I have helped my son heal his asthma and his eczema and significantly improve his food allergies as well as also heal his environmental allergies. There is hope. There’s always hope for healing.
Eli Had Very Severe Allergies
We were basically told that he’s one of the most severe cases of allergies at our allergist’s office, and mom and dad get used to the fact that he’ll never outgrow anything.
What Life Was Like
Before Eli got better, our life was so stressful because it was revolving around his illnesses and reactions and asthma attacks and a lot of stress because he was not growing, a lot of anxiety because you needed to keep him safe literally everywhere from everything because he was contact reactive, he was airborne reactive. It was just a lot a lot of stress and anxiety all around.
The Lowest Low
The lowest of the lows would have to be when he was hospitalized for an asthma attack, and he had to spend three days in the hospital doing nebulizer treatments around the clock. Having to see your child struggling to breathe or having to see the life in their eyes go down because you know there’s an allergic reaction that’s literally shutting the body down. It’s probably one of the most terrifying experiences that a parent can ever witness.
Conventional Medicine Didn’t Help
You have a prescription for eczema. You have a prescription for Benadryl. Have a prescription for EpiPen, steroids, inhalers, and then “See you in a year. We’ll retest. Bye. And, oh, by the way, he can’t do this, this, this, and that.”
By three years old, it was a pretty dire situation. So that’s when I decided, you know what? Enough is enough. I started looking at other more holistic alternative ways of trying to heal him.
Epidemic Answers (now Documenting Hope) was one of the first organizations that I came across. I read the book. That was my first step in the right direction because in my gut, I knew that I can get him better. I just needed to find what to do and where to turn.
Eli Today
His asthma is in remission, and his lung function is normal, and for me, that was a huge win. He’s medication-free, and I don’t have to be as anxious about every single cold that he goes through. We don’t hear those wheezy coughs. And seeing him thrive now and gaining, like, fifteen pounds in less than a year, growing five inches is a huge win.
Advice for Other Parents
My advice for other parents is do not give up hope. Fight for your child because healing is possible and listen to your intuition. Be a strong advocate for your child everywhere. Do your research and always, always look for solutions. Think outside of the box.
A Grateful Son
“It’s been really nice because, you know, she’s my mom and I love her. I’m glad that she became a health coach and everything, that she’s delivered her, you know, life towards me. I’m really thankful for that. And I tell her that almost every day. “
He tells me all the time.
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