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From: KEN@...Reply-to: Autism-Mercury To: Autism-Mercury Sent: 20/07/2012 19:57:16 GMT Daylight TimeSubj: [Autism-Mercury] Re: Older kids still making gains / chelation responder- Update yea!!

Hello AM family it's been a while especially since a progress update. So today I think is a wonderful day to do so. To get an idea of the progress we have seen with our son you can read one of my past updates from an about a year ago under this thread. If you want an application you may also want to read a short story called "Fathers day gift early".http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/Autism-Mercury/message/295346Sorry for the references but I am no longer active and some folks may not be familiar with our progress over time. To get an idea where we were left off you may want to read Andy's' response to my last concerns regarding Stalls and Older kids making gains. Thanks for reading our story and sharing our journey with us. Progress update/ reflection. First off I need to thank the Lord for giving us "Hope" during times of despair.For his wisdom, discernment and guidance, and keeping my family together on this difficult Journey. Next I need to thank every one who has helped us along the way. Especially those who may have shared in the memories, the pain and the tears. Today I am truly thankful for the "Real" friends I have made over the years. Yes even some of my Internet biomed friends. I do hope that Andy along with the older veterans of this group may take the time to read this update to see some of the fruits of their efforts.As of this year (to date) we have chelated over # 220 rounds. At this point I can only say that much of our progress has made more sense over time. With the diagnoses of autism often time's life becomes a blur; you forget allot and may not see how far you have come until you take the time to reflect. Ten years ago we kept a log and Journal every day. Especially for the first five years of applying biomed. We took detailed info as we did many trials, ever learning what was effective as we started to heal my boy. We did the same with our educational progress. My boy always did well with his programs. He mastered his skills and progressed academically as he should have (aged appropriately). However I knew that education along with all the supplementary social skill stuff was not how we were going to heal my boys' autism. We knew from day one in applying biomed that he indeed was sick and needed the proper assistance to get better. As my son got older and healthier he made up much of his missed milestones. At that point we stopped journaling his progress and stayed the course to what we knew was effective treatments.Outside of functional language most of our initial progress came when we first started biomedical intervention. We started with diet, light detox while cleaning up my son's messy gut. Not too soon after was about that time when we introduced the AC protocol…. And the rest was history. But than as time moved on it was hard to tell of any big progress but over all he was getting better. My son hit a stall somewhere about rounds #80-#100 in chelation. With in the next two years he had progressed but the gains were always subtle. We took many breaks for various reasons, each time picking up making grounds to where we had left off. One thing for sure I can say is my son never regressed nor lost any gains ever. And as with other interventions he would do well but plateau off at some point. I think considering at my son's age (8-12), it was always hard to see big stuff. One reason he was very social had lots of expressive language and connected well with people. Just about everywhere we would go either he recognized someone or they knew and had a warming story to tell about their experience with him.This past spring my son turned 14 years old .The gains that we see recently are mostly in regard to his mature level and independence. At home he does well with chores around the house. In fact last year I even let him cut the lawn with my supervision. One thing I can say, in the last few years he has developed quite a personality. (I hate to compare kids especially kids with autism) But out side of a few residual autistic traits he is not so robotic. He loves to do many things and has expanded interests in art, dance, music, cooking and sports to name a few. My son is smart and well rounded in many areas. He has become a logical thinker and now understands more complex situations as he refers to past present and future events. is funny, charming and expresses himself well especially in his concerns for other people. Recovered or not, the fact that he cares, prays and even asks about others makes me so proud of how far he has come. This past Monday night I spoke to my friend that said he had called the house on Saturday and talked with my son. He mentioned that spoke with him for a bit and even told him he was praying for him to get a job. I am deeply touched that my boy cares enough for other people to consider them in prayer.What our little ones can teach us even with their disabilities. Today I am so proud to what a young man he has become .I am so blessed to have as my son. Over the past 10 years my son has touched so many people in so many ways I would be able to write a book in how God had used that little man to touch so many hearts. A few years ago without having a place go during service our Church started a ministry for special needs. In fact today he is part of the JR high group and now serves in the ministry rather than it serving him. At school my son has received student of the month a few times. Last year he was asked to make morning announcements and give the daily news. At school he also serves as the hostess in the café and works the cash register.This past year I have had more time to spend with my son and noticed some new changes. As an example in the past he may just flop himself down to sit on the couch. Recently he will say something like "Well excuse me dad". "Can you move your feet, id like to sit here". Now it may not sound like much but to me it shows two things. For one he recognizes his body space accordingly secondly, he is conversing while showing proper mannerism.We are having a wonderful summer. This year I am most grateful to have a break form the groups…trust me. To be able to devote more time to things like my family and job has been true blessing. My father my son and myself have been on a few fishing trips already this year. has become quite a fisherman. I took both of them out last Friday. We had plenty of fun, bites and to top it off caught some nice fish. My little man is a true fisherman this year (I think he's a natural) He has patience, stays on the rail and now handles his rod like a "Pro". Drops down, w/o any birds nests, stays on the bottom, and works his bait on every drift. Not to brag but IM a proud papa on this one . We prayed for this day to come for over 7 years and today it's my dream come true. On Fridays PM trip he boated about 10 fish and managed to put three in the box. Yup 3 keepers all by himself. He did better than some of us regulars that fish on that boat. . I Fished both trips had a good day and caught my limit. What more could I ask for… Life is good.As I look back from a year ago I can only say things are continually getting better in many areas of my child's life. We are doing things today I never through we would be able to do. We are no longer limited in the places we go or the time we spend in our activities. We, go to shows, restaurants and watch nine-inning baseball games ect… In closing I would like to say something to parents that may have children who are responders to chelation, but have not seen progress the way you may have expected. Be patient the gains will come over time as you heal your child. Chelation is a process that takes allot of dedication and time to do the job right. As with all biomedical applications, If you see some progress but cannot relate perhaps to our story it will make sense in time as you continue healing your child rather than reading someone else's biomed Journey.Having a child with autism can test your, endurance, shake your patience and break your dreams at times. But if you persevere, fight the good fight it cannot take away your sprit, hope and faith .The closer we come to recovery and expose the truth it seems more attacks will come from the enemy who wants to cover it up all together. The last few years I have not been as active with biomed groups for many of the above reasons. Life gets tough things happen, sometimes its time to move on with our lives. I suspect one reason older folks don't stick around these groups, as it's hard to keep up with all the drama.Today we are in good spot, and most grateful for how far my boy has come towards recovery. I can honestly say I do not have regrets anymore. We have fought the good fight and now live in peace. It's all good stuff. Btw if my son does not fully recover I'm ok with that because I already know in my heart that the Lord has a special place in the kingdom for all our children. Please remember to celebrate every day with your child's progress. Cherish those moments; bind them in your heart to enable you to have strength for tomorrow. Thanks for listening = )Always Hope for RecoveryKenny VFather to Recovering from