Sold on SCD without the beans and peanuts.

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Hi Carol and all,

I thank you for your reply. The ethusiasm is still with me, I just

want this entire problem to vanish and am dealing with the reality

that we may be like you and never see a " cure " . I wished and hoped

for a " cure " . But like you out of medical necesity can not eat in

any other way or we get sick and suffer. So SCD is not a choice for

us....Elaien's suggestion to stop the diet is not ours.

Seeing our little girl smile for the first time was a joy! Seeing

her talk and no longer suffer from seizures and deleriums was a

miracle. I felt like shouting from the roof tops back then. You

are right I did have much enthusiasm! Anybody who wittnessed our

little Elaine miracle did.

Back then I did expected a cure though. We are only seven months

out. Maybe so...but it looks doubtful. This is no doubt a life

long adherance for me and Kiki. But a cure....we may have to grieve

this.

I will never forget the veil of her sickness being taken from her.

It baffles me though that she should still suffer from

malabsorbption, even if it is to a much lesser degree.

Even Elaine said that the SCDiet reflects the origional diet of

mankind. She says this in her note to the beginners on her web

page. This is what captured our attention since we did come from

paleo convictions, that we had been practicing for a year prior to

SCD. But without the success of SCDiet. Which only happened because

of the guidlines given in the BTVC book.

My family can't seem to tolerate the beans, so we feel at home on

other list serves also. Since paleo does not allow the beans.

Elaine herself visited Healing Crow.

Some day....we may be able to eat them....maybe never, I do not

know. I do know that I thank Elaine from the bottom of my soul and

with all my heart for getting us this far. Seven months ago...we

all suffered miserably. Our ASD daughter the most....maybe I am

jumping to conclusions by panicking. It is the job of a mother to

worry and want the best for her kids.

I want this all to VANISH...and it has not. Much, much, better but

not gone. So I want someone to wave their magic wand. So we go to

expensive doctors. And discover that we can not afford them.

SCD is not magic....neither are the doctors who do not understand

intestinal diseasea or ASD.

FAITH is not easy....but it is the only thing that we have. Faith

nocked....fear answered and nobody was there. Grief and reality

are very much interconnected. Acceptance and Peace takes time but

only with FAITH. I need to make a grattitude list....and then I

will feel better. Without Ealine I would have little grattitude to

make a list out of. I love you Eliane! As for the doctors....well

money has dictated that we will not be receiving much of their

advice or help. What else can we do but stay on the road that has

worked the best so far?

Antoinette and and their three kids (all Scd 2/06)