Guest guest Posted March 30, 2001 Report Share Posted March 30, 2001 Yesterday I saw a little boy who had been gfcf for a few months. He went from being in his own world and making noises to talking, even joking, and playing with other kids. I'd heard that he was regressing and was sad to see him again just making sounds, no eye contact, etc. The mom blamed recent antibiotics and asked me what to do about his brain fog. I talked about nystatin, but it turns out he hasn't even been gfcf recently. Too hard, she said. She works FT and doesn't have time to cook, etc. I pointed out that there's a list of prepared foods. Too expensive, she said. The HFS is too far away...isn't there a pill instead...you get the idea. I told her that she knows what to do to get the boy back, and single moms all over the world are doing it with less income than her. (Hey, me for example!) I still feel sick to my stomach about this. At least she is pursuing chelation and yeast treatment, but he was so much better on the diet....and now he's gone again. I could cry. Sorry, just needed to " talk " . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 30, 2001 Report Share Posted March 30, 2001 In a message dated 3/30/01 3:56:06 PM Eastern Standard Time, nulani@... writes: > Too hard, she said. She works FT > and doesn't have time to cook, etc. I pointed out that there's a > list of prepared foods. Too expensive, she said. The HFS is too far > away...isn't there a pill instead...you get the idea. I told her > that she knows what to do to get the boy back, and single moms all > over the world are doing it with less income than her. (Hey, me for > example!) > You know, I was struck by her comment that it was " too hard. " Every time I get down and think that this is too hard I imagine how hard it would be to look my grown son and his siblings in the eyes and say " I didn't do everything I could to make you well because it was too hard. " I couldn't live with myself. Praying for this boy and for his mom to find strength and a sense of mission that she will need to heal her son, M Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 30, 2001 Report Share Posted March 30, 2001 Oh, , I have an acquaintance like that. She wants a magic pill or the school to do it all. But this is even worse to see a child recovering and his mom not to have the time. This is so sad. What I would not give for Evan to be talking and joking. He has not gone that far, he is just more involved with us and understand more. I would not want to give that much up, let along losing this much. Hopefully, she will turn around. The diet is not easy but it is not impossible. Betty Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 31, 2001 Report Share Posted March 31, 2001 Unfortunately so many people are like that. I have found so many people in the past year who's children have some sort of problem and instead of giving the diet a chance they have decided to use medications. They've seen the progress in my son but it is too difficult for them or they just don't want to use up their time on a diet that is so restricted. I used to be so willing to share my info. about the diet to all these people who it might work for but I've found out that I'm usually just wasting my breath. Just thank God that all of us are doing it and sticking to it. At least we are making the difference in our child's lives. MA (with this stinky weather I wish I was in Hawaii) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 31, 2001 Report Share Posted March 31, 2001 On Sat, 31 Mar 2001 10:11:20 EST barbeetofloyd@... writes: > Unfortunately so many people are like that. I have found so many > people in > the past year who's children have some sort of problem and instead > of giving > the diet a chance they have decided to use medications. > out that I'm usually just wasting my breath. > Just > thank God that all of us are doing it and sticking to it. At least > we are > making the difference in our child's lives. > MA (with this stinky weather I wish I was in Hawaii) > saved me the typing, as my letter would have been the exact as hers. My son is doing excellent on this diet and it will be 1 year this April. in New York (we could all pack and go visitm, and bring the kids cause she can make GFCF for all) Hawaii here we come ________________________________________________________________ GET INTERNET ACCESS FROM JUNO! Juno offers FREE or PREMIUM Internet access for less! Join Juno today! For your FREE software, visit: http://dl.www.juno.com/get/tagj. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 31, 2001 Report Share Posted March 31, 2001 My older son belongs to a social skills group and I'm the only parent of the four children there who has even heard of the diet, much less tried it for my child. Most of the parents are comfortable putting their kids on medication, which is ok with me since it's their choice, but when I mention that I'm doing a dietary intervention, you would think I was transported here from Mars. Most just nod politely, but one guy seems to think it's all voodoo and has no scientific basis and therefore is just quackery. I have not gotten into any big battles over this, but it amazes me that when presented with this option, they just think it's too much effort - sort of " why bother when there's a pill that can fix it " . As far as the money spent, I've heard that excuse as well, but they never seem to have problems coming up with a trip to Disney World or a brand new SUV or an addition on their house. I'm all for people enjoying their money, but I'm convinced more and more that too many parents have their priorities all mixed up. I have never regretted doing this diet and, yes, it costs us a bundle. My food bill has tripled, but so what? We're seeing wonderful results and I don't have to worry about side effects of medication. Just my 2 cents. ( & Malachi's mom) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 31, 2001 Report Share Posted March 31, 2001 Sounds good to me as long as she doesn't mind us coming. My son will also be having his 1 year anniversary of being gfcf in April. Anyone else having a 1 year coming up? MA Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 31, 2001 Report Share Posted March 31, 2001 > > I still feel sick to my stomach about this. > , but he was so much better on the > diet....and now he's gone again. I could cry. Sorry, just needed > to " talk " . > I know how you feel! I get so very frustrated with people who won't give the diet a chance or give up on it b/c its too hard. My daughter was diagnosed ASD a year ago at 2 1/2. She had her evaluation again last week and they said that if they didn't know the history of this child they wouldn't have guessed ASD! She is that normal now. I put her on the diet the day I read Karyn Seroussi's artice about the diet and autism in Parents magazine, that was before we even had a dianosis. Now, 13 months after she started the diet she is doing super fabulous. She attends normal preschool and they have no clue that she had been diagnosed ASD. This diet saved my little girl, and I thing its criminal that more children aren't saved by this diet b/c its too hard. I have a diabetic stepson, and insulin is hard too, but we sure don't think about scrapping that!! POWER TO THE DIET! (and all us parents that care enough about our kids to get past the " its hard " argument!) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 1, 2001 Report Share Posted April 1, 2001 At this point I think it's harder to listen to the parents who won't give the diet a chance! MA Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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