Carrol:
Thank you for your welcome. It's nice to know someone thinks I have a
handle on things. Sometimes I feel like I have no handle on anything. I do
try, though. I try to serve nutritional food all the time and I encourage
the whole family to make healthy choices in the foods they chose to eat when
I'm not cooking. I do know that some junk does cross their lips, though.

It's encouraging to hear of people who have had success with NAET. Thanks
for that.

No, our neurologist has not looked at thyroid or hormones. I asked about
hormones and she indicated that they were only implicated in seizures for
girls. I'm not sure I completely believe her, but I guess I'll have to do
some more research myself before bringing it up again. She does acknowledge
that sometimes after puberty kids outgrow their seizures, though. What did
you have in mind? In what ways do you know of thyroid and hormones being
involved with boys? If you have any information on what I might look into,
please let me know.

Thanks.

Sandra

>From: Carrol Showalter <ColoradoCarrol@...>
>Date: Fri, 17 May 2002 10:58:04 -0700 (PDT)
>
> Hi Sandra,
>Welcome to the group!
>Being 12 is such a difficult age! Making the transition from child to
>teenager, with all of the peer expectations, must make your son feel very
>vulnerable when he has his seizures.
>My daugher doesn't have seizures, but she had great success with NAET for
>her allergies. (She's 19 now.) Her accupuncturist wants me to begin a
>program because she feels certain she can help with my seizures. I do feel
>the need to work with a medical neurologist along with any alternative
>approaches in order to document any progress, real or perceived, that I am
>making.
>I agree that it's important for your son to be self-motivated when it comes
>to any behavior modification approaches you implement. The bio- or
>neuro-feedback might be a great way to go when he is willing to initiate
>the mechanism without your prompting.
>At his age, diet could become a real challenge. His peers are going to
>want to "chow down" on junk food, which could be disastrous for him. It
>sounds like you have a good handle on things, though, so I'm sure you'll be
>attuned to nutritional needs that arise during this time of growth --
>physical and social -- in his life.
>Out of curiousity, has your doctor looked at thyroid or hormone panels
>recently? I just wonder if they might have an impact on his seizure
>activity.
>Again, welcome to the group, and best wishes. Keep us posted!
>Carrol


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