues, high eosinophils, extreme

enviromental allergies, food allergies, and an Eating Disorder. My

husband has ADD and food/enviro allergies. My sister has 4 kids and

they ALL have food allergies enviro allergies, one has ADHD and

Aspergers, and two have sensory and auditory issues and were late

talkers. My brother has 2 kids with food and enviro allergies and

their youngest (2 yr old) has Apraxia and is on the Autism

Spectrum. My othe bro has 2 kids and they both have food/enviro

allergies and one has ADHD. There is a vast history of cancer,

mental health issues, and substance abuse on all sides of my family

and my husband family. I believe that genetics do play a large role

in all of it. But I don't think anyone will ever be able to look at

me and say " we figured it out...the reason Sammy is Apraxic and

Autistic is________ " . It does intrigue me that my 27 month old son

and my 24 month old nephew are both severely apraxic and have PDD-

NOS and neither have receptive language issues. They are 3 mo.

apart and live in very different households. I wish there were

precise answers to all the whats, hows, and whys but there's not

right now and may never be so I try to focus on what we do actually

know. I'm sorry this is so long, but your post peaked my interest

and I guess typing out my response helped me get some thoughts in

order.

>

> Hi All,

>

> I've been thinking more and more lately about genetics and what

that

> means for health and of course apraxia. I am a believer in the

> toxic theory...that our kids were or are still being overloaded

with

> both environmental and vaccine toxins, which by some process (be

it

> straight up mercury poisoning or via a depressed immune system)

are

> causing the apraxia. I believe that our genetics determine what

> kind of toxic load our bodies can handle - some of us have no

> problem getting the stuff out but others can't excrete the poisons

> and they just build and build in the body.

>

> The problem with believing my theory is that I'm basically saying

> that without some serious lifetime support, most in my family may

be

> bound to develop cancers and other life-threatening illnesses. My

> first question for all of you is: Do your families have worse-

than-

> average histories of Cancer? Althzeimers? Heart conditions?

> Allergies and asthma? Mental illness? Apraxia or Autism?

Anything

> else you can think of?

>

> My mother's side of the family is relatively healthy. Just some

> skin cancer, lots of allergies and some asthma, but a high

incidence

> of autism. My father's side is a completely different story

(though

> to be fair they lived in a way different environment - dirt poor

in

> Pawtucket RI). Two of my aunts got cancer before age 50 (and

> quickly died), there's lots of mental illness including a suicide,

> rampant substance abuse and depression, OCD, borderline

personality

> disorder, and even several cases of schizophrenia (really I can't

> think of a single family member who doesn't have some sort of

mental

> illness). My father died just this year (at 52) of a massive

heart

> attack (even though he was in great shape, lived a very healthy

> lifestyle, and had great cholesterol and blood pressure) and I

hear

> there were a few other men in the family who died the same way.

> There is a history of learning disabilities too, oh and allergies

> and asthma. I have allergies, asthma, and an eating disorder and

> have battled with depression a few times. My husband's family is

> generally super healthy (they live into their 90s, these people

> don't even have allergies - can you believe it?), except for 1

case

> of cancer and one of heart disease.

>

> I'd like to do some genetics testing to figure out what is going

> on. Do we have an interruption in the methylation cycle that's

> causing toxic build-up in our bodies? Is there something specific

> we need to supplement that will help our bodies function

> effectively? I'd like to do something like Dr. Yasko's genetic

> profile. Does anyone know if there's something similar out there

> that's not so expensive? I really want to be as proactive as

> possible about the health of my family, but I want to make sure

that

> the things I do are justified and hopefully exactly what we need.

>

> Sorry this was such a rambling post. Please post anything you

know

> about the subject!

>

> Kerri

>

[Guest guest]

" My first question for all of you is: Do your families have worse-than-

average histories of Cancer? Althzeimers? Heart conditions?

Allergies and asthma? Mental illness? Apraxia or Autism? Anything

else you can think of? "

Hi Kerri!

I believe that there may be some validity in your post, but actually,

the answer to your questions above (all of them) when it comes to my

family or my husband's is a resounding " NO. " 's apraxia seemed

to come out of nowhere. We do not even live in an area with a lot of

apraxia, or with a more than usual amount of other neurological

disorders, as far as I can tell. While I do inwardly continue to wonder

and speculate, I don't really think that I will find the answers anytime

soon. In the meantime, I worry a lot about my younger daughter ,

especially since the etiology of 's apraxia is pretty unknown

(but it is not believed to be genetic). So far, so good ... we are

keeping our fingers crossed.

Warm regards,

******************

(Rochester, NY)

Mom to , 3.3 years, Verbal Apraxia

& , 1.1 years (and babbling away!)

________________________________

From:

[mailto: ] On Behalf Of Jeff

Sent: Wednesday, September 06, 2006 8:40 AM

Subject: [ ] Unhealthy Families? My Ramblings and

Questions...

Hi All,

I've been thinking more and more lately about genetics and what that

means for health and of course apraxia. I am a believer in the

toxic theory...that our kids were or are still being overloaded with

both environmental and vaccine toxins, which by some process (be it

straight up mercury poisoning or via a depressed immune system) are

causing the apraxia. I believe that our genetics determine what

kind of toxic load our bodies can handle - some of us have no

problem getting the stuff out but others can't excrete the poisons

and they just build and build in the body.

The problem with believing my theory is that I'm basically saying

that without some serious lifetime support, most in my family may be

bound to develop cancers and other life-threatening illnesses. My

first question for all of you is: Do your families have worse-than-

average histories of Cancer? Althzeimers? Heart conditions?

Allergies and asthma? Mental illness? Apraxia or Autism? Anything

else you can think of?

My mother's side of the family is relatively healthy. Just some

skin cancer, lots of allergies and some asthma, but a high incidence

of autism. My father's side is a completely different story (though

to be fair they lived in a way different environment - dirt poor in

Pawtucket RI). Two of my aunts got cancer before age 50 (and

quickly died), there's lots of mental illness including a suicide,

rampant substance abuse and depression, OCD, borderline personality

disorder, and even several cases of schizophrenia (really I can't

think of a single family member who doesn't have some sort of mental

illness). My father died just this year (at 52) of a massive heart

attack (even though he was in great shape, lived a very healthy

lifestyle, and had great cholesterol and blood pressure) and I hear

there were a few other men in the family who died the same way.

There is a history of learning disabilities too, oh and allergies

and asthma. I have allergies, asthma, and an eating disorder and

have battled with depression a few times. My husband's family is

generally super healthy (they live into their 90s, these people

don't even have allergies - can you believe it?), except for 1 case

of cancer and one of heart disease.

I'd like to do some genetics testing to figure out what is going

on. Do we have an interruption in the methylation cycle that's

causing toxic build-up in our bodies? Is there something specific

we need to supplement that will help our bodies function

effectively? I'd like to do something like Dr. Yasko's genetic

profile. Does anyone know if there's something similar out there

that's not so expensive? I really want to be as proactive as

possible about the health of my family, but I want to make sure that

the things I do are justified and hopefully exactly what we need.

Sorry this was such a rambling post. Please post anything you know

about the subject!

Kerri

[Guest guest]

Kerri,

It seems that a lot of families with a child with ASD have many

members with auto-immune diseases. That's what we have in our family

histories: auto-immune thyroid disease, asthma, allergies, rheumatoid

arthritis, rheumatic fever. I wonder if families with a child with

" just " apraxia have a lot of auto-immune disease too. I've always

suspected that my older child (not the one who was diagnosed with

apraxia) has PANDAS. No Alzheimers, little cancer, some depression. No

autism except for my kids.

>

> " My first question for all of you is: Do your families have worse-than-

> average histories of Cancer? Althzeimers? Heart conditions?

> Allergies and asthma? Mental illness? Apraxia or Autism? Anything

> else you can think of? "

>

> Hi Kerri!

>

> I believe that there may be some validity in your post, but actually,

> the answer to your questions above (all of them) when it comes to my

> family or my husband's is a resounding " NO. " 's apraxia seemed

> to come out of nowhere. We do not even live in an area with a lot of

> apraxia, or with a more than usual amount of other neurological

> disorders, as far as I can tell. While I do inwardly continue to wonder

> and speculate, I don't really think that I will find the answers anytime

> soon. In the meantime, I worry a lot about my younger daughter ,

> especially since the etiology of 's apraxia is pretty unknown

> (but it is not believed to be genetic). So far, so good ... we are

> keeping our fingers crossed.

>

> Warm regards,

> ******************

> (Rochester, NY)

> Mom to , 3.3 years, Verbal Apraxia

> & , 1.1 years (and babbling away!)

>

>

> ________________________________

>

> From:

> [mailto: ] On Behalf Of Jeff

> Sent: Wednesday, September 06, 2006 8:40 AM

>

> Subject: [ ] Unhealthy Families? My Ramblings and

> Questions...

>

>

>

> Hi All,

>

> I've been thinking more and more lately about genetics and what that

> means for health and of course apraxia. I am a believer in the

> toxic theory...that our kids were or are still being overloaded with

> both environmental and vaccine toxins, which by some process (be it

> straight up mercury poisoning or via a depressed immune system) are

> causing the apraxia. I believe that our genetics determine what

> kind of toxic load our bodies can handle - some of us have no

> problem getting the stuff out but others can't excrete the poisons

> and they just build and build in the body.

>

> The problem with believing my theory is that I'm basically saying

> that without some serious lifetime support, most in my family may be

> bound to develop cancers and other life-threatening illnesses. My

> first question for all of you is: Do your families have worse-than-

> average histories of Cancer? Althzeimers? Heart conditions?

> Allergies and asthma? Mental illness? Apraxia or Autism? Anything

> else you can think of?

>

> My mother's side of the family is relatively healthy. Just some

> skin cancer, lots of allergies and some asthma, but a high incidence

> of autism. My father's side is a completely different story (though

> to be fair they lived in a way different environment - dirt poor in

> Pawtucket RI). Two of my aunts got cancer before age 50 (and

> quickly died), there's lots of mental illness including a suicide,

> rampant substance abuse and depression, OCD, borderline personality

> disorder, and even several cases of schizophrenia (really I can't

> think of a single family member who doesn't have some sort of mental

> illness). My father died just this year (at 52) of a massive heart

> attack (even though he was in great shape, lived a very healthy

> lifestyle, and had great cholesterol and blood pressure) and I hear

> there were a few other men in the family who died the same way.

> There is a history of learning disabilities too, oh and allergies

> and asthma. I have allergies, asthma, and an eating disorder and

> have battled with depression a few times. My husband's family is

> generally super healthy (they live into their 90s, these people

> don't even have allergies - can you believe it?), except for 1 case

> of cancer and one of heart disease.

>

> I'd like to do some genetics testing to figure out what is going

> on. Do we have an interruption in the methylation cycle that's

> causing toxic build-up in our bodies? Is there something specific

> we need to supplement that will help our bodies function

> effectively? I'd like to do something like Dr. Yasko's genetic

> profile. Does anyone know if there's something similar out there

> that's not so expensive? I really want to be as proactive as

> possible about the health of my family, but I want to make sure that

> the things I do are justified and hopefully exactly what we need.

>

> Sorry this was such a rambling post. Please post anything you know

> about the subject!

>

> Kerri

>

>

>

>

>

>

>

[Guest guest]

I too have thought a lot about the how, when, and why in medical

terms. I think that if anyone looks at their family history,

whether extended or immediate, they will find cancer, substance

abuse, immunological disorder, allergies, asthma, heart conditions,

learning disability, mental health conditions, and even autism or

other neuroligical conditions. I do believe that there must be a

reason it is more prevalent in one family than in another living in

the same atmosphere and exposed to the same level of " toxins " . My

27 month old son is severely verbally and orally apraxic, has

asthma, is always sick from mid August through Fabruary, has

food/environmental allergies and intolerances, has recurring bouts

of eczema and is highly likely on the Autism Spectrum (probably PDD-

NOS). My 4 year old daughter has Sensory Integration Dysfunction,

Auditory Processing issues, extreme emotional responses, chronic

constipation, food/enviromental allergies and intolerances and is

sick from mid august through February. I myself have ADD,

Depression, Auditory Processing Issues, high eosinophils, extreme

enviromental allergies, food allergies, and an Eating Disorder. My

husband has ADD and food/enviro allergies. My sister has 4 kids and

they ALL have food allergies enviro allergies, one has ADHD and

Aspergers, and two have sensory and auditory issues and were late

talkers. My brother has 2 kids with food and enviro allergies and

their youngest (2 yr old) has Apraxia and is on the Autism

Spectrum. My othe bro has 2 kids and they both have food/enviro

allergies and one has ADHD. There is a vast history of cancer,

mental health issues, and substance abuse on all sides of my family

and my husband family. I believe that genetics do play a large role

in all of it. But I don't think anyone will ever be able to look at

me and say " we figured it out...the reason Sammy is Apraxic and

Autistic is________ " . It does intrigue me that my 27 month old son

and my 24 month old nephew are both severely apraxic and have PDD-

NOS and neither have receptive language issues. They are 3 mo.

apart and live in very different households. I wish there were

precise answers to all the whats, hows, and whys but there's not

right now and may never be so I try to focus on what we do actually

know. I'm sorry this is so long, but your post peaked my interest

and I guess typing out my response helped me get some thoughts in

order.

>

> Hi All,

>

> I've been thinking more and more lately about genetics and what

that

> means for health and of course apraxia. I am a believer in the

> toxic theory...that our kids were or are still being overloaded

with

> both environmental and vaccine toxins, which by some process (be

it

> straight up mercury poisoning or via a depressed immune system)

are

> causing the apraxia. I believe that our genetics determine what

> kind of toxic load our bodies can handle - some of us have no

> problem getting the stuff out but others can't excrete the poisons

> and they just build and build in the body.

>

> The problem with believing my theory is that I'm basically saying

> that without some serious lifetime support, most in my family may

be

> bound to develop cancers and other life-threatening illnesses. My

> first question for all of you is: Do your families have worse-

than-

> average histories of Cancer? Althzeimers? Heart conditions?

> Allergies and asthma? Mental illness? Apraxia or Autism?

Anything

> else you can think of?

>

> My mother's side of the family is relatively healthy. Just some

> skin cancer, lots of allergies and some asthma, but a high

incidence

> of autism. My father's side is a completely different story

(though

> to be fair they lived in a way different environment - dirt poor

in

> Pawtucket RI). Two of my aunts got cancer before age 50 (and

> quickly died), there's lots of mental illness including a suicide,

> rampant substance abuse and depression, OCD, borderline

personality

> disorder, and even several cases of schizophrenia (really I can't

> think of a single family member who doesn't have some sort of

mental

> illness). My father died just this year (at 52) of a massive

heart

> attack (even though he was in great shape, lived a very healthy

> lifestyle, and had great cholesterol and blood pressure) and I

hear

> there were a few other men in the family who died the same way.

> There is a history of learning disabilities too, oh and allergies

> and asthma. I have allergies, asthma, and an eating disorder and

> have battled with depression a few times. My husband's family is

> generally super healthy (they live into their 90s, these people

> don't even have allergies - can you believe it?), except for 1

case

> of cancer and one of heart disease.

>

> I'd like to do some genetics testing to figure out what is going

> on. Do we have an interruption in the methylation cycle that's

> causing toxic build-up in our bodies? Is there something specific

> we need to supplement that will help our bodies function

> effectively? I'd like to do something like Dr. Yasko's genetic

> profile. Does anyone know if there's something similar out there

> that's not so expensive? I really want to be as proactive as

> possible about the health of my family, but I want to make sure

that

> the things I do are justified and hopefully exactly what we need.

>

> Sorry this was such a rambling post. Please post anything you

know

> about the subject!

>

> Kerri

>

[Guest guest]

Have family members been tested for celiac disease???

> >

> > " My first question for all of you is: Do your families have

worse-than-

> > average histories of Cancer? Althzeimers? Heart conditions?

> > Allergies and asthma? Mental illness? Apraxia or Autism?

Anything

> > else you can think of? "

> >

> > Hi Kerri!

> >

> > I believe that there may be some validity in your post, but

actually,

> > the answer to your questions above (all of them) when it comes

to my

> > family or my husband's is a resounding " NO. " 's apraxia

seemed

> > to come out of nowhere. We do not even live in an area with a

lot of

> > apraxia, or with a more than usual amount of other neurological

> > disorders, as far as I can tell. While I do inwardly continue

to wonder

> > and speculate, I don't really think that I will find the answers

anytime

> > soon. In the meantime, I worry a lot about my younger daughter

,

> > especially since the etiology of 's apraxia is pretty

unknown

> > (but it is not believed to be genetic). So far, so good ... we

are

> > keeping our fingers crossed.

> >

> > Warm regards,

> > ******************

> > (Rochester, NY)

> > Mom to , 3.3 years, Verbal Apraxia

> > & , 1.1 years (and babbling away!)

> >

> >

> > ________________________________

> >

> > From:

> > [mailto: ] On Behalf Of Jeff

> > Sent: Wednesday, September 06, 2006 8:40 AM

> >

> > Subject: [ ] Unhealthy Families? My Ramblings

and

> > Questions...

> >

> >

> >

> > Hi All,

> >

> > I've been thinking more and more lately about genetics and what

that

> > means for health and of course apraxia. I am a believer in the

> > toxic theory...that our kids were or are still being overloaded

with

> > both environmental and vaccine toxins, which by some process (be

it

> > straight up mercury poisoning or via a depressed immune system)

are

> > causing the apraxia. I believe that our genetics determine what

> > kind of toxic load our bodies can handle - some of us have no

> > problem getting the stuff out but others can't excrete the

poisons

> > and they just build and build in the body.

> >

> > The problem with believing my theory is that I'm basically

saying

> > that without some serious lifetime support, most in my family

may be

> > bound to develop cancers and other life-threatening illnesses.

My

> > first question for all of you is: Do your families have worse-

than-

> > average histories of Cancer? Althzeimers? Heart conditions?

> > Allergies and asthma? Mental illness? Apraxia or Autism?

Anything

> > else you can think of?

> >

> > My mother's side of the family is relatively healthy. Just some

> > skin cancer, lots of allergies and some asthma, but a high

incidence

> > of autism. My father's side is a completely different story

(though

> > to be fair they lived in a way different environment - dirt poor

in

> > Pawtucket RI). Two of my aunts got cancer before age 50 (and

> > quickly died), there's lots of mental illness including a

suicide,

> > rampant substance abuse and depression, OCD, borderline

personality

> > disorder, and even several cases of schizophrenia (really I

can't

> > think of a single family member who doesn't have some sort of

mental

> > illness). My father died just this year (at 52) of a massive

heart

> > attack (even though he was in great shape, lived a very healthy

> > lifestyle, and had great cholesterol and blood pressure) and I

hear

> > there were a few other men in the family who died the same way.

> > There is a history of learning disabilities too, oh and

allergies

> > and asthma. I have allergies, asthma, and an eating disorder and

> > have battled with depression a few times. My husband's family is

> > generally super healthy (they live into their 90s, these people

> > don't even have allergies - can you believe it?), except for 1

case

> > of cancer and one of heart disease.

> >

> > I'd like to do some genetics testing to figure out what is going

> > on. Do we have an interruption in the methylation cycle that's

> > causing toxic build-up in our bodies? Is there something

specific

> > we need to supplement that will help our bodies function

> > effectively? I'd like to do something like Dr. Yasko's genetic

> > profile. Does anyone know if there's something similar out there

> > that's not so expensive? I really want to be as proactive as

> > possible about the health of my family, but I want to make sure

that

> > the things I do are justified and hopefully exactly what we need.

> >

> > Sorry this was such a rambling post. Please post anything you

know

> > about the subject!

> >

> > Kerri

> >

> >

> >

> >

> >

> >

> >

[Guest guest]

" My first question for all of you is: Do your families have worse-than-

average histories of Cancer? Althzeimers? Heart conditions?

Allergies and asthma? Mental illness? Apraxia or Autism? Anything

else you can think of? "

Hi Kerri!

I believe that there may be some validity in your post, but actually,

the answer to your questions above (all of them) when it comes to my

family or my husband's is a resounding " NO. " 's apraxia seemed

to come out of nowhere. We do not even live in an area with a lot of

apraxia, or with a more than usual amount of other neurological

disorders, as far as I can tell. While I do inwardly continue to wonder

and speculate, I don't really think that I will find the answers anytime

soon. In the meantime, I worry a lot about my younger daughter ,

especially since the etiology of 's apraxia is pretty unknown

(but it is not believed to be genetic). So far, so good ... we are

keeping our fingers crossed.

Warm regards,

******************

(Rochester, NY)

Mom to , 3.3 years, Verbal Apraxia

& , 1.1 years (and babbling away!)

________________________________

From:

[mailto: ] On Behalf Of Jeff

Sent: Wednesday, September 06, 2006 8:40 AM

Subject: [ ] Unhealthy Families? My Ramblings and

Questions...

Hi All,

I've been thinking more and more lately about genetics and what that

means for health and of course apraxia. I am a believer in the

toxic theory...that our kids were or are still being overloaded with

both environmental and vaccine toxins, which by some process (be it

straight up mercury poisoning or via a depressed immune system) are

causing the apraxia. I believe that our genetics determine what

kind of toxic load our bodies can handle - some of us have no

problem getting the stuff out but others can't excrete the poisons

and they just build and build in the body.

The problem with believing my theory is that I'm basically saying

that without some serious lifetime support, most in my family may be

bound to develop cancers and other life-threatening illnesses. My

first question for all of you is: Do your families have worse-than-

average histories of Cancer? Althzeimers? Heart conditions?

Allergies and asthma? Mental illness? Apraxia or Autism? Anything

else you can think of?

My mother's side of the family is relatively healthy. Just some

skin cancer, lots of allergies and some asthma, but a high incidence

of autism. My father's side is a completely different story (though

to be fair they lived in a way different environment - dirt poor in

Pawtucket RI). Two of my aunts got cancer before age 50 (and

quickly died), there's lots of mental illness including a suicide,

rampant substance abuse and depression, OCD, borderline personality

disorder, and even several cases of schizophrenia (really I can't

think of a single family member who doesn't have some sort of mental

illness). My father died just this year (at 52) of a massive heart

attack (even though he was in great shape, lived a very healthy

lifestyle, and had great cholesterol and blood pressure) and I hear

there were a few other men in the family who died the same way.

There is a history of learning disabilities too, oh and allergies

and asthma. I have allergies, asthma, and an eating disorder and

have battled with depression a few times. My husband's family is

generally super healthy (they live into their 90s, these people

don't even have allergies - can you believe it?), except for 1 case

of cancer and one of heart disease.

I'd like to do some genetics testing to figure out what is going

on. Do we have an interruption in the methylation cycle that's

causing toxic build-up in our bodies? Is there something specific

we need to supplement that will help our bodies function

effectively? I'd like to do something like Dr. Yasko's genetic

profile. Does anyone know if there's something similar out there

that's not so expensive? I really want to be as proactive as

possible about the health of my family, but I want to make sure that

the things I do are justified and hopefully exactly what we need.

Sorry this was such a rambling post. Please post anything you know

about the subject!

Kerri

[Guest guest]

Thanks , , and for your replies! So far you've each

had very different family histories...

After going back and reading what I wrote about my father's family,

it really is astounding to me that I cannot think of a single person

in his family who doesn't have some real health problems. It does

seem to me that at least this leg of the family is genetically

susceptible to illness.

I welcome any other replies too, either on the site or privately.

Kerri

>

> Hi All,

>

> I've been thinking more and more lately about genetics and what

that

> means for health and of course apraxia. I am a believer in the

> toxic theory...that our kids were or are still being overloaded

with

> both environmental and vaccine toxins, which by some process (be

it

> straight up mercury poisoning or via a depressed immune system)

are

> causing the apraxia. I believe that our genetics determine what

> kind of toxic load our bodies can handle - some of us have no

> problem getting the stuff out but others can't excrete the poisons

> and they just build and build in the body.

>

> The problem with believing my theory is that I'm basically saying

> that without some serious lifetime support, most in my family may

be

> bound to develop cancers and other life-threatening illnesses. My

> first question for all of you is: Do your families have worse-

than-

> average histories of Cancer? Althzeimers? Heart conditions?

> Allergies and asthma? Mental illness? Apraxia or Autism?

Anything

> else you can think of?

>

> My mother's side of the family is relatively healthy. Just some

> skin cancer, lots of allergies and some asthma, but a high

incidence

> of autism. My father's side is a completely different story

(though

> to be fair they lived in a way different environment - dirt poor

in

> Pawtucket RI). Two of my aunts got cancer before age 50 (and

> quickly died), there's lots of mental illness including a suicide,

> rampant substance abuse and depression, OCD, borderline

personality

> disorder, and even several cases of schizophrenia (really I can't

> think of a single family member who doesn't have some sort of

mental

> illness). My father died just this year (at 52) of a massive

heart

> attack (even though he was in great shape, lived a very healthy

> lifestyle, and had great cholesterol and blood pressure) and I

hear

> there were a few other men in the family who died the same way.

> There is a history of learning disabilities too, oh and allergies

> and asthma. I have allergies, asthma, and an eating disorder and

> have battled with depression a few times. My husband's family is

> generally super healthy (they live into their 90s, these people

> don't even have allergies - can you believe it?), except for 1

case

> of cancer and one of heart disease.

>

> I'd like to do some genetics testing to figure out what is going

> on. Do we have an interruption in the methylation cycle that's

> causing toxic build-up in our bodies? Is there something specific

> we need to supplement that will help our bodies function

> effectively? I'd like to do something like Dr. Yasko's genetic

> profile. Does anyone know if there's something similar out there

> that's not so expensive? I really want to be as proactive as

> possible about the health of my family, but I want to make sure

that

> the things I do are justified and hopefully exactly what we need.

>

> Sorry this was such a rambling post. Please post anything you

know

> about the subject!

>

> Kerri

>

[Guest guest]

Kerri,

It seems that a lot of families with a child with ASD have many

members with auto-immune diseases. That's what we have in our family

histories: auto-immune thyroid disease, asthma, allergies, rheumatoid

arthritis, rheumatic fever. I wonder if families with a child with

" just " apraxia have a lot of auto-immune disease too. I've always

suspected that my older child (not the one who was diagnosed with

apraxia) has PANDAS. No Alzheimers, little cancer, some depression. No

autism except for my kids.

>

> " My first question for all of you is: Do your families have worse-than-

> average histories of Cancer? Althzeimers? Heart conditions?

> Allergies and asthma? Mental illness? Apraxia or Autism? Anything

> else you can think of? "

>

> Hi Kerri!

>

> I believe that there may be some validity in your post, but actually,

> the answer to your questions above (all of them) when it comes to my

> family or my husband's is a resounding " NO. " 's apraxia seemed

> to come out of nowhere. We do not even live in an area with a lot of

> apraxia, or with a more than usual amount of other neurological

> disorders, as far as I can tell. While I do inwardly continue to wonder

> and speculate, I don't really think that I will find the answers anytime

> soon. In the meantime, I worry a lot about my younger daughter ,

> especially since the etiology of 's apraxia is pretty unknown

> (but it is not believed to be genetic). So far, so good ... we are

> keeping our fingers crossed.

>

> Warm regards,

> ******************

> (Rochester, NY)

> Mom to , 3.3 years, Verbal Apraxia

> & , 1.1 years (and babbling away!)

>

>

> ________________________________

>

> From:

> [mailto: ] On Behalf Of Jeff

> Sent: Wednesday, September 06, 2006 8:40 AM

>

> Subject: [ ] Unhealthy Families? My Ramblings and

> Questions...

>

>

>

> Hi All,

>

> I've been thinking more and more lately about genetics and what that

> means for health and of course apraxia. I am a believer in the

> toxic theory...that our kids were or are still being overloaded with

> both environmental and vaccine toxins, which by some process (be it

> straight up mercury poisoning or via a depressed immune system) are

> causing the apraxia. I believe that our genetics determine what

> kind of toxic load our bodies can handle - some of us have no

> problem getting the stuff out but others can't excrete the poisons

> and they just build and build in the body.

>

> The problem with believing my theory is that I'm basically saying

> that without some serious lifetime support, most in my family may be

> bound to develop cancers and other life-threatening illnesses. My

> first question for all of you is: Do your families have worse-than-

> average histories of Cancer? Althzeimers? Heart conditions?

> Allergies and asthma? Mental illness? Apraxia or Autism? Anything

> else you can think of?

>

> My mother's side of the family is relatively healthy. Just some

> skin cancer, lots of allergies and some asthma, but a high incidence

> of autism. My father's side is a completely different story (though

> to be fair they lived in a way different environment - dirt poor in

> Pawtucket RI). Two of my aunts got cancer before age 50 (and

> quickly died), there's lots of mental illness including a suicide,

> rampant substance abuse and depression, OCD, borderline personality

> disorder, and even several cases of schizophrenia (really I can't

> think of a single family member who doesn't have some sort of mental

> illness). My father died just this year (at 52) of a massive heart

> attack (even though he was in great shape, lived a very healthy

> lifestyle, and had great cholesterol and blood pressure) and I hear

> there were a few other men in the family who died the same way.

> There is a history of learning disabilities too, oh and allergies

> and asthma. I have allergies, asthma, and an eating disorder and

> have battled with depression a few times. My husband's family is

> generally super healthy (they live into their 90s, these people

> don't even have allergies - can you believe it?), except for 1 case

> of cancer and one of heart disease.

>

> I'd like to do some genetics testing to figure out what is going

> on. Do we have an interruption in the methylation cycle that's

> causing toxic build-up in our bodies? Is there something specific

> we need to supplement that will help our bodies function

> effectively? I'd like to do something like Dr. Yasko's genetic

> profile. Does anyone know if there's something similar out there

> that's not so expensive? I really want to be as proactive as

> possible about the health of my family, but I want to make sure that

> the things I do are justified and hopefully exactly what we need.

>

> Sorry this was such a rambling post. Please post anything you know

> about the subject!

>

> Kerri

>

>

>

>

>

>

>

[Guest guest]

Have family members been tested for celiac disease???

> >

> > " My first question for all of you is: Do your families have

worse-than-

> > average histories of Cancer? Althzeimers? Heart conditions?

> > Allergies and asthma? Mental illness? Apraxia or Autism?

Anything

> > else you can think of? "

> >

> > Hi Kerri!

> >

> > I believe that there may be some validity in your post, but

actually,

> > the answer to your questions above (all of them) when it comes

to my

> > family or my husband's is a resounding " NO. " 's apraxia

seemed

> > to come out of nowhere. We do not even live in an area with a

lot of

> > apraxia, or with a more than usual amount of other neurological

> > disorders, as far as I can tell. While I do inwardly continue

to wonder

> > and speculate, I don't really think that I will find the answers

anytime

> > soon. In the meantime, I worry a lot about my younger daughter

,

> > especially since the etiology of 's apraxia is pretty

unknown

> > (but it is not believed to be genetic). So far, so good ... we

are

> > keeping our fingers crossed.

> >

> > Warm regards,

> > ******************

> > (Rochester, NY)

> > Mom to , 3.3 years, Verbal Apraxia

> > & , 1.1 years (and babbling away!)

> >

> >

> > ________________________________

> >

> > From:

> > [mailto: ] On Behalf Of Jeff

> > Sent: Wednesday, September 06, 2006 8:40 AM

> >

> > Subject: [ ] Unhealthy Families? My Ramblings

and

> > Questions...

> >

> >

> >

> > Hi All,

> >

> > I've been thinking more and more lately about genetics and what

that

> > means for health and of course apraxia. I am a believer in the

> > toxic theory...that our kids were or are still being overloaded

with

> > both environmental and vaccine toxins, which by some process (be

it

> > straight up mercury poisoning or via a depressed immune system)

are

> > causing the apraxia. I believe that our genetics determine what

> > kind of toxic load our bodies can handle - some of us have no

> > problem getting the stuff out but others can't excrete the

poisons

> > and they just build and build in the body.

> >

> > The problem with believing my theory is that I'm basically

saying

> > that without some serious lifetime support, most in my family

may be

> > bound to develop cancers and other life-threatening illnesses.

My

> > first question for all of you is: Do your families have worse-

than-

> > average histories of Cancer? Althzeimers? Heart conditions?

> > Allergies and asthma? Mental illness? Apraxia or Autism?

Anything

> > else you can think of?

> >

> > My mother's side of the family is relatively healthy. Just some

> > skin cancer, lots of allergies and some asthma, but a high

incidence

> > of autism. My father's side is a completely different story

(though

> > to be fair they lived in a way different environment - dirt poor

in

> > Pawtucket RI). Two of my aunts got cancer before age 50 (and

> > quickly died), there's lots of mental illness including a

suicide,

> > rampant substance abuse and depression, OCD, borderline

personality

> > disorder, and even several cases of schizophrenia (really I

can't

> > think of a single family member who doesn't have some sort of

mental

> > illness). My father died just this year (at 52) of a massive

heart

> > attack (even though he was in great shape, lived a very healthy

> > lifestyle, and had great cholesterol and blood pressure) and I

hear

> > there were a few other men in the family who died the same way.

> > There is a history of learning disabilities too, oh and

allergies

> > and asthma. I have allergies, asthma, and an eating disorder and

> > have battled with depression a few times. My husband's family is

> > generally super healthy (they live into their 90s, these people

> > don't even have allergies - can you believe it?), except for 1

case

> > of cancer and one of heart disease.

> >

> > I'd like to do some genetics testing to figure out what is going

> > on. Do we have an interruption in the methylation cycle that's

> > causing toxic build-up in our bodies? Is there something

specific

> > we need to supplement that will help our bodies function

> > effectively? I'd like to do something like Dr. Yasko's genetic

> > profile. Does anyone know if there's something similar out there

> > that's not so expensive? I really want to be as proactive as

> > possible about the health of my family, but I want to make sure

that

> > the things I do are justified and hopefully exactly what we need.

> >

> > Sorry this was such a rambling post. Please post anything you

know

> > about the subject!

> >

> > Kerri

> >

> >

> >

> >

> >

> >

> >

[Guest guest]

Thanks , , and for your replies! So far you've each

had very different family histories...

After going back and reading what I wrote about my father's family,

it really is astounding to me that I cannot think of a single person

in his family who doesn't have some real health problems. It does

seem to me that at least this leg of the family is genetically

susceptible to illness.

I welcome any other replies too, either on the site or privately.

Kerri

>

> Hi All,

>

> I've been thinking more and more lately about genetics and what

that

> means for health and of course apraxia. I am a believer in the

> toxic theory...that our kids were or are still being overloaded

with

> both environmental and vaccine toxins, which by some process (be

it

> straight up mercury poisoning or via a depressed immune system)

are

> causing the apraxia. I believe that our genetics determine what

> kind of toxic load our bodies can handle - some of us have no

> problem getting the stuff out but others can't excrete the poisons

> and they just build and build in the body.

>

> The problem with believing my theory is that I'm basically saying

> that without some serious lifetime support, most in my family may

be

> bound to develop cancers and other life-threatening illnesses. My

> first question for all of you is: Do your families have worse-

than-

> average histories of Cancer? Althzeimers? Heart conditions?

> Allergies and asthma? Mental illness? Apraxia or Autism?

Anything

> else you can think of?

>

> My mother's side of the family is relatively healthy. Just some

> skin cancer, lots of allergies and some asthma, but a high

incidence

> of autism. My father's side is a completely different story

(though

> to be fair they lived in a way different environment - dirt poor

in

> Pawtucket RI). Two of my aunts got cancer before age 50 (and

> quickly died), there's lots of mental illness including a suicide,

> rampant substance abuse and depression, OCD, borderline

personality

> disorder, and even several cases of schizophrenia (really I can't

> think of a single family member who doesn't have some sort of

mental

> illness). My father died just this year (at 52) of a massive

heart

> attack (even though he was in great shape, lived a very healthy

> lifestyle, and had great cholesterol and blood pressure) and I

hear

> there were a few other men in the family who died the same way.

> There is a history of learning disabilities too, oh and allergies

> and asthma. I have allergies, asthma, and an eating disorder and

> have battled with depression a few times. My husband's family is

> generally super healthy (they live into their 90s, these people

> don't even have allergies - can you believe it?), except for 1

case

> of cancer and one of heart disease.

>

> I'd like to do some genetics testing to figure out what is going

> on. Do we have an interruption in the methylation cycle that's

> causing toxic build-up in our bodies? Is there something specific

> we need to supplement that will help our bodies function

> effectively? I'd like to do something like Dr. Yasko's genetic

> profile. Does anyone know if there's something similar out there

> that's not so expensive? I really want to be as proactive as

> possible about the health of my family, but I want to make sure

that

> the things I do are justified and hopefully exactly what we need.

>

> Sorry this was such a rambling post. Please post anything you

know

> about the subject!

>

> Kerri

>