"Fixing" Autism

I wish we would have seen this before we vaccinated Ian with vaccines containing thimerisol

Ian Turns 9 years old!

Ian's spect scan from Amen Clinic

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Amen Clinic Spect Gallery

Video of Ians Trip to Cali!

Disney is so amazing at Christmas time.

It's a sad day for "Special Olympians"

Exporing hyperberic chambers

A good read....

The Great Thimerosal
(Mercury) Vaccine Cover-up

Yes. This is happening in America. The pharma lobby gets to poison American children and it is "hush hush" in DC. I have no idea where the outrage lies.

Hanna's story is exactly Ians.

Bannanas

So, Danielle and I spent last Wednesday together. It's not often that we get the pleasure of getting to spend a whole day together. What's the catch? Glad you asked.

It was a snowday and Melissa schools closed down including Mudpies and I wasn't going to show houses on a day like Wednesday. So what did we do? Did we sit around the house and relax? No...not industrious types like us. We worked.

Seems like yet another area daycare center closed down and my thrifty wife was taking advantage of CRAZY DEALS on preschool furnishings. So I went with her to help move some of these crazy deals to Mudpies.

While assembling these fine furnishings, I happened to look up at the wall in one of her classrooms. Seems that one of the kids at the school has an alergy to bannans. That got me to thinking.

For years, Ian has been covered in rough itchy red spots. They cover his legs and arms. It is eczema. We have been to specialist after specialist to try and help him with this condition. It drives him nuts. He itches constantly sometimes to the point of causing himself to bleed. The doctors that he has gone to have given him creams to help with the itching. Some have given him tests to see what is causing it. Milk products do seem to enhance it. But Ian has been on this highly restrictive diet since November. Why was the eczema coming back?

I had recalled that Danielle had bought a whole bushel of bannans at Sams. It is one of the food that we keep out on the counter. Ian pretty much eats them like a monkey who has been on a 30 day fast. He sneaks them like I used to sneak cookies. It took us all these years to link the two. Sure enough....no more bannans in the house and the eczema is gone. Funny how some of the answers are right in front of our face sometimes.

Special Olympics

I'm sitting here waiting for Mom at her school. I am waiting in eager anticipation so that we can go to Ian's first Special Olympic event. We are very excited for him as he will be getting a ribbon later today.

He has a new fascination with the ribbon. He loves to take us to the computer and make us print him out a ribbon.

The other night, he had done his homework and Mom printed out a homework ribbon for him. He was going to take it to his teacher to show her. He must have been so proud of himself.

The next morning I was putting Ian on the bus for school when he remembered he did not have his ribbon to show his teacher. He flipped out and kicked both bus drivers. I had to take him off the bus. He was very mad. Of coures, as parents can sometimes be, I had little patience with him and was very upset with his behavior.

I did not understand that Ian's ribbon was so special to him. He does not have the ability to communicate that to me in ways that I understand. Instead, he throws tantrums as he can not communicte like a normal kid.

After I realized how special that ribbon was to him, I felt really bad. I failed to understand that he was communicating with me in his Ian ways.

Anyway, we'll post photos of him at special olympics today.

Evidence of Harm

Jenny McArthy on Larry King

Vaccine injury

The pharma business has poisend American children. Why have we allowed this to continue?

Truth of a four year old...

With Ian's condition, our girls get pushed pretty hard. Kennedy (12) really struggles deep down. You can see it in her eyes. She loves Ian so much. His condition is really hard for her to deal with.

Liberty (4) was talking to Mom about a week ago. It was about one of Ian's rages. Who really knows what set him off. I believe Liberty got a good deal of the brunt of the tantrum on this particular day. She was probably just sitting playing in her room and bam, "I'm Ian, here me roar and watch me throw and whatever else I'm gonna do".

Mom had to quickly jump in as Lulu (as we call Liberty) was crying and scared of what he may do next. We have been trying a new discipline suggested by Ian's ABA therapist. Rather than disciplining Ian, we give the attention to the sibling that he hurts and isolate them from Ian. Mom ran to scoop up Lulu and isolated themselves. While in hiding, Lulu told Mom, "I want a new boy, mine is broken".

That's tough for a parent to hear.

Be back in a jiff....

We are getting a lot of good information from several families regarding their wonderful special children. We are encouraged and hope to encourage others.

We are fortunate. Like my blog topic from yesterday, many special needs families (and especially couples) do not get an opportunity to take a "time out to regroup". I have a wonderful Mom (angel). She has been a tremendous part of our families success. She loves our little Ian like no one else. She would do anything for him. She is also probably the only one that has the patience to work with him and definatley is the only one that would care for him in our absence.

We are fortunate that my Mom (with the help of my Dad and possibly sister) will be watching Ian so my wife and I can go on a cruise. We both have our own businesses. We have 2 other children in the house PLUS Ian. We definatley need a chance to regroup. Without my Mom, this would not be possible.

I won't be posting on the blog for a week. But please, don't let that stop you from posting comments.

Stress of a special needs family

While 50 percent of marriages end in divorce; the marriage holding a special needs family can see rates of divorce of between 80 and 85 percent.

This is a challenge our family faces daily. We were once counseled that we had a child centered family. This caused some stresses between Mom and Dad in our family. We quickly made some changes to make our family centered around God, then Mom and Dad and then the kids. We had a strong family unit once again.

The problem today is that we have gravitated to having a family centered around a disability. This affects Mom, Dad and siblings whose needs are now put on the backburner because of the special needs challenge that Ian presents.

People don't understand our situation. They think, "well, just hire a sitter", so you can go to your kids softball games, or that Company Christmas party or take him to that band concert or parade with you. Church? Forget about it.

That's not the way it works. Only Mom, Dad and Mimi can handle Ian. He is a challenge. Not even his nanny can watch him anymore.

Our family is always trying our best but we know we faulter. Mom and Dad are working to spend more time together and with the two other children. Ian is starting to qualify for some programs through MHMR, but the help is very slow and cumbersome to come by.

I would like to say a special thanks to the Highland Park United Methodist Churches Night Owls Program that gives special needs famlies the respit that they need. Their program is truly a special gift for our family.

Every month they take our children and once a year, they rent out Camp John Mark and give our family a helper for each child in the family. It is quite often the ONLY FAMILY vacation that these special needs families will get. Mention Disney to a special needs family and they will just laugh.

Luckily, Mimi will be watching Ian this week so Mom and Dad can take a much needed Carribean Cruise. We were fortunate to have a strong family unit to build on. It is a challenge and we definately understand why 80% of families can find no other way but divorce. We, however, will keep on keeping on.

More to come.....

Another little trip

Ian and I (Dad) just pulled into Oklahoma City. Why so far away from home?

Ian is in a special study. He was accpeted into a study where Abilify is given to children with Autism to control their tremendous mood swings (it is typically prescribed to adults who are manic). It was a double blind study that is free. Unfortunatley, children like Ian (if they are even lucky to have insurance, which Ian has not had for most of his life...and not because we couldn't afford insurance...but don't get me started on that one) are forced to find FREE type of guinee pig treatments to get help.

Our family has come out of pocket hundreds of thousands of dollars to help Ian over the last 5 years. My wife has searched hi and low to find anything that can help him. This study has shown some ability to control his mood swings. However, after a certain point, he kinda becomes zombiefied.

We'll report in the a.m. to have his vitals read (a short 15 minute appointment) and then make the 3 hour drive back home. I always try to leave late at night so he sleeps down here but the morning drive backs are trecherous with him throwing stuff at you the whole trip back. Very dangerous.

I remember the day things changed

Regardless of what anyone tells me, my Son was poisoned. He was poisoned by vacinations that were supposed to help him. They did the opposite.

I was out working. My wife had just taken Ian in for his one year shots. Granted, we were behind 3 months. She called me as soon as she left the Drs. office. She informed me that since he was behind on a couple of shots, the Dr just decided to give him all five of the shots that were due.

I remember thinking, "well, that's good, he won't have to get poked again for a while". Little did I know that my Son had just been poisoned.

The next couple of days his cheeks becaue bright red...he was listless or he was in tremendous pain crying non-stop....he had terrible diareah and vomited....

For months, we took him see his pediatrician but she just kept saying that he had a stomach bug.

Up to that day, his development was perfectly normal. After that day, he totally changed.

Countles upon contless stories on the internet match EXACTLY with what we experienced with Ian the day, months and years after we had Ian vaccinated.

I have so much to say on this issue but will put it off for another day. Check out the following link to watch an informational piece on the damages that vaccines have caused our nation's children. As Americans, we should be ashamed that we have not demanded answers to questions that are covered up to protect someones bottom lines.

http://www.shirleys-wellness-cafe.com/update.htm#video

Find me information to rebuff these claims then trace back who paid for the studys. You shouldn't be suprised.