Re: Re: I Want To CRY---What Else Is There I Should Know?

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In a message dated 1/8/2008 8:01:15 P.M. Eastern Standard Time,

paxlforme@... writes:

...discovery of

all this is what leads to the changes to get her better!

This was a beautiful post - like so many of the posts. This experience has

made philosophers and poets of every mother and father and grandparent.

Thanks to all for sharing your knowledge and experience. And bless your

beautiful

children.

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elizabeth..thanks for such philosophical insight on a morning when I needed it.

I did extended b'feeding with my child (up to 3rd birthday - knowing it must be

good for her). I have often wondered though whether it harmed or helped now,

considering i now know I have a metal toxic load. It is so easy to drag

ourselves down and berate ourselves, for not knowing, or for doing the 'wrong'

things by our kids. But we can only make decisions based on the knowledge we

have at a particular time, and that is what makes us human and fallible. All up

though I think my efforts with my daughter have shown a lot of improvement with

her.

you are doing your best and that is all you can do. Whatever way you

look at things I am certain your child is all the better for it. Be kind to

yourself.

eli8591 <eli8591@...> wrote: big sigh....I

call what I do " info slams. " However, I never quite

complete them, too often overwhelmed by the bad news. I do spend some

amount of time living in a topsy turvy world, fully prepared to

become one of those people muttering thru the middle of the streets,

shaking their fists at thin air...makes perfect sense to me during

these moments.

The up side is that I DO find things that I can change or do that

will be Better Than what I have been doing...until I find an even

better answer...later.

For instance, I am doing a " quick " info slam on arsenic right

now...enough of the " gobbledygook " is similar to the

mercury " gobbledygook " that I tend to think that IF arsenic is an

issue for us, it is quite often being addressed with mercury answers..

and in a busy life, that is " good enough " for the moment....and we

avoided rice because of copper connections, which would also address

the arsenic connections...blah,blah,blah....overwhelming, indeed.

A quick side note on breastfeeding...Based solely on my five

children, my own hindsite, and putting together information that I

think applies to us, my input is...

Three of them could be put on the autism spectrum, in some form...and

at various times, these " symptoms " of autism were worse than during

other years..for example, the year after the older two (as toddlers)

of these three got fillings comes to mind. (aarrgghh)

The other two, while having alot of similar issues - especially with

digestive, vestibular, memory type things - Could Not & would not

have ever been on the autism spectrum....These are the two that I was

pregnant/breastfeeding AND personally exposed to acute " toxic

whatevers " (a broken fluorescent light & malathione are two such

details)....and while there are myriad issues to be addressed

(migraines & motion sickness in a baby are soooo Not cool, imho),

these two got a jump start simply because they were nursed, and

whatever body smarts system is in place for such things, DID make a

difference. It appears to me that " worst " damages happened while

they (kids) were exposed to things that I was not...

And, last but not least, it does all make me crazy...I have raged,

mourned, felt defeated, picked myself up & started over, and more...I

count my blessings in the improvements that have happened in the past

couple years & that warrants Keeping On keeping on...

and mainly I just keep an overall " better than " perspective on it

all - what I do now does work " better than " than what I did before,

and I will continue to find more " better than " answers as I go....and

when I get overwhelmed, I do live there for awhile, then brush myself

off, and continue on my way, yk?

hoping that made sense and that it is somewhat helpful....

wishing you, and all, the very best answers

elizabeth

>

> I fight so hard to try to do the right things. I am constantly

> scrutinized by family and friends for trying to stay organic and

try to

> keep my daughter healthy. I defend my extended BF, etc. And to

find

> out that I am failing. My daughter has elevated levels of

aluminum,

> antimony, arsenic, etc and I feel so lost and afraid. I know I

need t

> get her a natural mattress. But now reading that it could be

coming

> from her chicken and rice, her main staples, what am I gonna do?

It

> makes me wonder what else am I missing.

> Can we start a list of all the things we need to look out for? All

the

> things we think others may know, but just in case they don't, we

can

> repeat. And especially the things not so common. Please!! I am

> really feeling overwhelmed.

> Sincerely,

>

>

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Today is one of THOSE days here, that's for sure! Ds is all mad, all the

time. Same mad, different day. It's so tiring, and nothing gets through.

He's refusing to do his homework, trying to make deals...at least he ate

dinner, but I'm a little afraid he's going to get stuck in a rut and eat

only these few things that he likes that are casein/dairy-free. (We're

only CF, not GFCF...yet.) We have therapy tonight, but now he's refusing

to do homework without a 'warm, relaxing bath.' It does help him calm

down, but now I'm giving in to him and he'll pick up on that and use it

every time. Argh. (I know, not entirely related to the food issues, but

your first few sentences, copied below, caught me!)

Jada wrote:

>

> I think we all can relate to you at this time. We all have felt this

> way and often still do. Some days are harder than heck..others not so

> bad. But it is a constant battle, it seems there is always something

> else out there we have to watch out for. S

>

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You could try joining a local CSA: community supported

agriculture. They have them for meat, veggies,

flowers... try finding one that has the produce or

meat your family can have. You can get to know the

local farmer.

http://www.localharvest.org/search-csa.jsp?map=1 & lat=35.765336 & lon=-79.136415 & sc\

ale=2 & ty=6 & zip=27312

--- ronnimike <HISSPECIALTOUCH@...> wrote:

> I am not new to biomedical....and I often feel the

> same way...things

> I thought I had research and found were safe, or

> even good for my

> family are not..and sometimes the price is terribly

> high.

> Rice is a biggie in our house as is chicken....and

> we have been

> wolfing down grapes like crazy...we drink lots and

> lots of bone

> broth...and I am finding that none of are what I

> thought...I have

> cried had more than a few panic attacks over it...I

> am frustrated and

> lost feeling...but I will stand my ground and keep

> fighting ...

> I have tried to do organic, but sometimes my budget

> won't allow

> it....I do the best I can with the resources I have

> available...which

> often times isn't near enough. I wish there was a

> way to avoid the

> inevitable mistakes..but there doesn't seem to be.

> I just pray for

> grace, forgiveness and strength and listen to my

> theme song, and

> remember that despites my mistakes, my kids are a

> million times

> better than what they were...and I know that it is

> thru the Grace of

> Jesus Christ and the kindness and help of this forum

> and few Angels

> who Jesus sent to me....

>

http://starrydiadem.vox.com/library/audio/6a00c225200de38e1d00cd9711ed

> 2b4cd5.html

> Standing my ground

> Ronni

>

>

> > I fight so hard to try to do the right things. I

> am constantly

> > scrutinized by family and friends for trying to

> stay organic and

> try to

> > keep my daughter healthy. I defend my extended

> BF, etc. And to

> find

> > out that I am failing. My daughter has elevated

> levels of

> aluminum,

> > antimony, arsenic, etc and I feel so lost and

> afraid. I know I

> need t

> > get her a natural mattress. But now reading that

> it could be

> coming

> > from her chicken and rice, her main staples, what

> am I gonna do?

> It

> > makes me wonder what else am I missing.

> > Can we start a list of all the things we need to

> look out for? All

> the

> > things we think others may know, but just in case

> they don't, we

> can

> > repeat. And especially the things not so common.

> Please!! I am

> > really feeling overwhelmed.

> > Sincerely,

> >

> >

>

>

>

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Ronni,

We also use a lot of rice products and I can't be positive about their contents.

But I can't be positive about every breath I take and every mouthful I eat

anymore. All we can do is the best we can for our kids. We buy lots of organic

stuff from a food buying co-op and we grow a lot of our own vegetables, so I

figure we are lowering his toxic load as much as possible.

Also we have a sauna that he has used quite a bit.

That's all I can do.

Barb

[ ] Re: I Want To CRY---What Else Is There I Should

Know?

I am not new to biomedical....and I often feel the same way...things

I thought I had research and found were safe, or even good for my

family are not..and sometimes the price is terribly high.

Rice is a biggie in our house as is chicken....and we have been

wolfing down grapes like crazy...we drink lots and lots of bone

broth...and I am finding that none of are what I thought...I have

cried had more than a few panic attacks over it...I am frustrated and

lost feeling...but I will stand my ground and keep fighting ...

I have tried to do organic, but sometimes my budget won't allow

it....I do the best I can with the resources I have available...which

often times isn't near enough. I wish there was a way to avoid the

inevitable mistakes..but there doesn't seem to be. I just pray for

grace, forgiveness and strength and listen to my theme song, and

remember that despites my mistakes, my kids are a million times

better than what they were...and I know that it is thru the Grace of

Jesus Christ and the kindness and help of this forum and few Angels

who Jesus sent to me....

http://starrydiadem.vox.com/library/audio/6a00c225200de38e1d00cd9711ed

2b4cd5.html

Standing my ground

Ronni

> I fight so hard to try to do the right things. I am constantly

> scrutinized by family and friends for trying to stay organic and

try to

> keep my daughter healthy. I defend my extended BF, etc. And to

find

> out that I am failing. My daughter has elevated levels of

aluminum,

> antimony, arsenic, etc and I feel so lost and afraid. I know I

need t

> get her a natural mattress. But now reading that it could be

coming

> from her chicken and rice, her main staples, what am I gonna do?

It

> makes me wonder what else am I missing.

> Can we start a list of all the things we need to look out for? All

the

> things we think others may know, but just in case they don't, we

can

> repeat. And especially the things not so common. Please!! I am

> really feeling overwhelmed.

> Sincerely,

>

>

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