Of course all I could see was the great lost. To be cut down in the prime of life is truly tragic.
My mind being linear went straight to the loss the world endures because of autism. Sure some children with autism still manage to share their gifts. Still, I believe the vast majority of our children are weighed down by autism and their potential is limited very early in life. Specifically, my son is in fifth grade now and still has delays in language, behavior, socialization, and even cognitive delays.
To the surprise and dismay of many he is closing the gap in all of these areas. Even I was surprised when the cognitive improvements came last month. It is difficult to understand how a person's cognitive ability could change so quickly. For a brief moment I was tempted to believe that our progress was reaching a climax. Thankfully my son's progress was not hindered by my lack of understanding or faith.
Once again I have seen the light. My faith is restored. I honestly see a day when my son will be completely recovered from autism. One by one the autism dominoes are beginning to fall. What seemed like such an insurmountable foe is now seeming more manageable than I ever imagined.
Dakhari has done very well in school for the month of September. He is doing A and B work on a consistent basis. Just today I was shocked at how well his handwriting has become. He is even teasing that his handwriting is clearer than mine. The cause of all this progress is the September green drink. The fact is we got lucky. One of the hand full of herbs we added is working quite well. In fact it worked so well that I believed I was done adding things to the drink. Unfortunately, despite the progress Dakhari is not where I want him to be. I believe he can get even better. To be clear this is not just wishful thinking. There is a method to my madness. Dakhari's protocol is designed to reduce pathogens. Fewer pathogens mean fewer toxic by products.
The LPS toxin is able to disrupt serotonin. By limiting LPS, we allow more serotonin to be used appropriately in the body. This could be why children on the protocol sleep better, think better, talk more etc. In short they become more typical. Fortunately, it is time for another video of Dakhari.
Every six months I do a video of Dakhari having a conversation with his mom. This will be our fourth installment. Each seems to show incremental improvement over the last. Hopefully the progress will be obvious in the next video as well. Of course I can't wait until Dakhari is recovered. Until then I am content with the incremental progress we are making. I've already identified the next handful of herbs I will try out in the next green drink.
Like every time before, I am hopeful that this next rendition will be the final one. Even if it only gets me just a little bit closer I am grateful. The changes in the September drink was just significant enough to make school more manageable for Dakhari. Who knows how much further the next one will take us. One thing is for sure, if a change is gonna come, we are going to have to make it come for ourselves.
