Thursday, February 17, 2011

Fix you- Coldplay

When you try your best, but you don't succeed
When you get what you want, but not what you need
When you feel so tired, but you can't sleep
Stuck in reverse

And the tears come streaming down your face
When you lose something you can't replace
When you love someone, but it goes to waste
Could it be worse?

Lights will guide you home
And ignite your bones
And I will try to fix you

And high up above or down below
When you're too in love to let it go
But if you never try you'll never know
Just what you're worth

Lights will guide you home
And ignite your bones
And I will try to fix you

Tears stream down on your face
When you lose something you cannot replace
Tears stream down on your face
And I...

Tears stream down on your face
I promise you I will learn from my mistakes
Tears stream down on your face
And I...

Lights will guide you home
And ignite your bones
And I will try to fix you

Monday, February 14, 2011

MB12

Awww.. this is driving me crazy. would i stop it or not? before my daughter started with MB12 she was doing great in everything. good sleep, she was more focused, appetite greatly improved, hyperactivity was lessened, verbal stimming stopped, and lastly her imitation skill has gone from zero to 100. i believe all of these are the result of detox using ACS and ACZ. her metal toxicity result shows that she is high in arcenic, cadmium, lead, tin, and other 4 heavy metal that is why we are doing detox.

after 1 month then we started doing the MB12 shots, then my nightmare started to come back again. hyperactivity, poor appetite, drooling during the 1st 3 shots, sleeplessness, less compliant.

im hoping that these side effects will not last and im hoping to see the results soon. as i have read from the TACA website, 94% of children have been found to respond to Methyl-B12 therapy. Executive function is improved in 90% of children – things like awareness, cognition, appropriateness, eye contact when called, and “just being more like a normal kid.” Speech and language is improved in 80% of children – all phases including spontaneous language, more complex sentences, increased vocabulary, etc. Socialization and emotion is improved in 70% of the children – initiation and interactive play, understanding and feeling emotions, possibly for the first time or to a much more normal degree, etc. these exactly are the things i want my daughter to improve on. hoping the best for my little princess.

Wednesday, February 9, 2011

autism and biomedicine

When I became a mom, my life has changed drastically. it was the happiest moment of my life. i have made a pledge that i will do everything and anything for my daughter. So when i found out that she has ASD i didn't settle by just giving her therapy and early intervention.

Then i have learned about GFCF and Defeat Autism Now. During that time, Dra. Rhodora Ibasco was the only doctor who practices biomedicine in the Philippines. So i made a call to Comprehensive Center for Autism & Other Related for an appointment.

It was January 2010 when I started giving my daughter supplements. She has several issues that we wanted to address. Here's the list to name a few:
  •  Constipation
  •  Sleeplessness
  •  No eye contact
  •  Walks in tip toe
  •  Does not look at object pointed
  •  Not aware of surroundings
  •  Repetitive movements like closing and opening of door, spinning wheels
  •  Picky eater
  •  High tolerance in pain
Dra. Ibasco already migrated to the USA and Dr. Samera was the one who took over the clinic. Buti na lang I did my assignment before going to the clinic so when he explain the supplements hindi naman ako natulala.=)
Just on the first appointment ang dami daming supplements agad ang binigay. Geez, how could my little girl take all those supplements!

Basic supplements given are as follows:
  • Cod liver oil
  • Syndion SF - this one costs Php4,500 and my daughter didn't want the taste no matter what we do she won't take it. (4,500 down the drain, hayzz)
  • Calcium magnesium
  • Zinc picolinate
  • Probiotic support formula
  • Truflora
Imagine, all those supplements plus GFCF diet. What else could be more difficult than these. But I'm glad to be doing these for my daughter coz I'm seeing positive results. Konting tyaga lang talaga but I know we are on the road to recovery.

After a few months of giving those supplements here are the changes:
**Please note that we have tried to do GFCF 100% kaya lang pag may occassion we cant avoid giving her "forbidden" foods.
  • Eye contact improved
  • Tip toeing was decreased
  • There are occasions of inappropriate giggling
  • Became hyperactive
  • Verbal stimms
  • Tapping of fingers
  • Constipation still not resolved.
On Sept 2010 we decided to consult Dra. Girlmar Leones. She practices pediatrics and natural medicine. She's very warm and pleasant. she has dealt with a lot a kids with autism so i know we are in good hands. New doctor, new supplements. So aside to the basic that were given by Dr. Samera wherein few were stopped and additional supplements were given, here are the current supplements we are giving to my daughter.
  • Cod liver oil
  • Aloe vera
  • Pure energy
  • Melatonin
  • MB12 oral
  • Animal Parade
  • Calcium Magnesium
  • Zinc
 In a few days of taking it results are as follows:
  • Better sleep at night. no more nap time for her. she has more energy during the day and sleeps soundly at night.
  • She tries to eat meat now.
  • Tantrums increased
  • Hyperactivity is still present

Monday, February 7, 2011

first time blogger- my background

Year 1998 when i first started using a diary to jot down whats happening in my everyday life. and guess what, until now i still have that diary and my last entry was 2 weeks ago. then i realized, teka may iba pa bang gumagamit ng diary or ako na lang ata? lahat na yata ng tao blog na lng ng blog. so here I am, nakikiuso kaya blogger na rin ako ngayon. =)

To start off, let me give you a short background. I am a mom and a housewife. Eto na yata ang the best na trabaho sa earth. home based ka na nga, malaki pa ang sweldo. thanks to my ever loving and ever responsible and ever kind husband. in short the best husband.(hi there hubby!)

when i thought everything was going smoothly in my life... ASD came in and boom, narealize ko life is not so perfect at all. my one and only daughter caught it. sana parang fever lang na it will go away after taking a few meds, but its not. its a life long struggle and this is the journey we have to bravely face. after crying my self to sleep and to the shower and while watching tv narealize ko.. teka baka naman maubos na luha ko at wala pa ako nagagawa para sa anak ko. so i decided kumuha ng degree sa university of google and do my research. i have to find something. a treatment, a therapy, a cure, a miracle. what ever it takes para sa anak ko kelangan ko makita yun. by the way she was only 2 years old when i found out. mother's instinct lang. i know there is something wrong kahit na i'm miles away from her. and i was absolutely right. when i heard it straight from the developmental pedia's mouth, hindi na ako masyadong nagulat but i was hoping na sana mali ang instinct ko.