Double-Takes

It is hard to tell what has caused such overt changes in the space of one day.   We restarted Liberty's methyl-B12 shots today after being out of them since February.  The shots actually are a combination of the MB12, folinic acid and N-acetyl-cysteine (NAC).   About an hour after receiving the shot, he was extremely reved up which is not unusual to experience on any type of B-12.  Apparently, his body has to get used to this preparation all over again so, I gave him a capsule of a wonderful product called "Zen" (a combination of GABA and L-theanine) I had on hand specifically for side-effects of hyperactivity or jitteriness from the shot.  He calmed down pretty quickly.

And suddenly, after a long period of not being able to listen to music, he sat through the entire CD of Herb Alpert and would not let me turn it off.  He still had his hands over his ears, but he would get up and adjust the volume on the stereo and then go sit back on the couch. I was not allowed in the living room.  After that, he listened to Mozart and Vivaldi on You Tube.  He put 3 Mr. Potato Head dolls together instead of throwing the parts all over the room.  And he brushed his teeth independently like nobody's business.

This is remarkable.  Now, perhaps this change was already coming as I have been seeing some good things but mixed with a lot of mood instability.  For instance, the child has taught himself to swim.  He can swim on his back now like an otter all the while spitting water through his teeth in a long arc.  He can now swim to me fairly fast across the pool.  He can do the side-stroke.  He can balance in all kinds of ways on the swim noodle he would not have a thing to do with last year.  He goes under water and does not care if his face is dripping wet.  I never thought I'd see the day that would happen.  And I can sit in a lounge chair and not worry that my child will drown.

He also understands how to do things I had no idea he was even aware of.  He knows that to get the purified water on the tap you have to turn the PUR filter button a certain way. I never showed him that, nor did I know he was watching.  He knows how to do the laundry after only being shown once or twice.  He is waving hello, good-bye and following instructions usually on only one command.   He knows how the seatbelts in the car work.  He gathers my bag and puts my things in it:  Keys, glasses, hair brush, etc. and gets my shoes.  He gets the bag and knows to put my swimsuit and his in it and our towels and sunscreen.   He brings in groceries.  He washes his hands and throws paper in the trash.

This is not the child who was out to lunch not long ago.

With the intermittent mood swings that seem to come out of nowhere, I am thinking he has probably been having trouble processing supplements and detoxifying.  Methylation is an important pathway that is commonly blocked in our children. 

Somehow the shots had fallen by the wayside.  I think it was when we started his seizure medication.

Today, when we were sitting in a parking lot in the car, I dialed a number on my cell phone  (he hates it when I am on the phone) and he said emphatically, "Mom."

It has just been so hit or miss since I started down the biomedical path with Lib.  Dr. Bock used to tell me that recovery is never a straight line and that has proved true for us.  To see such a profound change in one day I think tells me that these were at least some of the missing ingredients his body needs to function well.  

I look at my almost 8-year-old son's tan little legs with the growing blonde hairs on them and the amount of muscle tone he's gained.  I smile at him and he smiles back at me!  How in the world could we not be on the upward swing now?