A little piece of heaven

Nathan and I have been slowly coming up with our own version of aquatic therapy. He LOVES being in the water! We’ve been getting in pretty much every day since we returned from England. I think it’s his favorite activity of the day.

I quickly realized that I could get him to work on his head and trunk control, as well as standing and kicking while in the water. So I do a version of MEDEK in the water. He has so much fun in the pool he doesn’t even complain!

I am posting a few videos so you can see what we are doing.

The most important part is that he LOVES looking for treasure. I hide toys in the filter, and he has to reach in to pull out the toys. The moment we get in, he starts looking towards the pool and wanting to swim over. As soon as I say “Let’s look for treasure” he gets so excited and starts kicking! Then once we get to the “treasure” I make him do exercises. Then we swim to the other side of the pool where he does another round of exercises and then he gets to swim to the waterfall. He loves putting his hands on the rock and having the water flow over his hands. I’m also using that for head control – if he leans forwards, he bumps his head, so he is learning not to let his head fall forwards.

In general, this is the most fun Nathan’s had in therapy EVER!

It’s been about 6 months since we started seeing Dr. Kenny. I have to say that was one of the best decisions we have made regarding Nathan. He is so healthy these days and I can see the vitality in his face, in his energy, in his attitude and actions. I am so grateful to have found her.

This is what we found today:

Biological energy: 970 / 1000
Physical energy: 996 / 1000
Vital energy: 1000

Meaning: He is in great physical and emotional health! The first time we saw her he was at 4, 8, and 200, so you can see how much he has progressed. She explained to us that now that his body is at optimum levels of energy, it will be much easier for his brain to create new pathways and for him to improve developmentally.

Which reminds me…today, he blew me away! He played in his wingbo for about 20 minutes and HELD UP HIS HEAD THE WHOLE TIME! Usually he fatigues after 30 seconds or so. Today, he just held it and held it and held it! I was so excited!

Going back to the appointment. This is his latest list of supplements:

Before Breakfast
Phospholipids 1 tsp
Musk 1 tsp

Breakfast Smoothie
Combocillus 2 caps
Niacin 1 cap
Spleen 1 cap
Min Chex 1 cap
Vitamin E 1 pill
Q. Nerve 1 cap
Advanced Brain 1 cap
Rutavite 2caps
EyeQ 2 caps
CoQ10 1 cap
5htp 1 cap
Manuks Honey 1 baby Spoon
Chinese tea ½ pack

Breakfast drops
B6 8 drops
European Walnut 2 drops
Fig Tree 5 drops

45 minutes after breakfast
Gtherapy 3 balls
Cat claw 2 drops on heart

Morning Snack
Spleen 1 cap
Min Chex 1 cap
Fig Tree 5 drops
IH formula 1 Tsp

Dinner
Neurolink 2 cap
Prevacid 1 tab

Before Bed
GTherapy 3 balls

I’ve talked to a couple of parents about how to get supplements into their kids. I figured I’d share what we’ve settled into doing.

First thing in the morning, before he has anything in his stomach, I give him the musk and the phospholipids. They are disgusting so if he throws up, none of his food will come up. Then I give him a couple of spoonfulls of his breakfast so he can chase it with something yummy.

Then I add a tablespoon of something liquidy (in our case, coconut non-dairy kefir) into a container. Then I mix all of the supplements in together. I combine everything that comes in capsules, crush the pills, EVERYTHING – and mix it together. Then it comes out to about 4 or 5 spoonfuls. I lean his wheelchair way back so he can’t spit it out, and then get it all into him. Afterwards, he is free to enjoy breakfast.

This is the first time in almost a year that we are being able to get all of his supplements into him every day – and it’s working really well for him. I see the positive impact that it’s all having!

We also talked about Nathan’s current program. She muscle tested him for the therapies that he is doing and helped us prioritize. Here’s what came up:

1 Rolfing – YES
2 Reike by mom – YES
3 Listening therapy – YES
4 Yoga for the Special Child with Catherine – YES
4 BodyTalk Access – YES
4 BodyTalk System – YES
5 Oil wraps – YES
6 Osteopathy with Dr. Brousseau – YES

These are all YESes, but are lower in priority, and we can fit them in if/when we can.

• Craniosacral with Brenda – YES
• AIAHP – YES
• Dr. Kim’s teas – YES
• G-therapy – YES
• Kidwalk/Hart Walker – practice walking – YES
• Mhbot for naps – YES

These are the NO’s for now. These may change later, but for now, Nathan doesn’t need them.

• Biofeedback with Dr. McDonald – NO
• Oil baths – NO
• Conductive education – NO
• Augmentative Communication Device Dynavox with Eyemax – NO
• Umbilical Cord Stem Cells in China – NO
• Nathan’s DAN doctor – NO
• Yoga for the Special Child at home – NO
• Hippotherapy – NO

I was impressed to see that it was very close to the ideas/intuitions I had.

Finally, she told us to avoid giving him dairy, gluten, corn, white rice, and eggs.

I was very pleased with the appointment and wanted to share!

Yesterday I went to my first BodyTalk Access class. I almost didn’t as I was so sick but I figured it was the best time to try it as maybe it would make me feel better. I have to say – it was EXCELLENT.

BodyTalk is a healing modality created on the basic premise that the body has built-in mechanism to heal itself. Sometimes the body is not able to heal itself because some of it’s circuits are temporarily shot or because it needs a little bit of help identifying the most effective ways of healing itself.

In the BodyTalk Access class, we were taught a series of 5 exercises that can be done on a regular basis to help improve how the body functions. Taken from their website:

The first two techniques balance the brain, so that the brain is turned on and communicating appropriately. The next two techniques balance the metabolic processes of the body and the entire immune system, helping the body be more resilient to stress and external forces, such as germs and viruses. The final technique helps to balance posture and the physical structure of the body, thus improving range-of-motion, flexibility and overall coordination of the muscles, tendons and ligaments.

The Fast Aid routine combines two of the above techniques to assist in helping the body recover from all sorts of minor to major injuries by shifting the body out of a state of shock and trauma back into the growth and healing mode. Fast Aid is highly flexible, incredibly fast and can be used anytime or place to assist in the recovery from injuries and trauma.

What impressed me tremendously is that it seems like they are taking many of the ideas that I have been learning about and have created a succinct, effective method for healing.

I was a bit skeptical when I went to the class, especially as the instructor told story after story about miraculous things that happened to people receiving BodyTalk access. But I have to admit I became a believer when I woke up this morning without any pain in my bladder and with more energy than I’ve had in a while.

Tomorrow I will try to film myself doing a BodyTalk Access session with Nathan so I can share.

I am really excited about this and believe that I am on to something! I signed up for the next class which will teach me muscle testing and more in-depth ways of using BodyTalk to improve health.