Re: Day 16

[Guest guest]

Robin,

Today's blog was THE MOST touching. I just have tears in my eyes.

I read re-read the line where you mentioned about taking Mel out of the house

to keep so that her dad could take some rest!!!

Great news during the holidays.

sowmya

>

> Well today I thought I'd try something different. It's Saturday and I

> thought I would just let Mel do what 'she' wanted to do today and not

> what I would like her to do today. She woke up in a very happy and

> chatty mood once again and really ready to get her day started.

>

> After eating her breakfast which of course now always includes

> nutriiveda, she went and sat down and said she wanted a movie. I

> asked her if she wanted to work on her computer and she said " no no

> no " while shaking her head. I thought ok so I told her I was going

> to go and get the laundry done and for her to enjoy her movie.

>

> The minute I went upstairs she went over to her computer and turned

> it on and went into one of her programs and began working(!!!) This

> is incredible! She really wanted to work on her computer but without

> me! She worked on her computer until it was time to leave to pick up

> Tom as he has been working in the Cleveland, Ohio office this week.

> When Tom got in the car Mel started right away talking to him and

> tapping him on the shoulder. He was amazed at what he was seeing and

> hearing and also her facial expressions as he has been gone for the

> past week and has only heard about Mel, but has not seen her.

>

> When we were alone he said to me he could not get over the change in

> . He said she is very animated now and overall different. He

> was impressed that she no longer wants to sit on the sidelines of

> life but be a part of it that she is really trying to figure out how

> to communicate and be apart of our world. He said after 25 years of

> going from doctor to doctor and to therapist to therapist he thought

> we would never see a change in Mel. When he was telling me his eyes

> were tearing and said what a wonderful change Nutriiveda has done for

> our . I still can't believe just 2 weeks on nutriiveda has

> had such a profound impace on our daughter who most would just

> consider an adult who would never change. I don't know why this is

> happening, I just am so thankful that it's beyond words. This

> product has changed my daughter's life, has changed our lives.

>

> is using new phrases and new words as well. This afternoon

> she said " i want a drink please " I told her to go and get a cup and

> get water from the refrigerator door. I said it very matter of fact

> just to see what she would do. Well she got the cup and said " mom I

> am getting my water now " very clear as her sister also heard this

> and both of our expressions were of shock and Tom said did I hear

> what I think I heard. Mel has never said the word getting or used it

> in a phrase before today!!

>

> Not only that it was like she was aware of what a breakthrough this

> was. After that one time, first time in 25 years, everything she was

> getting for the next few hours she would use that word " getting " .

>

> Well with the winter storm it took Tom over 25 hours to get home and

> he has been up all night so this afternoon he was trying to get some

> rest but just could not as Mel kept talking and talking and talking

> to him.

>

> So I found myself getting Mel and her sister and we went shopping for

> a few hours so Tom could get some rest. I have never had to do that

> before. While at the store Mel tapped my chest softly and looked

> right into my eyes and said " my daddy is home sleeping " and I said

> yes because you are now and she finished my words and said

> " talking " . I have tears coming from my eyes writing this. I said

> yes you are now talking a lot and even though we are extremely

> grateful for your new found speech your dad still needed to get some

> much needed rest. Did I ever think the day would come for my 25 year

> old daughter that I had to take her out of the house to let her

> father sleep because she was talking too much?

>

> So now Mel's new habit is tapping me on the chest to make sure she is

> getting eye contact with me while she is speaking to me. Mel's

> speech is still limited but she is saying new words and new phrases

> each day. As I sit here and type this e-mail Mel is busy telling Tom

> that Tomi is sick and I hear both of them trying to hold a

> conversation. Yes it is a simple conversation but it is a

> conversation that I am sure Tom will soon not forget. I know that

> since