Florida was a great time!

Florida was nice, warm and mostly sunny for us. We visited Disney for a day as well as Sea World. Got to swim in the pool every other day and just enjoyed family time - - was very nice!

The sunday after we got home, Arianna had her Santa Claus brunch which she enjoyed.

Took an extra week off from hbot sessions due to stuffy noses/heads but will be back at it next week. Hope everyone had a nice Thanksgiving! :)

Florida...we're on our way soon!

We have 25 hyperbaric sessions done, 5 more this coming week Monday thru Friday and then off to have a week of fun in Florida Saturday & can hardly wait! A day to Disney's Magic Kingdom is on our list (Grandma's wish before she passed away) and another day at Sea World...plus lots of relaxing & family time and seeing the local sites around Kissmmee/Orlando.  Once we're back from vacation we have 10 more sessions to reach our 40.

Arianna's had some good results/improvements so far with her starting Autism score (ATEC) this round was at 20...friday she tested at 13 (the # we ended with after hbot in 2010). Goal is to reach ZERO or come as close as possible to that for 100% healing. Hard to believe she started at a score of 68 June 2010.  She's a math pro, reading comprehension has improved greatly, spelling has always been a strong point with her memory skills and she's much more independant at school.  We've been keeping up with supplements during these sessions as well as keeping her diet clean the majority of the time which is a must. Reading books, practicing school work, playing games requiring her to think/make decisions and one-on-one time replaces television/movies/"vegging out" time spent doing non productive things by herself.

Can't thank The Center for TLC enough for going above & beyond to meet our schedule requirements to get this hyperbaric done for Arianna. Really appreciate my employer who arranged my schedule to allow me the time to take her & the school for being on board with this mission as she misses some of her day for us to get the sessions in each morning. You're all helping a little girl have a chance at a future she deserves and I can never put in words how much that means to us both.

Princess Jasmine....Arianna style :O)

Arianna got to do ALLOT of fun stuff yesterday with our good friend Miss Susan. Downtown Rochester trick or treating AND the ZOO BOO at Detroit Zoo. She told Susan that "this was the best day ever!" Glad she had such a great time. :)

HBOT updates...

Well, tomorrow is #15 of 40 sessions and have to say i'm seeing improvements! Just over 3 weeks ago homework was quite a chore including meltdowns, crying, needing breaks and more. Math concepts and reading comprehension were difficult as well - a huge challenge trying to teach and understand. NOW..Arianna has reached her goals already and will be getting new ones at school, math concepts come much easier, reading comprehension has improved 80% and homework...she does it 90% independent every single night and she's SMILING through it all! VERY proud mom and so happy that her brain is starting to work at thinking better. Praying for even more to come over the next 25 sessions!! :O)

Hyperbaric Sessions....

Here are some pictures from hyperbaric this morning...today was #9 of 40 and we're doing good. Hope we can keep up the early morning pace! We LOVE The Center for TLC...they're like FAMILY to us! :O)

2nd grade and hyperbaric sessions...

Hard to believe my lil' sweetie is 7 1/2 yrs old already and in second grade.  She's growing up SO fast!
This past week we've started on another long stint of hyperbaric oxygen therapy sessions...monday thru friday we're up at 530 am so we can go and then Arianna can make it to school and me to work afterwards. Going good so far..we're both kind of tired but doing well. Arianna is LOVING her second grade class and especially likes eating lunch with her friends.
Arianna can hardly wait for Halloween this year...she's dressing up as Jasmine and very excited about that. :) Also have a trip to Florida in November...a bitter sweet vacation, one that my mom had wanted to make with us before she passed away.
Take care and we'll keep you posted along the way with how our sessions are going and how Arianna responds to them. Hugs and Love...

Hooray to 2nd grade!

Today was Arianna's first full day being a second grader and I'm already very proud of her. Today she ate lunch with her friends in general ed class which is the plan for EVERY day now. She's becoming much more independent in allot of ways and that makes me very happy.  Today we had a mishap with her milk cup and "George the monkey", who's been way overdue for retirement, got all soaked. SOOoo, mom had a brilliant idea that it was time George goes into storage with some of her old 'friends' and she got a brand new BIG sized Brittany chipmunk stuffed doll as her new "big girl" buddy since she's a big girl in 2nd grade. So far she's LOVING the new pal and hope the transition stays smooth as we move along.
Some GREAT news is that starting October this year, we will be doing hyperbaric sessions Monday through Friday for up to 6 consecutive weeks with hopes of a big healing to take place. We should finish up just before our trip to Florida for a week of vacation. It'll be super early start times for our day and crazy busy for a while but pray that it's worth the hard work and sacrifices we'll have to make.  For this month of September we are preparing for hyperbaric by some diet changes again and adding her supplements back into our routine to add to the healing benefits we pray are to come. Wish us luck!

Summertime...

It sure has been a HOT summer this year! We got to see some great fireworks this 4th of July and visited an outside mall a couple times so Arianna could play in the water fountains. Two weeks ago we started some hyperbaric sessions and added in some new supplements...Arianna has been doing well with the twice a week sessions and we continue to work on her conversation skills/speech. We've applied for another grant to see if we can get some help to do the recommended 40 sessions which would be wonderful! Hope to hear some good news mid to end of September.

One month left before it's back to school time for my future 2nd grader. Arianna has got to go on quite a few neat field trips with her daycare friends such as a local music stadium, a lunch/tour of a restaurant, visiting a retirement home to do crafts and sing karaoke songs for them, a magician visited, a yoga instructor and also the favorite frozen ice truck too. Next month is Karate and many more fun things going on....wish I could have a summer with that much fun too! :O)

The end of 1st grade...

Well, tomorrow is Arianna's last day of being a first grader - WOW how time has flown! I am the proudest mom seeing how much she has learned and grown in all areas during this school year.  Summer break will be full of fun at daycare camp starting with a trip to the zoo next week. We're also planning to get in some hyperbaric sessions during the summer months as well for more healing before starting second grade in September.

Our new kitten Chloe has been allot of fun...and some interupted nights will be happening a while longer I'm sure. Arianna is great helping to feed our two furry friends and play/pet them.

We're counting down the months until our vacation to Florida...Disney and possibly Sea World should be allot of excitement for us all.

Summer is almost here!

This was our view on our walk yesterday to downtown so we could check out all the goodies and vendors at the Green Living Festival here.  Lots of good information, yummy treats and drinks, fresh fruits and neat activities for the kids. Was a beautiful sunny and WARM day compared to the cool and rain today. Hope you are doing well...we're in the home stretch of the last month of first grade. Can't believe I have a future 2nd grader already! God Bless :O)

Adding a new addition soon! :)

Meet Chloe Chanel! She is currently just under 5 weeks old, she was born on March 5th. We went to visit her today and plan to see her as often as we can until we bring her home with us sometime in end of June. Arianna is SUPER excited (and mom too!) 

UGH! :O(

Well, the vacation curse got us AGAIN! Yep...Arianna has been sick the entire time we've been off school/work. Just praying to be better before school starts up again next week.  Unfortunately we missed ALL the hyperbaric sessions we had planned for during this time off but being healthy is first and foremost. We'll try again another time.  Hope you're all staying healthy and happy for the start of this rainy spring season! God Bless!

~ Autism Awareness Day ~

We are wearing blue today and have also lit up our facebook pages  BLUE in honor of Autism Awareness Day!  We hope to see all our friends and family out there showing support as well.  :O)

Happy Birthday to MEEEE!!! :O)

The little princess has turned 7! A great birthday celebration with family and friends and spoiled like crazy with gifts. We look forward to another SUPER year of fun, learning, healing and more. Mommy is so very proud of you my angel!
Next week is spring break and we look forward to 5 sessions of hyperbaric oxygen therapy visits and a good round of stem cell enhancers to go with that. Praying for God's healing every day.

Happy St. Patricks Day!!

These two Irish Leprechauns hope you had a GREAT St. Patricks Day!!  Spring is almost here & we can't wait....all kinds of great things planned in the near future. :O)

Time sure does FLY!

In just 2 weeks my lil' princess will be 7 yrs old....WOW! Seems like yesterday she was just learning to walk. *sigh*  Can't wait to have her birthday gathering with family and close friends...Arianna has been looking forward to it since the year started. Last weekend she went to a friends party and was kinda bummed it wasn't about her :O( but soon lil' sweetie...SOON!  


Arianna is doing VERY well lately in school...she is totally independent with her schedule and math/coin counting has finally CLICKED! Very proud mom. Also with her super memory, spelling words and recalling them is like second nature...she's also got our phone number and address almost perfected too. :O) Just after her birthday we'll be spending 5 days doing hyperbaric treatments...lets hope the cold and allergy bugs stay clear so we don't have any interruptions this time!
 
Hope you're all doing well...make each day count!
 

Spring is on it's way!

This warmer weather and sunshine sure has us in the mode of SPRING FEVER! It's been beautiful so it's seems funny that they have 'mid winter' break next week for a few days off school. Arianna and I will spend a few hours Monday and Tuesday in the 'tent' aka hyperbaric chamber and I'm really looking forward to this for her.

Yesterday marked the 5 month mark since my mom went to be with God in Heaven...we definitely miss her very much. Her strength during her long battle with cancer has given ME the push I need to keep going in life. If SHE could endure the pain and suffering then anything we face is a walk in the park in my eyes. March 14th this year will be bittersweet as it would've been moms 71st birthday. There are allot of firsts coming up without her here but I know she is always watching over us from above.

Hope you're all enjoying the sunshine and taking in the fresh air! God Bless :o)

Hope you're all staying WARM!! :O)

This was Arianna's first time making a snow angel. :O) She's really enjoying winter and snow this year...glad SOMEONE is cuz' it's not me!
We hope this first month of the new year has been going well for all of you. We took a little break from supplements to give Arianna's body/brain a rest...we're back at them as of today.  Our next hyperbaric sessions are scheduled for mid winter break the 3rd week of February. So far we have 2 sessions back to back...hoping to keep saving for enough to do 3 or 4....5 would be wonderful for her!  We're also going to be saving up for 6 days in a row of hyperbaric the beginning of April during spring break...wish us luck!
Hard to believe that half the school year is near...report cards/goal updates will be sent home beginning of next month and I'm looking forward to seeing how Arianna is doing in all areas. She's had a great week so far which makes THIS mom very happy and proud.
We've started using a schedule board at home, one similar to how the ASD class is at school. So far it's been a hit and Arianna's first morning task is to help feed our kitty cat Spaz. She also has to help with getting dressed, making her bed, doing homework, putting her toys away, taking  a bath, brushing her teeth and getting ready for bed.
Arianna is already talking about her birthday, which isn't until end of March, but she seems to know what she'd like as a present already. It's funny how no matter what you say or try to explain it to them...kids just don't understand time frames or how long until a certain thing happens. All's I know is it's gonna be a LONG time til her birthday and mom hearing about what she's hoping for. :O)
Hugs and prayers to you all and God Bless

HaPpy NeW yEaR 2011!!

We hope that 2011 is treating you all very well so far! Arianna and I spent some mommy/daughter time at Dave and Busters on the 30th. We had lunch and she was SURE to tell me "coin games" when I asked which games she wanted to play with me while there. If you don't know the FUN of this place, and the lights, noise, distractions...it can easily be a sensory overload for ANY child. Arianna did rather well this time around visiting and we had allot of fun together. I'm so proud to see her being able to handle doing new things and be in situations I would've easily avoided just a year ago.

2010 was filled with the most healing moments in our journey since 2005. With the introduction of hyperbaric treatments and some new supplements...I finally have the glimpse of a somewhat typical little girl who is almost 7 years old. While I always wish I could make her better quicker, I remind myself often that it could be much worse. I could still have that little 18 month to 2 1/2 yr old who didn't want to be touched, wouldn't look at me, seemed deaf and sat in a corner by herself spinning something and doing uncontrollable hand stemming and twitching.

I have many hopes and dreams for this year for both Arianna AND myself. I not only have goals for myself and the life I can provide for my child, but I also have the list ready of things I want to do or improve upon for her. Continuing the long list of supplements she's been on, a plan of more hyperbaric sessions in week long stints for optimal results and a plan for getting her neurological and digestive systems running the best that they can. It'll be a year full of financial trials where I had NO idea HOW I will accomplish things in terms of money, hundreds of hours required by us both and I'm sure lots of objections from my little fighter but it will be worth it.  I see a beautiful young girl who is FINALLY able to use the toilet by herself, be spontaneous and laugh at jokes, enjoy social settings and attempting to make friends, willingness to do and try new things and most of all she seems to be HAPPY, HEALTHY and know LOVE.

There is ALLOT of information out there which can help prevent parents from having to go through trials such as we have so I ask in this new year to educate yourselves on your rights and what is being projected as mandatory or required when it comes to our children from the medical and governmental agencies. visit sites such as http://www.naturalnews.com/ and http://www.tuberose.com/ and watch some of the videos on youtube about our food supplies and other environmental factors that are making our country the most UNHEALTHY country on our planet.

God Bless you all in this new year...lets do things to make it a BETTER year all around and a better future for all!