Keeping Us Moving: Meal Prep
This feels a little off topic, but a family has to be healthy to keep the kids healthy, right? Lately, meal prep has been what we do to make sure we do not over indulge during the day or night.
A Year Really Has Made a Difference
A year ago today, I was pretty down. This is the post I wrote where I mentioned how G was scratching us, sleeping poorly, among other things. While no big miracles happened with his stem cell injection, or any of
Following Autism Supplement Routine Again
January turned out to be a difficult month. I wouldn’t say it was bad, or hard – just difficult. G started wearing the foot orthotics in the first week of January. He eased into it but then started wearing them
G, In Five Years
Tomorrow is your birthday. You are a positively sweet, snuggly, smart and stubborn guy. There is no one like you on this earth. I look back at the last five years with so many different feelings. My biggest feeling is
Myopia Atropine Drop Cure for Kids
I signed up my oldest son for a clinical trial for his myopia in June of 2019. I have learned a lot since then about myopia, a sulfate called atropine that is derived from the belladonna plant, and the history
Gavin Will Be 5.
I haven’t wrote here since June. That feels like a lifetime ago now. My mom died in July. Then the other months just tick tocked along the line. My oldest son and I just got back from a long visit
Vaccines. Autism. What to believe?
People are worried about babies under 1 eating honey – I mean, they yell NO, NO, NO HONEY! But having multiple vaccines every month or two when you’ve barely been out of the womb seems like a piece of cake
Stem Cell Treatments for Autism
When I was having my first son, L, I was asked to sign some paper to donate my cord blood. It’s all a blur really. They may have mentioned that I could bank the cord blood in case we needed
Kindergarten, Autism Worries and Moving On
It’s almost summer. My oldest will have his last days of Kindergarten next week. There will be a picnic day, movie day, signing autographs, and I am scared! I am so sad about it but also excited for him to
My PSA: Take Control of Mental Health
I’ve still been on the research break I mentioned in my last post. I have tried to relax and enjoy the spring time with my family. On many days, I still feel a little helpless as soon as I wake