Thank God for Dr. U and Our Family.

Today I stopped at AJ's Doctor's office to replenish some of his supplements. Today's tab ran $261.23. Insurance will cover none of it. They are not pharmaceuticals. Thankfully my wife and I are not in this alone. This months supplements were covered by an unexpected gift from one of her relatives. As I left the office I saw a man loading an SUV with a baby stroller. They were from out of state, visiting our Doctor. As I looked around the parking lot the license plates reinforced how fortunate we are. Wisconsin, Indiana, Iowa, parents drive with their kids affected by Autism to seek out treatment for the untreatable. In previous visits we have met people from Missouri, Nebraska, Texas, even as far away as Italy and other countries in Europe. We are blessed to have such a wonderful Doctor, a true healer, 25 minutes from our home. When we contacted her 3 years ago the wait list was 8 months long and because we were local we only had to wait 4 months. We jumped at an open slot with a few days notice, from someone who had to cancel. Now her wait list is at least two years. I prayed for our son to begin his treatment before his 4th birthday and the first week of July an appointment opened up. I took the appointment without question and cried tears of joy. With the support of our Doctor, true science, family, and friends, we are recovering my son. When I am able I will help others recover their children. This blog is helping me focus my efforts for my son and I hope will help others as well. I just received an offer in my email box for a program to teach how to profitably blog.

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Wet Pants, Bloody Noses, and Supplements.

This was a good week for reminders of how important A's supplements are. During the hectic holiday season A's supplements are not always given. We try to keep up the routine, and God bless people who can do it 100%. I admire them. My wife and I stumble at times. Sometimes we run out, sometimes the kids are with their Grandparents and don't get the supplements, sometimes we are rushed and forget. The Omega 3's from the fish oil seems to help with his ability to know when he has to use the bathroom. I noticed a couple of times he had a small accident with wet pants, not a full jean wetting soak, but his underwear was damp. Maybe he doesn't realize he has to go until he feels it on the outside. I don't know why, but making sure he gets his Nordic Naturals will cure that problem. Nose bleeds mean he needs more zinc. When we were shoveling the other day he looked at me holding his shovel smiling, "I'm doing good shoveling. Right Dad?" I looked up to see his eyes shining bright, his toothless grin, and blood running out of his nose down the sides of his mouth. He had no idea. He does not seem to have much sensation under his nose and around his mouth. We've been through this before though. I checked with J later that night and turns out we ran out of his liquid zinc and the powdered form got missed a few times. At least we know what to do, even if we don't completely know why.