Various things going on with Demi that I need to update. Following some nasal congestion in late October, Demi's "good" eardrum ruptured. Apparently infected, but the only warning I had was "My ear hurts" once on Thursday evening.
Friday afternoon, she declared she didn't feel good and wanted to go to bed, but no ear complaints.
Saturday morning, a slight trickle of amber fluid from her ear. I had put some drops in her ear on Thursday; I assumed perhaps they'd melted some wax and it was coming out. Lots more complaining Saturday; enough to prompt me to call the on-call doctor, who agreed we should wait and see.
By Sunday morning, amber fluid had matted her hair to the side of her head and crusted her cheek and neck. Not much doubt in my mind that it had ruptured. Poor baby!
Sunday, December 23, 2007
Saturday, August 25, 2007
NCD vs Viral Meningitis
I'm way overdue posting some of our adventures!
We went on vacation to Canada last month to visit family. The day after arriving, Dana (4yo) complained that her stomach hurt and her head hurt. She didn't want lunch and just wanted to lay in bed (VERY unusual for her). I had had a mild headache for the last day or so, but this same day, my headache intensified and was quite uncomfortable. I tried taking aspirin which my aunt had available, but the headache persisted.
Later that night, poor Dana had a temperature of 102. We both had a troubled night with frequent wakings and a steady headache. My neck was also very sore, to the point that I had difficulty lifting my head while lying in bed. We had no idea what the problem was.
Thankfully, the next day, Dana seemed to snap out of it in the afternoon. The following day, I got some ibuprofen in hopes of alleviating the headache. I was not going to let a headache, no matter how bad, ruin our vacation. We had places to go and people to see!
Anyway, the headache eventually went away, after bothering me for two days, and we finished our vacation.
After returning home, I spoke to a friend, whom we had last seen about a week before we left on vacation. Her daughter is good friends with Dana. She told me how her husband had ended up in the ER after developing a terrible headache that he couldn't shake. The description she gave sounded amazingly like the symptoms Dana and I had experienced! He was eventually diagnosed with Viral Meningitis.
After looking it up on the internet, I learned that Viral Meningitis is fairly common, sometimes coming from mosquitoes, and, although uncomfortable, is not a serious condition. It typically clears in about a week. The lining of the brain and spinal cord becomes inflamed, which causes the headache and stiff neck. (Bacterial Meningitis is the serious form of meningitis which needs to be medically addressed immediately. The bacterial variety can kill in a matter of days.) My friend mentioned that the only thing that can help with viral meningitis is an anti-viral drug.
All the symptoms matched except the one-week thing. Dana's was over in a day and mine took about two days to clear. We both take Juice Plus+ and NCD. I believe the JP+ give our immune systems a head start to fight off any kind of infection. Since NCD also has anti-viral properties, the virus didn't get very far. Far enough to give us each a nasty headache, but not far enough to put us out of commission for a week and ruin our long-awaited vacation!
We went on vacation to Canada last month to visit family. The day after arriving, Dana (4yo) complained that her stomach hurt and her head hurt. She didn't want lunch and just wanted to lay in bed (VERY unusual for her). I had had a mild headache for the last day or so, but this same day, my headache intensified and was quite uncomfortable. I tried taking aspirin which my aunt had available, but the headache persisted.
Later that night, poor Dana had a temperature of 102. We both had a troubled night with frequent wakings and a steady headache. My neck was also very sore, to the point that I had difficulty lifting my head while lying in bed. We had no idea what the problem was.
Thankfully, the next day, Dana seemed to snap out of it in the afternoon. The following day, I got some ibuprofen in hopes of alleviating the headache. I was not going to let a headache, no matter how bad, ruin our vacation. We had places to go and people to see!
Anyway, the headache eventually went away, after bothering me for two days, and we finished our vacation.
After returning home, I spoke to a friend, whom we had last seen about a week before we left on vacation. Her daughter is good friends with Dana. She told me how her husband had ended up in the ER after developing a terrible headache that he couldn't shake. The description she gave sounded amazingly like the symptoms Dana and I had experienced! He was eventually diagnosed with Viral Meningitis.
After looking it up on the internet, I learned that Viral Meningitis is fairly common, sometimes coming from mosquitoes, and, although uncomfortable, is not a serious condition. It typically clears in about a week. The lining of the brain and spinal cord becomes inflamed, which causes the headache and stiff neck. (Bacterial Meningitis is the serious form of meningitis which needs to be medically addressed immediately. The bacterial variety can kill in a matter of days.) My friend mentioned that the only thing that can help with viral meningitis is an anti-viral drug.
All the symptoms matched except the one-week thing. Dana's was over in a day and mine took about two days to clear. We both take Juice Plus+ and NCD. I believe the JP+ give our immune systems a head start to fight off any kind of infection. Since NCD also has anti-viral properties, the virus didn't get very far. Far enough to give us each a nasty headache, but not far enough to put us out of commission for a week and ruin our long-awaited vacation!
Truth Gleaned from "Cancer Update from John Hopkins" E-mail Hoax
You've probably already received an e-mail claiming to be from "John Hopkins" which explains how dioxins and other harmful materials leach out of plastic when heated or frozen.
You may have also discovered, perhaps through Snopes, that the e-mail is a hoax. It was not disseminated by Johns Hopkins and plastics don't even contain dioxins.
But, this analysis, from an official Johns Hopkins source, reveals that, although the e-mail was a hoax, we still have reason for concern about plastics and foods.
Dr. Halden explains how dioxins are horrendous environmental pollutants, from both natural and man-made sources, which cause reproductive and developmental defects, liver damage, and cancer. However, plastics do not contain dioxins.
He goes on to explain why people should be more worried about the quality of the water they're drinking rather than the container they're drinking from.
He continues explaining that, although plastics do not contain dioxins, they do contain phthalates, which are added to plastics to make them flexible and less brittle. Phthalates interfere with the endocrine system, which can lead to numerous health issues. Heating plastics increases leaching of phthalates from containers and allows contamination of food and liquids. He gives an example of a simple drinking straw with a warning about not for use with hot liquids. If such a labeled straw is used in a hot liquid, those phthalates or other chemicals leach from the straw into your hot beverage and eventually into your body where they cause havoc.
Although we can avoid pollutants and contaminants by learning about the dangers, we can't possibly know about every single toxin we put into our body. The only way to avoid toxins is to stop eating, stop drinking, and stop breathing. I'd rather not, thank you.
Luckily, we have the benefit of the master detoxifier, NCD liquid zeolites, to rid our bodies of dioxins, phthalates, heavy metals, and any other toxins that sneak into us. Learn more...
You may have also discovered, perhaps through Snopes, that the e-mail is a hoax. It was not disseminated by Johns Hopkins and plastics don't even contain dioxins.
But, this analysis, from an official Johns Hopkins source, reveals that, although the e-mail was a hoax, we still have reason for concern about plastics and foods.
Dr. Halden explains how dioxins are horrendous environmental pollutants, from both natural and man-made sources, which cause reproductive and developmental defects, liver damage, and cancer. However, plastics do not contain dioxins.
He goes on to explain why people should be more worried about the quality of the water they're drinking rather than the container they're drinking from.
He continues explaining that, although plastics do not contain dioxins, they do contain phthalates, which are added to plastics to make them flexible and less brittle. Phthalates interfere with the endocrine system, which can lead to numerous health issues. Heating plastics increases leaching of phthalates from containers and allows contamination of food and liquids. He gives an example of a simple drinking straw with a warning about not for use with hot liquids. If such a labeled straw is used in a hot liquid, those phthalates or other chemicals leach from the straw into your hot beverage and eventually into your body where they cause havoc.
Although we can avoid pollutants and contaminants by learning about the dangers, we can't possibly know about every single toxin we put into our body. The only way to avoid toxins is to stop eating, stop drinking, and stop breathing. I'd rather not, thank you.
Luckily, we have the benefit of the master detoxifier, NCD liquid zeolites, to rid our bodies of dioxins, phthalates, heavy metals, and any other toxins that sneak into us. Learn more...
Tuesday, June 19, 2007
Autism Case Lands in Court
Cases of autism, inevitably caused by toxic poisoning in some form, are becoming more and more evident. Natural Cellular Defense can make a huge difference for an autistic child.
This landmark court case is reviewing, in a court of law, whether or not autism can be caused by vaccines.
This landmark court case is reviewing, in a court of law, whether or not autism can be caused by vaccines.
Tuesday, April 10, 2007
IEP Time!
It's that time of year again, as anyone with a child with special needs knows, to review progress and come up with a new IEP. I just went today for Demi's. MUCH better than last year! Yea for Demi!
Last year, as I've mentioned here before, Demi struggled to make progress. What seemed like simple goals (trace her name, draw a stick person, cut across paper) were mountains for her. She struggled with the same tasks for most of the year. I started her on Natural Cellular Defense (liquid zeolite) last March and she finally started making progress. By the end of the school year, she had started to make progress, but not enough to accomplish her goals.
Amazingly, she didn't regress at all over the summer and continued slow, but steady, progress this entire school year. In the words of one administrator at the meeting today, "she has made amazing progress!" Her speech has increased incredibly (from barely intelligible at home to mostly intelligible to strangers), she recognizes all her upper and lower case letters, as well as their sounds, which is actually age-appropriate - woohoo! She accomplished her goals so quickly this year that we started adding new ones back in December and again in February!
Of course, none of her progress would have been possible without support from great teachers and therapists (who have remained largely the same over the last 2-3 years), but I believe NCD lifted some fog in her brain which allowed all of the learning to sink in.
As my skeptical father said at one point, "Whatever you're doing, keep doing it!" I definitely will!
Last year, as I've mentioned here before, Demi struggled to make progress. What seemed like simple goals (trace her name, draw a stick person, cut across paper) were mountains for her. She struggled with the same tasks for most of the year. I started her on Natural Cellular Defense (liquid zeolite) last March and she finally started making progress. By the end of the school year, she had started to make progress, but not enough to accomplish her goals.
Amazingly, she didn't regress at all over the summer and continued slow, but steady, progress this entire school year. In the words of one administrator at the meeting today, "she has made amazing progress!" Her speech has increased incredibly (from barely intelligible at home to mostly intelligible to strangers), she recognizes all her upper and lower case letters, as well as their sounds, which is actually age-appropriate - woohoo! She accomplished her goals so quickly this year that we started adding new ones back in December and again in February!
Of course, none of her progress would have been possible without support from great teachers and therapists (who have remained largely the same over the last 2-3 years), but I believe NCD lifted some fog in her brain which allowed all of the learning to sink in.
As my skeptical father said at one point, "Whatever you're doing, keep doing it!" I definitely will!
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