The last few months have been very difficult with only a few good days or moments. As of now Brendan thinks it is funny to hit and kick another. He is over 6'2" and it is difficult to hold him down. The one new thing we have been using is a hand made Pyramid above the massage table that he lays on in the clinic. Brendan will stay after his Cranial Sacral session for at least 3-4 hours. He just does not want to leave the Pyramid. The energy in it is soothing for him. He will lay all over the floor and sleep or rest for hours. It is amazing. Brendan's family is going to be getting a few Pyramids for the house soon. We will see how this works for him. We are hoping this mischievous behavior will subside. We are confused at what is making this happen. Is it hormones since he is 12 yrs.? Is it that he is asking for more limits? We are trying to sit him down in a timeout every time we see the look.. before he hits someone or breaks something. He actually walks around the house with a big smile looking to break something. It is hard to control such a big boy. Yikes!!! Another day to come and go!!!
Friday, April 27, 2012
Wednesday, March 28, 2012
Parent update 03/28/12
It still amazes me how one day could feel like heaven and the very next day, all hell breaks loose. As Kathleen stated, Thursday was a great day! Friday, we were back to hitting and being mischevious again. One would think we would be use to this by now, but I never get use to it. I hate always having to be on guard and to watch him go through all this turmoil. Someday, I am hopeful things will mellow out a little for all of us.
Since he was having a bad Friday, Linda suggested I give him a dose of NP. Monday, Tuesday were okay. He did try to hit at school. But, at least they didn't call me to pick him up. He did have a good ABA session with hi therapist on Tuesday afternoon.
Unfortunately, today was not a good day. Right when his Dad picked him up at school, he witnessed Brendan throw his juice which sprayed all over the aide and teacher. Then he gave his ABA therapist (one that he adores) a very hard time.
Brendan continued to give his Dad a hard time the rest of the afternoon. By the time I got home from work later in the evening, he was fine. He did put my hand on his belly. So, I asked him if his belly hurt and he said yes. I asked him if it had been hurting earlier and is that why he was having such a hard time at school and with Barbara, he said yes.
Here's hoping for a good day tomorrow.
Since he was having a bad Friday, Linda suggested I give him a dose of NP. Monday, Tuesday were okay. He did try to hit at school. But, at least they didn't call me to pick him up. He did have a good ABA session with hi therapist on Tuesday afternoon.
Unfortunately, today was not a good day. Right when his Dad picked him up at school, he witnessed Brendan throw his juice which sprayed all over the aide and teacher. Then he gave his ABA therapist (one that he adores) a very hard time.
Brendan continued to give his Dad a hard time the rest of the afternoon. By the time I got home from work later in the evening, he was fine. He did put my hand on his belly. So, I asked him if his belly hurt and he said yes. I asked him if it had been hurting earlier and is that why he was having such a hard time at school and with Barbara, he said yes.
Here's hoping for a good day tomorrow.
Saturday, March 24, 2012
CST Session 3/22/12
What a day! Brendan came in and overall was in a good mood. He started in the playroom and gradually made his way back to the therapy room. Once there, he sat down, got up, walked around and continued this pattern for about 5 minutes. Then he took his shoes off and got on the table.
We asked him what he wanted today and he did not respond to NFB on his feet; therefore, we did not do it. CST, lymph and muscle work was done on his legs and pelvis. He liked it. Brendan is getting use to more and more touching of his feet. This is a big deal.
While working on him I asked him if he would like to tell us his next remedy. Immediately he started communicating a strange word. I tried my best to spell it while the homeopath looked it up. Much to our surprise there was a remedy very similar to that word. When it was written on a piece of paper sprayed with holy water Brendan held it for a very long time. Overall, he became calm and happy.
Another remedy was also coming up in which I translated the spelling as best I could. When Brendan held this piece of paper the agitations and aggravations started. It was amazing! Brendan's mom decided this is the remedy we should do when he goes on vacation and she can deal with the aggravations that come with taking remedies. We all agreed to schedule time and be supportive of Brendan's next step. His mother also thought the other remedy could possibly help relax and counter negative actions when he has meltdowns and tantrums. Perhaps they go together she said. We will wait and see.
When the session was completed Brendan did not want to leave. This is typical as kids feel better and better. Brendan proceeded to walk down the hallway; then back to the therapy room, etc. While he was doing this the next clients came in: a mom with two autistic children (Brendan and the kids know each other).
Brendan stayed the entire time the other kids were here. I worked on the kids in the kids room and Brendan sat quietly in a rocking chair watching a movie and listening to music with his friends. We all were so happy for them. They were all enjoying themselves.
They all left together and when Brendan got outside saw the train. He immediately ran as fast as he could to watch the train go by. When it was done him and mom walked back to the car and left.
It was a beautiful day!!! We are looking for many more.
We asked him what he wanted today and he did not respond to NFB on his feet; therefore, we did not do it. CST, lymph and muscle work was done on his legs and pelvis. He liked it. Brendan is getting use to more and more touching of his feet. This is a big deal.
While working on him I asked him if he would like to tell us his next remedy. Immediately he started communicating a strange word. I tried my best to spell it while the homeopath looked it up. Much to our surprise there was a remedy very similar to that word. When it was written on a piece of paper sprayed with holy water Brendan held it for a very long time. Overall, he became calm and happy.
Another remedy was also coming up in which I translated the spelling as best I could. When Brendan held this piece of paper the agitations and aggravations started. It was amazing! Brendan's mom decided this is the remedy we should do when he goes on vacation and she can deal with the aggravations that come with taking remedies. We all agreed to schedule time and be supportive of Brendan's next step. His mother also thought the other remedy could possibly help relax and counter negative actions when he has meltdowns and tantrums. Perhaps they go together she said. We will wait and see.
When the session was completed Brendan did not want to leave. This is typical as kids feel better and better. Brendan proceeded to walk down the hallway; then back to the therapy room, etc. While he was doing this the next clients came in: a mom with two autistic children (Brendan and the kids know each other).
Brendan stayed the entire time the other kids were here. I worked on the kids in the kids room and Brendan sat quietly in a rocking chair watching a movie and listening to music with his friends. We all were so happy for them. They were all enjoying themselves.
They all left together and when Brendan got outside saw the train. He immediately ran as fast as he could to watch the train go by. When it was done him and mom walked back to the car and left.
It was a beautiful day!!! We are looking for many more.
Saturday, March 10, 2012
Homeopath 3/2/12
Hello all,
The last few months with Brendan have been very difficult. Postings have been to a minimum because there was too much to write and we were just focusing on getting Brendan well. Brendan was very violent the last few months. (Brendan was like this before the worst was 1-2 yrs ago.) He head butts his mom all the time and it can be very painful and damaging. He has also broken all glass/shinny things he can find (pictures, CD's, TV's, Computer monitors . We are not sure why Brendan does this. It is like he does not like the reflections or the breaking causes a frequency he likes. We do believe there are shifts going on in the world today so maybe Brendan is too sensitive to this and needs to break up the energy. The last month Brendan has pick up a new sport... Kicking holes in the walls. YIKES! This has been hard for the parents. As their life is so difficult already with all their extra funds going towards helping Brendan. Brendan has also been difficult in the bathtub splashing the water out of the tub and throughout the day with continuous growling and screaming. Mom has also gotten clocked in between the eyes more than a few times. (Remembering Brendan is over 6 feet, 12yrs old, and his parents are much shorter.) I have to hand it to mom and dad who love their son and will never put him in a home. They love him and see the soo sensitive side of him. They love their son and so desperately want back the cute and loving boy they know is underneath on a continuous basis.
Beside trying high doses of remedies like belladonna, aconite and stramomium and his constitutional remedy we started going outside the box. Brendan's eyes changed color when he was really mad. It was as if it was not really him. Even his teachers were concerned that this was not the Brendan they know. So What is going on??? We do know that Brendan is clairvoyant and can see spirits. You can see his eyes watching things we cannot see. After trying to rid spirits from the house and around Brendan we contacted a Energy intuitive, John. John was able to tell us that Brendan is like a house with all the doors and windows open, inviting all. (Note: Brendan's verbals are very minimal so maybe this is a way for him to have friends.) John also said that Brendan has all his filters off. It is like a radio with all the stations on at the same time. That definitely would cause anyone to get irritated!! John also said that Brendan's frontal lobe is not working correctly. And it is from Vaccinations. He said with Brendan's Hormones changing and the frontal lobe not working it is a problem. John mentioned that Brendan seems like a donkey. Likes to be around bigger animals and if he hit the bigger animals they will not react. Smaller animals bother the donkey. (We have written the remedy made from Donkey milk on a piece of paper and it is now put under his pillow) Maybe that is why Brendan's mother gets Brendan so irritated. She is much smaller than him and when he head butts her it hurts. The head butting thing is most likely from trying to get a release of pain or as way to tell his mother that he is frustrated and to listen to him. John also told us Brendan is very sensitive... so do things very lightly and build up. We will be doing this with NFB and homeopathy. We already knew this. Especially the way Brendan can feel if remedies are good for him. He just holds them or holds the name on a paper.
So besides going to John I had another idea. I had bought an intention box (UED) from Dr. Tiller, Stanford univ. and we decided to try it. (See http://www.tillerfoundation.com/index.php) The box is plugged in and we meditate for about 15 minutes with good and loving intentions. Also including healing and pushing any spirits that are not Brendan, mom and dad to leave. After meditating we plug the machine in the house and it sends out those thoughts continuously through out the day. The machine needs to be re-intentioned every week. The last few days have been remarkably better. (For 2 weeks now Brendan is the Brendan we know and love. calm and happy! Mom and dad have now ordered their own UED and Kathleen and I will be re-intentioning it weekly. )
As days get better we will be adding the vaccination remedies written on paper and putting under his pillow. (Brendan is very sensitive and can feel the energy of a remedy just from the intention on a paper. )
At the Cranial session today we also had Brendan hold remedies made from the Groupb Strep. Brendan was born with Group b strep and was very sick in ICU. Is this still in his system? Is the trial meds they gave him still in his system? Did the new strep vaccine he took at ~18 months cause part of his problems? Brendan held the remedies and would not give them back. He rolled to his side and curled up. Then he laid on his stomach... calm and still holding his remedies. (He has never done this before.) This is definitely a sign from Brendan that he needs this remedy at some point. I gave him a liquid bottle to hold and take home with him. He was very happy. We do not intend to give him this remedy just yet but if he holds it and it gives him relief that is enough for now.
The last few months with Brendan have been very difficult. Postings have been to a minimum because there was too much to write and we were just focusing on getting Brendan well. Brendan was very violent the last few months. (Brendan was like this before the worst was 1-2 yrs ago.) He head butts his mom all the time and it can be very painful and damaging. He has also broken all glass/shinny things he can find (pictures, CD's, TV's, Computer monitors . We are not sure why Brendan does this. It is like he does not like the reflections or the breaking causes a frequency he likes. We do believe there are shifts going on in the world today so maybe Brendan is too sensitive to this and needs to break up the energy. The last month Brendan has pick up a new sport... Kicking holes in the walls. YIKES! This has been hard for the parents. As their life is so difficult already with all their extra funds going towards helping Brendan. Brendan has also been difficult in the bathtub splashing the water out of the tub and throughout the day with continuous growling and screaming. Mom has also gotten clocked in between the eyes more than a few times. (Remembering Brendan is over 6 feet, 12yrs old, and his parents are much shorter.) I have to hand it to mom and dad who love their son and will never put him in a home. They love him and see the soo sensitive side of him. They love their son and so desperately want back the cute and loving boy they know is underneath on a continuous basis.
Beside trying high doses of remedies like belladonna, aconite and stramomium and his constitutional remedy we started going outside the box. Brendan's eyes changed color when he was really mad. It was as if it was not really him. Even his teachers were concerned that this was not the Brendan they know. So What is going on??? We do know that Brendan is clairvoyant and can see spirits. You can see his eyes watching things we cannot see. After trying to rid spirits from the house and around Brendan we contacted a Energy intuitive, John. John was able to tell us that Brendan is like a house with all the doors and windows open, inviting all. (Note: Brendan's verbals are very minimal so maybe this is a way for him to have friends.) John also said that Brendan has all his filters off. It is like a radio with all the stations on at the same time. That definitely would cause anyone to get irritated!! John also said that Brendan's frontal lobe is not working correctly. And it is from Vaccinations. He said with Brendan's Hormones changing and the frontal lobe not working it is a problem. John mentioned that Brendan seems like a donkey. Likes to be around bigger animals and if he hit the bigger animals they will not react. Smaller animals bother the donkey. (We have written the remedy made from Donkey milk on a piece of paper and it is now put under his pillow) Maybe that is why Brendan's mother gets Brendan so irritated. She is much smaller than him and when he head butts her it hurts. The head butting thing is most likely from trying to get a release of pain or as way to tell his mother that he is frustrated and to listen to him. John also told us Brendan is very sensitive... so do things very lightly and build up. We will be doing this with NFB and homeopathy. We already knew this. Especially the way Brendan can feel if remedies are good for him. He just holds them or holds the name on a paper.
So besides going to John I had another idea. I had bought an intention box (UED) from Dr. Tiller, Stanford univ. and we decided to try it. (See http://www.tillerfoundation.com/index.php) The box is plugged in and we meditate for about 15 minutes with good and loving intentions. Also including healing and pushing any spirits that are not Brendan, mom and dad to leave. After meditating we plug the machine in the house and it sends out those thoughts continuously through out the day. The machine needs to be re-intentioned every week. The last few days have been remarkably better. (For 2 weeks now Brendan is the Brendan we know and love. calm and happy! Mom and dad have now ordered their own UED and Kathleen and I will be re-intentioning it weekly. )
As days get better we will be adding the vaccination remedies written on paper and putting under his pillow. (Brendan is very sensitive and can feel the energy of a remedy just from the intention on a paper. )
At the Cranial session today we also had Brendan hold remedies made from the Groupb Strep. Brendan was born with Group b strep and was very sick in ICU. Is this still in his system? Is the trial meds they gave him still in his system? Did the new strep vaccine he took at ~18 months cause part of his problems? Brendan held the remedies and would not give them back. He rolled to his side and curled up. Then he laid on his stomach... calm and still holding his remedies. (He has never done this before.) This is definitely a sign from Brendan that he needs this remedy at some point. I gave him a liquid bottle to hold and take home with him. He was very happy. We do not intend to give him this remedy just yet but if he holds it and it gives him relief that is enough for now.
Thursday, March 8, 2012
CST Session 3/1/12
Brendan came in today and paced around the therapy room. There were 2 cd's out and a chair was in the way. You could tell he wanted to move the chair and get at the cd's. He did not - which was a victory for Brendan.
He got on the table and we had an excellent session. Considering everything that has been going on Brendan did amazingly well. We did a lot of head work which he enjoyed. Brendan recognizes his head does not feel right and is in pain at times - he wants so badly for the pain to go away.
The pain comes from the decompression of the cranial vault. Layer by layer we decompress all the bones of the skull which allows for optimal growth and space for the brain. The deeper the decompression the more pressure is generated. We are trying to keep the bones constantly free so there is no time for pressure to build up. This is difficult as his body will move when it is ready. Movement does not always occur in a session - the body can continue to make changes up to 10 days following a treatment. The more movement and freedom of Brendan's cranial vault the less agitated he gets.
Remedies are working great plus the new intention machine Linda purchased. This has been amazing. Each week you must recharge the machine by citing your intentions for yourself, family, etc. We have been recharging this weekly and their is less energetic interference with Brendan.
I know this may sound strange to some but Brendan is like a radio with multiple receivors open at the same time. This allows for the attraction of many energy sources whether Brendan likes it or realizes it. For the last 6 months we have been going to Brendan's house and the amount of energy fields has become overwhelming. The intention machine - over a two week period - has pushed the energy fields outside the house. The first week it was as if they were pushed up against the wall; the second - they were in the wall; the third - outside of the house.
The impact has been so great Brendan's parents bought one. Linda can tell you how to purchase one. We will continue to monitor how Brendan does. So far, with one or two minor incidences, he has returned to his happy self. Thank you God!
He got on the table and we had an excellent session. Considering everything that has been going on Brendan did amazingly well. We did a lot of head work which he enjoyed. Brendan recognizes his head does not feel right and is in pain at times - he wants so badly for the pain to go away.
The pain comes from the decompression of the cranial vault. Layer by layer we decompress all the bones of the skull which allows for optimal growth and space for the brain. The deeper the decompression the more pressure is generated. We are trying to keep the bones constantly free so there is no time for pressure to build up. This is difficult as his body will move when it is ready. Movement does not always occur in a session - the body can continue to make changes up to 10 days following a treatment. The more movement and freedom of Brendan's cranial vault the less agitated he gets.
Remedies are working great plus the new intention machine Linda purchased. This has been amazing. Each week you must recharge the machine by citing your intentions for yourself, family, etc. We have been recharging this weekly and their is less energetic interference with Brendan.
I know this may sound strange to some but Brendan is like a radio with multiple receivors open at the same time. This allows for the attraction of many energy sources whether Brendan likes it or realizes it. For the last 6 months we have been going to Brendan's house and the amount of energy fields has become overwhelming. The intention machine - over a two week period - has pushed the energy fields outside the house. The first week it was as if they were pushed up against the wall; the second - they were in the wall; the third - outside of the house.
The impact has been so great Brendan's parents bought one. Linda can tell you how to purchase one. We will continue to monitor how Brendan does. So far, with one or two minor incidences, he has returned to his happy self. Thank you God!
Friday, March 2, 2012
Parent update 03/02/12
Brendan made it to school by 11:30am. Lunch time. :) He's so smart. Sometimes I think he plans it so she arrives a snack time or park time. For the few hours he was there, he did fine. He was okay with me for the most part. He did try to hit me while we were doing an art project. Guess he didn't want to do it! But other than that incident, he was great.
One funny thing, I was eating sitting next to him on the couch. He said "eat" and pointed to the kitchen. I said, "Am I making to much noise eating?" He said, "Yeah." So, I moved to the kitchen (he was watching his favorite video) So I was not offended.:)
Here's to a good tomorrow.
One funny thing, I was eating sitting next to him on the couch. He said "eat" and pointed to the kitchen. I said, "Am I making to much noise eating?" He said, "Yeah." So, I moved to the kitchen (he was watching his favorite video) So I was not offended.:)
Here's to a good tomorrow.
Thursday, March 1, 2012
Parent update 3/1/12
Today Brendan was a little off because he woke up late (missed school) and then I had to rush him to his CST appt. So, he was a little irritated with me. He usually needs 2-3 hours to wake up before he can head out the door. He thoroughly enjoyed his session with Kathleen. Linda worked on my head due to all the headbutting that has happened lately. I definitely felt better.
Brendan requested to go to Target without all the indecisiveness I have been seeing. He picked out what he wanted and waited patiently in line. He did really well.
The rest of the night he was pretty good.l Thre were a few incidences where he got agitated and headbutted me a couple of times. But he didn't stay mad nor throw a tantrum. So that is still a huge improvement. Here's hoping he makes it to school tomorrow.
Brendan requested to go to Target without all the indecisiveness I have been seeing. He picked out what he wanted and waited patiently in line. He did really well.
The rest of the night he was pretty good.l Thre were a few incidences where he got agitated and headbutted me a couple of times. But he didn't stay mad nor throw a tantrum. So that is still a huge improvement. Here's hoping he makes it to school tomorrow.
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