Nicholas was working with his therapist who comes to the house earlier today and he was playing with her at our dining room table. I was sitting next to him because he wanted me to sit and play too, so I of course, obliged. He turns to me and says “I’m talking Mommy” We were […]
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Parent/Teacher Conference Today
November 24th, 2008 
Mom We met with Nicholas’s teacher and speech therapist today. We combined the parent/teacher conference with his IEP meeting. From his teacher: Nicholas has made so many gains since school started in September that it will be difficult to list them all. He is so happy being back in class. He sits in the hall with […]
A Nicholas funny
November 24th, 2008 Mom Mommy: Nicholas, did you go poopy? You’re smelly. Nicholas: No, I farted. Then he pauses for a few seconds… Nicholas: Scuse Me
Round 11 Complete!
November 24th, 2008 Mom It’s Monday again and we’re another round closer to recovery! Every weekend I say the same thing – why didnt we start this sooner! Still same dose – 12.5 dmsa and 6.25 ala
1.2.3.4… Hide and Go Seek Mommy
November 22nd, 2008 Mom Today was a great day. Nicholas surprised me with some new things and I’m just so amazed by him today. We’re in the midst of chelation round #11 and with each weekend that we chelate, he is just getting better and better. Earlier tonight, Nicholas went into the kitchen and leaned up against the wall, […]
Started Creatine today
November 22nd, 2008 Mom Added 312.5mg Creatine (So I remember, that’s a pinch – 1/16th of a teaspoon – a hint = 1/8th of a teaspoon) Update 11/27/08 – increased dose to a pinch 2x per day. Update 1/26/09 – increased dose to a pinch 3x per day. Update 2/4/09 – increased dose to a hint 3x per day. […]
What’s Nicholas doing now?
November 20th, 2008 Mom Nicholas is doing some new stuff that’s pretty exciting….. Today, he traced his hand on his drawing board, then took his hand off and drew fingernails on each finger. He’s been spelling some words like STOP. He’s telling me when he poops and needs a diaper change. (Which is good because we are going to […]
Started Transfer Factor today
November 18th, 2008 Mom I’ve been reading alot of great things about Transfer Factor, so I decided to give it a shot and see how it goes. It helps immune system cells to communicate with one another, which essentially means that it enables one immune cell to teach another cell to identify pathogens. It can also help with allergies […]
Skipping chelation this weekend
November 15th, 2008 Mom We’re not chelating this weekend. Nicholas is going to his first sleepover (we hope) at Grandma and Grandpa’s house. We tried this once before many months ago, but Nicholas ended up coming home after midnight. We’re hoping that he gets it this time and goes to bed for them so we can have some time […]
Started Acetyl L-Carnitine today
November 13th, 2008 Mom I started Nicholas on Acetyl L-Carnitine today. I gave him 125mg to start. Update 11/27/2008 – increasing dose to 187.5 mg — I cannot remember how I split the dose to 125mg – it may have actually been 187.5) (So I remember, the measurement on this dose is 1/2 of a pinch 2x per day […]
