New You Tube Video of Dear Son

 

I've been telling you for months what a difference Dear Son's new blenderized diet has made for him and now I am excited to show you a new You Tube video they took at school.  You may remember back in 2009, Dear Son has the H1N1, was on a ventilator and nearly died. He contracted the H1N1 the night before he was going to leave on his Make a Wish Trip.  Dear Son also has a progressive neurological disease and wasn't able to move his leg, feet or even toes for quite some time after that. In October of 2010, I started him on Now Foods Coconut Oil and he was able to move his feet a bit, enough to turn his Lazy Boy chair (it's the only chair he can sit up in). Now, after 10 months on his new blenderized diet, he is much improved. He can now kick a ball, sit in his wheelchair without a bunch of props and is happy to kick the ball. I love the smile on his face after he kicks the ball!

Dear Son still has difficulty moving. I have to roll him over at night and position his legs, arms and entire body. He tires easily. He goes to school from 8 to noon three mornings a week and sleeps the entire day after that. He really can't manage more than three days a week or more than 1/2 of a day of anything. He has a progressive neurological disease.

The good news however is that with his new blenderized diet, made from whole/real foods, he has improved dramatically. Cognitively, he is more alert, more aware and happy. Physically, he is now able to move his legs, kick the ball, sit in his recliner and take his feet to turn the chair around (it's a swivel chair). He is also able to stretch his legs in the morning by himself. He does this every day now and previously could not move them at all. As a matter of fact, I can remember one year when his leg moved and I woke up in the middle of the night, wondering what the noise was.

You can click on the previous You Tube video in my side bar to see just how far he's come.  I also want to thank his LPN Linda at school. She is Dear Son's one on one aide and she works with him every day to do his exercises (which include kicking the ball).  When I look at the old You Tube video and compare it to the new one, it doesn't seem like the same kid!

 Note: Dear Son is 20 years old and suffers from intractable seizures, dystonia and severe mental retardation as a result of a random mutation of the ARX gene; he also has a progressive neurological disorder.  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=28cz65fWPW4

Dear Son "You Tube" Video

I received the video of Dear Son at school today. I added in the post below but thought people might miss it. The school linked the video via a private account on You Tube so it's only available via the link. Unfortunately, the video is sideways, not sure how to fix that. The good news is that you can see Dear Son in rocking chair, sitting up with his head up, smiling, laughing and moving his feet rocking the rocking chair. You may remember that in many of his photos last year, he couldn't lift his head. Of course, you'll hear the country music in the background, lol. They have his head propped a bit since he needs some support for the back of his head and the back of the rocker isn't quite tall enough. You can see and hear his teacher in the link. This is pretty amazing to me-I never thought he'd regain the use of his feet again. I mentioned previously how well he was doing since I started him on the organic, virgin coconut oil but you can see for yourself what a difference it made. But the best part is that he is really happy. I just love that. I hope you like it too.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=khCTr92BA40

As I mentioned here, I felt that coconut oil was helping Dear Son. I had been using it for a few months when I read about a physician, Dr. Mary Newport who started using it to help her husband with Alzheimer’s disease. Recently, she gave an update on the improvements her husband experienced since starting coconut oil in 2009 and how he is doing today, February of 2011. For more information on coconut oil, you can check out these links on Dr. Newport’s website here.