Hi Brenda,

Well it seems that you have allot of obstacles, and that you are here
tells me that you are making the best effort to try to help organize
your daughter's life, so she can have a better chance in life. I
commend you on such a great effort on your part. Keep up the good
work. I am concerned about your daughter having Dyslexia, and you
being diagnosed with Borderline, it's a good indication that maybe
there may be some genetic brain dysfunctions. But only good testing
and a talented doctor can help you access these, of course if your are
unlucky and you have to fend for yourself...

It is no easy task to find doctors who know how to correctly diagnose
these. I was in an auto accident in 91, and I suffered from Brain
Injury, I had fallen through the cracks with doctors; I suffered from
severe seizure disorders and Irlen's glasses where the only things
that helped me. When she found the right color combination from my
glasses – it was amazing how my seizures came under control! Because I
was undiagnosed at the time – also my brain injury! I had a spec test
that confirmed my brain injury last year, and the auto accident
happened in 1991. I did not like it that I had to pay out of my own
pocket -over $3000.

I wanted to make sure that I did not have a stroke, I was worried
because I had an incompetent neurologist, and my symptoms (Post
Concussion Syndrome) became severe like I was after the auto accident
six months later after my first grand mall seizure. I refused to fall
through the cracks again, and needed help from the right doctors, as I
knew my Brain Injury was not being monitored. Anyway, the reason why I
am sharing this with you is to show you that conventional medicine may
not always have your daughter's best interest for whatever reason and
you will have to fend for yourself.

I have been fortunate as I have met talented, good doctors, and when
you have them they make all the difference in the world when they know
how to help you in the medical field. I don't know what are the entire
tests your daughter has had, you, and what doctors she and you have
seen or if she and you are still not properly diagnosed like I was in
what is the extent of causes your brains not to function well.

I am convinced that Helen Irlen's glasses help calm down the central
nervous system for all of us who have to use the glasses as our
brain's are not able to process light that causes our brains to struggle…

It is crucial to be properly diagnosed by the right doctors, so you
know what is going on, but at the same time...people do fall through
the cracks and this is when you have to learn to become responsible
fore your own health. All you can do is stand in your own integrity as
you continue to find talented doctors or people who can help you with
your problem. Contact people on message boards on the websites to help
point you in the right directions.

You shared your daughter has dyslexia, and that you suffered from
learning problems in your childhood. This is a good indication that
this is genetic, did you happen to be diagnosed when you were a child?
If not, chances are that you fell through the cracks...

What matters is now, and I know from personal experience that the
color filter glasses have been a huge help to me with my brain injury
(seizure like activity) to help settle my brain down, and this helped
me to push the envelope further for myself in capturing more brain
ability. Per a recent doctor, I am the highest functioning person he
has seen with whiplash-brain-injury. I know it was not just the Helen
Irlen's glasses, but the glasses helped calm my system down to help me
start over in my life as I was able to function again in my life. One
step at a time, and has helped me regain my life again. I am not out
of the woods yet, but I can stand on the edge now and look out.

You say that you suffer from being Borderline? It this a personality
trait, or a disorder? Disorders usually need medications. I know about
Borderline as I have someone in my family (not related) who suffers
from this. Do you have it under control? Have you done work on
yourself to control it? It can be done with the right
talented-good-therapist, and a talented-good-psych who can give you
medication to help calm your brain dysfunction, and when you do the
right things, you can be retested for Borderline, and if what you have
done has been effective it will show up that it's a lot less, but the
right work needs to be done. Behavior modification, diet, support,
supplements, therapy, counselors, right meds (if needed), good
environment…

My color filter glasses stopped working all of the time when an
incompetent chiropractor re-agravated my auto injury in my neck. I
don't know what he did, it was painful, but he somehow released some
pressure in my spine in my neck area. This sent me on another "crazy"
journey trying to make sense of what was wrong. I suffered from severe
Chronic Pain, but oddly I was no longer light sensitive as before, and
I now could tolerate indoor light. However, I still need to wear my
dark glasses at night, and when I go outside during the day or the
light will mess my brain up.

Working with the recommendations from the results of my Spec test I
started to take amino acids, and supplements that helped calm down the
seizure like activity in my brain. This is when I was able to wear the
glasses with better results, but I still do not need them indoors like
before...just when I am on the computer or watch TV (light glasses). I
have to be careful as my symptoms have calmed down, and sometimes get
fooled I don't need them indoors when I do. It can ruin my whole day
by my brain not being able to function and I struggle to get things done.

On my own I discovered a book called The Mood Cure by Julia Ross which
was excellent in helping ne set up a program that was better than what
the Amen clinic said I needed to take with supplements (mainly amino
acids) that will help calm my brain chemistry down. Neurologist,
Psychiatrist, and doctors have recognized how important Amino's are
for improving naturally brain functions, but they have to be well
trained, understand how they really work, have first hand experience,
knowledge, well trained, and they have a doctor talent in knowing how
to use them. When they are used right they are more effective
sometimes than prescribed medication. If you are taking prescribed
medication you need to run this by your doctor, or pharmacist, and if
its safe to take specific amino acids with each prescribe medication
given to you.

The person in my family who suffers from borderline takes a
combination of amino acids and prescribed medication. The Amino's
helps make the medication more effective, and they also help balance
the brain chemistry naturally so he does not need play around a lot
with the dosage of his medications... He works with his psychiatrist...

I am also changing my diet from food allergies…something Helen warned
me when I first went to see her and she was right. Good Luck. (Sorry
this is so Long.)

Lu

PS I am here, but I will be getting ready to go out of town and I
won't be available till after the 22 of March. There are other people
here who may know about BI, dyslexia and for sure about Helen Irlen
color filter classes for Irlen syndrome.