I try not to talk a lot about allergies and stuff like that because I also know that my kids are healthy in ways that other kids are not. But sometimes it is so hard. Both Max and myself are having allergies to foods that we typically do not and it is so frustrating. It is one thing to not feel well myself but when I see my kids suffering it is so hard. Max has been getting rashes on his testicles, ears, face and back. He has not been himself and looks a little gray. I just don’t know what it is and we have done so many tests, which is awesome but overwhelming. We started with this one doctor in chicago named Dr. Amy Yasko. She is doing genetic testing and it is really amazing her work. We did genetic testing for the whole family, a urine test for Max and a stool test for myself and the kids. The constant candida and GI issues with some adrenal issues with Max seem to just be effecting him one day and then the next day he is fine. Like I said, I try to keep perspective because my kids are so happy and they are so damn cute but something it just not right. I know the speech is part of it. I also know one of the genetic mutations we have in our family is the inability to detox properly and so any toxin, environment of food is just too much for us, but especially Max. You know I never know what it is-was it the introduction of food when he was 6 months, allergens in my breast milk, chronic candida, vaccines..all of it or maybe none of it.

The good thing is that we have all these tests coming back and we are starting Dr, Amy Yasko’s protocol to get the methylation process in the body working efficiently. I knwo it sounds complicated and it is. There is a part of me that know in the end we are all going to be fine but I also know that something is going on in Max’s body that effects him on so many levels and we are working hard to figure it out.

I finally feel like somebody is giving me a plan and that feels so good. I cannot tell you how often I worry-24/7. It is hard to explain to anyone who does not have an allergenic kid what it is like to worry about allergies. But like I said, it is not anything that is killing him and that is where I need to get grateful. I just sometimes get jealous of people who don’t need to worry about food or allergies.

Luckily we found this doctor and our doctor Daphne Goldberg will help us to navigate. I also have another doctor named  Dr. Joe Carcetti advising me on the genetic stuff as well. So all in all we are good. I just have felt tired these last few days and just needed a break. Between school, which takes up about 4 or 5 hours and week and the kids and day light savings, which has the kids now up between 5 am and 6 am, I am tired.

I am fine but I am tired. Ok just need to vent and say SCREW DAYLIGHT SAVINGS TIME-WE ARE NO LONGER FARMERS-WHO NEEDS THE CHANGE IN TIME!! Thanks feel better now!

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