Weekly Update 6-26-2012

We have been doing pretty well in the land of us.  The kids are really taking to their school lessons, I'm making sure that we stay consistent during the summer so that their minds can stay active and flexible.  Even if all my children were "neuro-typical" (which they will one day be) I will do the same.  I don't believe that summer is the time to stop learning.  Learning is supposed to be a continuous process.  

They also keep the same schedules year around, although there is a bit more freedom in the summer not too much.  Here's why, summer vacation in the Michigan school district that we're in is roughly 81 days.  Because of my challenges and the challenges of my children it is not worth it to me to break a schedule because of the amount of time and energy it would take for me to get them back where they need to be.  Plus, in real life you don't get a summer vacation, not even if you're a teacher because many of them have to take on summer jobs like college students to supplement. So this is also a life lesson. 

So this weekend I made a discovery that proves my consistent point even further. My oldest son has pica, he eats non-food items. Now my husband and I noticed a trend, the problem gets worse on the weekend or when he is extremely bored or has a lot of unstructured time.  So this past weekend we caught him eating quite a few non-food items mainly rubber.  This has been going on for a while, my  husband said that he noticed it getting better with the Neuro-Feedback (I just noticed the seizures) but this surge in eating non-food items could also explain many of his stomach issues. I don't know why I never thought of this piece before.  

So we have decreased tv time again (we cut off our cable television service and have Netflix and Hulu it allows us to better control what our children are watching.), we constantly make sure that he doesn't have non-food items in his mouth, and try to reinforce that we only eat food.  It's going to be a long road but we'll make it.  

School work wise he is doing pretty good, working on his focus and attention to detail. Making him write slowly and neatly is a challenge but his working on it with some resistance. We are also working on his already strong math skills, reading recall, building on reading comprehension, money and time.  He got a summer bridge book from school and his teacher Ms. Wentz was wonderful to print a lot of work with for us to help us stay on his goals.  We have also started the SAS music therapy again to hopefully help with his focus and to perhaps help his mind with that sensory piece to help out with that pica. He has also started the chore of taking out the trash. There have been no seizures over the past week, nor have their been any seizure like preludes such as, bad gas, screaming, loopiness. He is eating less gluten (we're not entirely gluten free), we have decreased computer and television time, we are doing Dr. Goldberg's eating protocol by removing things with dies, or the color red. He takes aloe vera juice, lots of probiotics (by way of keifer and acidophilus) activated charcoal and Methyl B-12 tabs.

Jai Lynn is doing great this summer, helping in the kitchen and around the house, learning how to use a dictionary and look up definitions thus learning the meaning of words.  She is working hard on math. This week I have her adding multiple digits, we are working on the parts of speech, reading recall and comprehension and money.  Ms. Wentz also gave her a great packet of work along with a Summer Bridge Book and a Testing booklet to get her used to testing since she will be entering the 6th grade this fall.    She has also begun the SAS music therapy again, I have her listen while praticing her typing skills ( think I will have her brother do the same almost like neuro-feedback)

Mason is working on counting to 10, colors and the alphabet.  We are working on coloring on paper and not on the table or anything else that will stand still.  

The all have a chore, once they get comfortable performing that chore on a regular basis I will tie money into it (the life skill of getting paid for completing a job) but for now we are having fun learning.  

Well that is it for now.

Until Next Time,

Blessings and Recovery,

The Fuller's

"Houston we have a Problem"

So the school year is over and my kiddos are home with me. On the last day of school I said to my kids A.I. aide (Autiscally Impaired), "you all must be said that Jai is leaving being she was the only girl and since girls aren't that prevalent on the spectrum who knows when you'll get another one" The answer she gave me almost made me drop to my knees. She said, "oh we're getting TWO little girls in next fall" I thought to myself WTH is going on??!!! When my daughter was diagnosed with  PDD- NOS back in 2003 hearing about a girl on the spectrum was rare to say the least. Jai has always been the only girl. Girls on the spectrum are like an anomolay.

If this doesn't prove that something more is going on other than "autism" I don't know what will do it for you. This is not text book autism that we're messing with people this is something more sinister. If the medical profession would open their eyes and see maybe more children would be functioning versus being zombies. Maybe that's what they want is a generation of zombies, kids hopped up on pharmaceutical, mind altering drugs. Maybe that's what these organizations want, they claim they are all for finding a cure but there is a cure right in their face. Several bold doctors have already paved the way, why aren't they mowing out the rest of the path? It makes one wonder, are they afraid of the money that they will lose out on if this is not truly autism (and trust me people for many of these kids it's not)? What interests me is that many of these organizations only tout speech, occupational and physical therapy as your main line of defense.

Here's my other issue how does a disorder go from affecting 1 and 10,000 to 1 and 88, damn that's a problem. This is not genetic or developmental this is viral. I used to think, wow because my kids had it and other children in my family had it that it must be genetic in some way. Now I know how untrue that is.

Hearing what I have heard has truly disturbed me, I can't be quiet or sit still. I can't wait really now because I have a feeling that everyone is waiting to see what my children do. So the summer is not a time of rest for us. I will continue to update with progress and changes.

Until Next Time,
Blessings and Recovery
The Fuller's

May, May the end of May

This month has been filled with many ups and downs as all my months are.  We started out the month strong with less seizures, more speech, less meltdowns, we ended it with still a lot of up but it seems as if we are back on the seizure yo-yo.  We are not really doing any supplements we are doing:
keifer
aloe vera juice

That's it, we have really toned down STILL waiting on this pediatrician to order this darn blood work. But she keeps putting it off saying she needs to read the book more (for those not knowing what I'm talking about check out the blog posting Updates) information on what tests Dr. Goldberg is talking about to make sure that the tests she runs don't overlap what he does.  For those that know me know that I am a VERY detailed mom, I didn't just give her the book I gave her:

• The book 
• DVD's of video of Dr. Goldberg that I downloaded off the internet
• The questionnaire from page 98-101 for each child
• The lab workup list from page 102
• medical records

So you see people I just didn't hand her a book and tell her what to do.  Now in saying that I do totally understand her wanting to do everything right and us not having to re do any tests or taking tests that are unnecessary. But, my patience is running thin because now I hopefully have a protocol that could be life changing for us all but we can't start it because the doctor is not doing her part (in my eyes) It's been a month since I introduced this information to her and still we wait.  I don't know if she understands what is riding on this, maybe she does and I'm just.....for lack of a better word impatient. I just want my kids to be better.

So now we are back to multiple seizures but we have still have the increased speech and a little more focus, depending. Jai Lynn has been doing very well, I want to work on her socialization and math skills this summer. Found out at her last IEP that her reading skills are at grade level so we will also be reinforcing her reading this summer with the added comprehension piece.  We will be working on her writing skills and science and social studies.

So, that is where we are. Hoping to give progress updates over the course of the summer, school here in MI will be out in 12 days and I am so ready for it to be over as getting up and packing lunches is really getting on my nerves.

Until next time,
Blessings and Recovery
The Fuller's

Changes

Hello All,

There will be some changes that will be made to my blog. If you follow you will immediately notice that I have taken out the word Autism from my blog title. This is due to me reading (actually still reading) the book "The Myth of Autism" by Dr. Michael Goldberg.  He basically states that what our children are dealing with is not Autism but a Neuro Immune disorder, and for me and my kids what he is saying is making sense.

We will be starting Dr. Goldberg's protocol in May 2012 with both children. My blog will center around us going through this protocol with the assistance of our pediatrician and everything surrounding it.

So, thanks for the follow.

Blessings and Recovery,

The Fuller's

October 29, 2011

Hello all,

Sorry for the delay, I am in a statistics class that is running me through the ringer so I will fill in the posts for the missing dates so my blog is going to be a bit off. Sorry but here's what happened on the 29th of October. First lets start with our list of supplements that we have taken on this date.

• Divine Child Drink
• Acetyl L Carnitine
• Omega 369
• Cod Liver Oil
• Probiotics

Now today I was still recovering and my younger brother (my only brother) came over to check on me and visit his niece (whom he'd give his right and left arm for) and his two nephews. Now, Marcus Jr has never Never Never interacted with my brother, it's always been around him or just using Henry for what Henry could do for him but never playing with him. Well today he played with him, today he asked Uncle Henry to play with him and to play certain games! That was a huge!!! Marcus Jr actually acknowledged my brother and he played with him and that made us sooo proud.

Jai Lynn has been doing a great job also, today she has been doing a great job of finding her voice with out yelling or whispering and that is big.

Today they were both super excited because tomorrow we are going to the Zoo Boo go trick or treating for goodies. And both kids actually enjoy the Zoo Boo not just for the treats but they love the Zoo and they love the Zoo when it is all lit up for Halloween. Plus this is a great way to get the kids out in an controlled environment to get the candy they crave.

Well that is all we have for today as the kids are doing well. It seems as if we see the most gains from Marcus Jr when he has been without the NADH for at least two days. Meaning five days on and two off. It seems that in those two days that we are not giving him that one supplement whatever it was fixing just busts through.

We are very happy to share this journey with you and hope that you too embark on your own Autism Recovery journey. It doesn't have to be the same protocol that we're on but please start and don't give up hope on your child.

Wishing you Blessings and Recovery,

The Fuller's

October 12, 2011

Today the kids took the supplements that we have left (-:

• Zeolyte
• Omega 369
• Folic Acid
• Cod Liver Oil

The morning went well both kids where compliant and happy. Today was the tutoring day and both kids did very well. The tutor came over and Marcus, Jr had his session first. He sat for the entire hour! Once his hour was up she noted that he had increased focus and did a great job on his work. He completed 10 pages of work (some of it is posted in our photo gallery). Jai Lynn did a great job with her work she completed her spelling packet, she did some reading comprehension sheets, she did some math work and some other English and language arts.

When the kids got home from school I let them wind down so that they could be ready for the tutor. While Marcus Jr was playing and singing, he incorporated some of the kids in his A.I. classroom names into one of his songs. I thought that was pretty amazing.

One thing I'm not seeing a lot of this year with Marcus Jr is he used to be sort of angry whenever I would pick him up from school just overall whiny. I get it sometimes but not every time, I get some happy thoughts sometimes too.

So that was Wednesday for us. Hope this gives you some hope to push forward with any treatment that you may be considering.

Wishing you Blessings and Recovery,

The Fuller's

October 14, 2011

This morning started off very well the kids got up and took their supplements:

• NADH (am)
• Acetyl L Carinitine (am)
• Omega 369 (am)
• Folic Acid (am)

*we forgot cod liver oil this am*

• Divine Child Drink (afternoon)
• Himalayan salt (afternoon)
• Essentia Water(afternoon)
• Zeolyte (pm)

This morning while getting ready to go Marcus, Jr didn't put his socks on, so when I asked him to put his socks on he ran upstairs and as he was passing me he said "Excuse me" I was wowed because he has NEVER been that aware of what was going on around him to say excuse me.

Jai Lynn had a great day at school also, I asked her about school she said that she had a great day.

Tonight we went to the Fall Festival at the kids school and when we got there Jai Lynn saw one of her friends and said "Maggie" and gave her a big hug. Then she hugged Maggie's mom (her old Girl Scout troop leader) and said "hi Ms Peggy". Next she saw the principal and gave her an hug. After that both kids went on a train ride (without me) and both were smiling and very excited. Both had an OK time.

Dad is noticing that one on one Marcus Jr is focusing much better. And when dad went to put him to bed Marcus Jr actually hugged him no prompting! So that was a great plus for him today also.

So today was a pretty good day for us. Tomorrow will be a day for more fun (bearing the weather holds up).

Wishing you Blessings and Recovery,

The Fuller's

October 11, 2011

Today was a great day for the kids. We are out of our NADH (I ordered over the weekend and forgot that Monday was a holiday) hopefully we'll be back in stock on Wednesday at the latest. But all other supplements were taken.

• Acetyl L Carnitine
• Omega 369
• Cod Liver Oil
• Zeolyte
• Kombucha
• Esstenta Water

I have ordered more acetyl l carnitine, NADH and a new item Himalayan salt. I will be ordering my Divine Child drink on Thursday.

OK, back to the kids. Both kids had a great day, Marcus' teacher again commented on how super focused that he was and that Jai Lynn had started her MI Access test and was doing pretty well. Upon getting the kids home, I gave them both about an hour to wind down then I started with Jai Lynn first on her homework. We worked on multiplication, page 2 of her spelling packet and Time for Kids booklet. First the TFK booklet requires a lot of reading and comprehension and she did fairly well with reading and recall, although it was a bit frustrating to her because the first story included many words that she was unfamiliar with. The first story was about Palestine wanting be become independent (or something like that) and that is a story that I think any kid would have trouble with. It was quite difficult. The other story was easier but by that point she was already a bit frustrated with the entire TFK process and said "We'll do more next week" lol I told her no we have to finish the packet more tomorrow. Next we went to the second page of her spelling packet which is contractions. It took her to the fourth one to get the direction (it could've been the way I was explaining it) but once she took over she completed it on her own with very little direction. The final piece that we did were multiplication flash cards and she did ok, she is trying her best to make the transition from addition to multiplication (which is difficult for the "typically" developing child) we did 0, 1, 2, 3 (not the entire number chart, I picked and choose various ones). Jai Lynn overall did very well with her homework this evening very proud.

Marcus Jr, tonight worked on his personal information and he remembered to write his entire name and remember the numerical portion of his address, he needed assistance remembering the street name, and city and almost got the state on his own. We next worked on math skills on addition and subtraction and he did quite well (will have pictures up by this weekend). Next we worked his spelling list from his second grade class and I just had him copy the words onto another sheet of paper and as he wrote them he spelled the word out which was great, not sure if that is a skill he obtained from school, me or the tutor or a combination of the three. But it was great to watch him be engaged in his homework and not just blindly copy. The last piece that we did tonight was reading, I had him log the book into his reading journal and write his name on the sheet. After that he was done, Marcus, Jr did a great job with his homework this evening. He did a great job overall. Whatever was going on yesterday was gone today.

The only thing weird today was his stool, it was almost diarrhea like but he wasn't upset, not sure if it was something he ate(food wise) or something non food that he placed in his mouth. We still have issues with him mouthing non-food items, although not as bad as it was it is still unnerving to say the least. So just monitoring him and watching to see what happens next.

Watching and waiting to see what tomorrow brings. Whatever it brings I feel thankful thus far for the progress that we've seen.

Wishing you Blessings and Recovery,

The Fuller's

October 10, 2011

This morning the kids got up to the normal routine. They got dressed relavitely quickly, ate breakfast and went on their way. Marcus, Jr was a little whiny and out of sorts but he was overall compliant. The supplements taken today were

• NADH
• Acetyl L Carnitine
• Zeolyte
• Omega 369
• Cod Liver Oil
• Vitamin D3

When Marcus Jr got home from school he was still a bit whiny but he was over all compliant and willing to do what was asked of him. His teacher said that although he was pretty focused he was still out of sorts. When he got home homework time was ok, his handwriting was off because he was not paying attention to the formation of letters and just going through the motions. He did a lot of singing and looking around while doing his homework, it took me a lot to refocus him to just the little bit that I needed him to do.

Jai Lynn did very well with her homework, she was able to take her work into her bedroom and complete the first sheet and last sheet on her own without prompting.

The kids did great at bedtime.

Wishing you Blessings and Recovery

The Fuller's

*haven't had the time to upload new video and pictures hope to have them up by this weekend*

October 9,2011

Sunday was a great day for the kids. Both had their clay baths and activated charcoal. The other supplements for today where:

• NADH
• Acetyl L Carnitine
• Omega 369
• Cod Liver Oil
• LL Magnetic Clay
• Activated Charcoal
• Kombucha
• Probiotics

Today was very laid back, lots of playing and getting ready for Grandma's and Grandpa's. Jai Lynn had her hair washed and braided today and everyone got their things ready to wear for the week.

We went over to my mom and dad's house and both kids had a blast running out in her yard and all throughout her house. They got ready for bed over there and we just came straight home and to sleep they went.

So again not much to report today, as it was very laid back for all. What I can say is everyone was compliant, mentally present, and interacted well at my parents house. Marcus tended to be in his own world a little at times but when you did command his attention he did attend. And a first both kids actually ate the dinner that was set out for them and not just a lot of aimless running around. Jai Lynn went up into my parents room and cut the television on to watch her show herself and retreated there and Marcus did puzzles and colored. Both shared the computer.

Hope your Sunday was well and Blessed.

Wishing you Blessings and Recovery,

The Fuller's

October 7, 2011

Today was a great day for the kids. Both got up in great moods and got dressed without me having to beg, yell and plead for them to do so. Jai Lynn made her own cereal and Marcus Jr waited patiently on his breakfast to be made. The kids actually got up at 6 am this morning and went to bed at 9 pm and where both still very energetic!

The supplements taken today where:

• NADH
• Acetyl L Carnatine
• Vitamin D3
• Omega 369
• Cod Liver Oil
• Zeolyte
• Folic Acid

Today Marcus' teacher noted that he was quite focused and did a great job today. Need to start getting daily reports on Jai Lynn other than she did great because that is not telling me anything.

When I went to get Marcus, Jr from school I had snacks in the car, So I asked him did he want snacks and he said yes then I asked him how was his day at school and he said fine! Normally he says "teacher" when you ask him about school.

Tonight we went to Outbacks and Jai Lynn did something that she had never done before. The waitress was taking orders and when she got to Jai Lynn, Jai lynn said I want Macaroni and Cheese, and the waitress asked her what do you want to drink and gave Jai Lynn several options for lemonade and Jai Lynn stopped for a minute and thought and gave her choice. And that had never happened before! She took complete control over what she wanted to eat. We where so proud of her.

Marcus Jr sat at the table and actually did the games inside the children's menus! He did sing throughout dinner but it wasn't loud or again just very conversational.

No homework today just a fun night with the family, the kids are making great strides. This is going to be a weekend of clay baths and detoxing . Will post more later.

Wishing you Blessings and Recovery,

The Fuller's

October 5, 2011

So today the kids woke up ready to take on the world. I asked Marcus, Jr was he ready to go back to school this morning and he told me "yes". So started them off with their NADH and we went on our way with our morning routine. The supplements that we had today were:

• NADH
• Acetyl L Carnitine
• Zeolyte
• Keifer
• Omega 369
• Cod Liver Oil
• Folic Acid
• Vitamin D3

Both kids got ready relatively quickly with no setbacks. When I dropped Marcus, Jr. off at school, I went to talk to his teacher and just be an overall "smother" He then gently pushed me out of the room and said "bye mommy" I was so proud of him.

Jai Lynn had a dental appointment that morning and she did very well with that. No major tears and no major drama. We went to Barnes and Noble and chose a book and then we went for breakfast then off to school.

Both kids had a great day, Marcus' teacher commented on how focused he was today and how ready to work that he was.

Tonight was tutoring and Jai Lynn did great stayed pretty well focused and got her assignments done. She really needs help with the memory thing as it is a hardship for her. Marcus, Jr completed his assignments needing occasional focus throughout but completing them just the same.

An overall good day for the kids, looking forward to many trials and triumphs in this journey.

Still waiting to hear if we received the ACT grant our fingers and toes are crossed.

Wishing you Blessings and Recovery,

The Fullers

*This was actually typed on 10.7.11, still trying to "catch up" after having Marcus, Jr home sick for 3 days*

October 4, 2011

Today started off to be a pretty good day. The kids actually woke up before me this morning, my husband said that Marcus Jr has been up extra early the past few days. Both kids took their supplements this morning and they were:

NADH

Acetyl L Carnitine

Omega 3-6-9 Jai Lynn

Cod Liver Oil Marcus

Folic Acid Marcus

Vitamin D3 2000 iu's Jai Lynn

Today I decided to keep Marcus, Jr home one last day as I wanted to monitor him and make sure that all was fine in seizure world. Today Marcus Jr worked again on his personal information some math and reading. We didn't do much school work today just some relaxing and playing. Again a great day that he did good behaviorally and academically.

Today Jai Lynn forgot her lunchbag again, when I asked her where it was her reply "I can't find it it's not there" I asked her had she looked in the lunch room and in the lost and found at the school and she said no. Jai Lynn has issues with episodic memory, short term memory and she gets frutrasted when the pieces don't always come together for her (as anyone would). But she bounces back pretty well.

She got home and completed more of her spelling packet and her TFK packet, spelling was easier, but the TFK was a bit difficult as the assignment required her to read and recall. But she did her best without getting frustrated.

Marcus Jr. worked on his spelling words and math a bit more.

Overall a good day.

Wishing you Blessings and Recovery,

The Fullers

*sorry for the short post but writing this two days later*

October 3, 2011

Hello all sorry for the delay. But the kids had a great day on Monday. I decided to keep Marcus, Jr at home again just to check for any seizure activity and he had none today. The supplements that we took on this day where:

NADH

Acetyl L Carnitne

Cod Liver Oil (Marcus, Jr)

Omega 369 (Jai Lynn)

Folic Acid(Marcus, Jr)

Zeolyte

Keifer

Vitamin D3 (Jai Lynn)

Now for those of you wondering why certain kids are taking certain supplements here's why. For the Omega 369 it is in pill form and Jai Lynn can take pills and Marcus Jr is just learning so she can take the pills and Marcus Jr takes the actual oil. If you are wondering why I'm not doing the hemp seed oil per the protocol, because we still have Omega 369 pills and Cod Liver Oil left so once that is all used up we will begin to use the hemp seed oil. Now the Vitamin D3 is in pill form also (my liquid Vitamn D3 has mysteriously disappeared) so Jai Lynn takes 2000

iu's per day. The folic acid is in pill form also but it is small so I get Marcus, Jr to take that just like his NADH pill.

Now back to business, while Marcus, Jr was home today I did quite a bit of work with him. We worked on his personal information (ie name, address, city, state) did some math pages, and some English and language arts. And when he was able to focus he did quite well. We did a lot of refocusing as he worked and verbal prompting to get him to attend to the work

That above is his spelling list.

On that day he also did some math and identifying the seasons. Overall a pretty good day academically. He also did very well with his behavior today.

Jai Lynn had a good day at school, she left her lunch bag at school (she hadn't bought it home since last Wednesday) and I had been asking her to bring it home since she left it and she always seemed to forget. Today had her go back into the school to retrieve her jacket that she had left on Friday.

Both kids had a great evening and completed their homework that evening, Jai Lynn continued work on her spelling packet and her Time for Kids packet and Marcus, Jr resumed work on his spelling and math.

Bed time was uneventful and both kids went to sleep without incident.

An overall good day.

Wishing you Blessings and Recovery,

The Fuller's

October 2, 2011

Hello all,

Today was pretty non eventful. Jai Lynn woke up with a mucus eye again. This time I didn't charge my cell phone so it wouldn't take a picture :-( But she had mucus just the same. Marcus, Jr. must have had a seizure prior to us getting him up because his bed was wet and his lips where a bit discolored when I woke him up. When I woke him up I asked him how he was doing and he replied "I'm fine" which is huge because he did it unprompted. I then told dad what he said and dad asked him the same question and he replied the same. The rest of the morning he was running and playing with his younger brother.

We went to get bagels this morning for breakfast and Marcus was very playful. Today there was a bit more scripting than usual but just about all of it applied to whatever he was doing.

Today both kids had a clay bath with activated charcoal after. The other supplements done today was NADH, Omega 3-6-9, Vitamin d3, Keifer, Acetyl L.Carnitine, Zeolite by Jai Lynn and Acetyl L. Carnitine , Zeolite, NADH by Marcus.

There where no more seizures today just the one that he had prior to us getting him out of his room.

We had all the kids in our room prior to breakfast and Marcus was having a great time, he was learning how to play with certain toys with daddy (they were battling with toy monsters) and that was huge that he was even willing to learn and participate. Marcus was "wrestling" appropriately with his younger brother and dad asked him did he love his brother and he said "yes".

Both kids did homework today, Jai Lynn took her spelling packet and completed two pages on her own. Marcus completed his spelling packet from last week and completed three pages of math from the Fast Kids Math book that I have. Jai Lynn needed minimal prompting only when Marcus was annoying her but she was able to complete her pages with classical music playing.

Marcus needed lots of prompting and focus help, he did a lot of tapping of his pencil, a lot of singing and looking around the room. It was difficult at times to refocus him but once refocused he worked on his math and spelling.

Today while Jai Lynn and daddy where in the family room my husband gave her a air kiss on her check and she replied, "you love me daddy." She also seemed to be getting better with asking questions and starting a conversation. Jai Lynn also changed the dates and month on the large calendar in the dining room and added all the dates that where important for the month. She counted down the day until Halloween (thus ending the Halloween conversation because now she has a visual).

Both kids had a pretty good day and we are looking forward to the great things to come.

We wish you Blessings and Recovery,

The Fuller's

*Please be sure to check out our YouTube channel at Ladycf1*

October 1, 2011

Woke Jai Lynn up to take NADH pill and she had lots of mucus coming out of her right eye (sorry she wiped It out before I could grab my camera) then she began whining about her nose having "boogers" and wanting them out. Tried to have her blow her nose but no boogers, she continued whining so since its Saturday I just closed her door and let her rest more.

Marcus,Jr is in great spirits this morning. Took his NADH with minimal resistance, and has been hopping and signing every since.

Check out my YouTube for the fun for the day.

At approximately 3:30 pm Marcus Jr had a seizure as we were driving to the grocery store. He urinated on himself and fell asleep in the backseat of the van.

I was able to get some video of the end and after, also got some pictures so be sure to check my YouTube page out for that.

He also had/has very bad gas so it looks like another clay bath is in order. Sometimes gas is like a "prequel" to a seizure, obviously his system is fighting something.

After we got home he went right to my bed and he laid down for about two hours, ate about three helpings of dinner plus an apple then asked to watch his show. After all of the excitement he seems to be pretty calm and just chill. Not sure if this is just that this seizure has taken it out of him or we're seeing some changes in behavior. Although, I think its the first I can always hope for the second.

Jai Lynn seems to be having a difficult time today processing information (maybe it's everyday and now because I'm journaling it, it just seems like its worse. I don't know .

*One Hour time elapse*

As I was writing the above portion at about 8:30 pm my son had another seizure lasting for 25 seconds. With a recovery time of under 5 minutes. Which is big. My husband says it looks like his seizure recovery times are getting smaller and the seizures aren't lasting as long. He will be receiving a clay bath tomorrow. Tonight before bed I made sure he had his zeolyte. It seems as if he was right back to normal after this episode as he fully participated in story time (sorry no video I was making bottles) and stayed clear of his room until his bed was made.

Jai Lynn had a great day overall, she also took her zeolyte before bed and she did well during story time (received all story time reports from my husband). She was very low key today but did a lot of question asking, and a lot of conversation initiation (well at least her version of it which is asking the same question over and over again whenever she sees or hears something that reminds her of a topic of interest today it was Halloween). She was very interested about what I was doing in the kitchen (but that has been one of her big interests as of late) and she was very helpful and understanding when Marcus, Jr was having his seizures. An overall big girl. She also told me today that she is going to be a veterinarian when she grows up.

So that was our day in a nutshell, will most likely have more video tomorrow of both kids will try to post what their academic work looks now also.

Until next time,

Wishing you Blessings and Recovery

The Fullers

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I am in the process of switching my blog over from Word Press, so give me a little time to switch everything over as Word Press is not as "user friendly" as Blogger and I don't have time to play around and try and figure out how to make a blog work. Hopefully by Sunday (fingers crossed) I'll have this blog up and running. Until then visit the old blog www.charmsthoughts.wordpress.com, I will be disbanding it in a few weeks once I get all of the postings and resources switched.

Day 1 9.30.11

So this I have finally switched my blog from WordPress to Blogger, the interface is much more user friendly and Blogger allows me much more blogger freedoms.

So today was day 2 on the NADH as a part of our protocol, and this morning when Marcus Jr got up all seemed well. But as I was making breakfast I hadn't heard from him and went into his room to discover that he had had a seizure. So I instantly knew that he was staying home from school because there was obviously some detoxing that he needed to do.

Once I got him back home (we had to drop his sister off at school) made him some breakfast and then gave him a clay bath. He sat in the clay bath for about 30 minutes and came out as "right as rain."

After that time he did well no more seizure episodes but I am gathering that I will have to give him more clay baths during this time of change.

Will follow up with more info and video of the kids because I need a visual, to see where my children have been and where they are going. Will also pull my resources from my old blog as well as I will be scanning and uploading what the protocol is that we are on.

Wishing you and your family wellness and recovery,

The Fuller's