I ponder this thought as I sit here splitting our chelation capsules and wonder what other moms out there are doing this very moment. I doubt they are splitting capsules for their families to take around the clock. But I would bet that just about every other biomedical mom is doing exactly what I am doing and maybe even at this very moment, since chelation rounds typically happen on the weekends. It's this craziness that ties us together with a bond that doesn't even require physically facing each other to "get" each other. I think we would go to the ends of the earth for one another, literally. We share a passion that runs deeper in our veins than our own blood. It's this very passion that motivates us.
One thing I hear frequently is, "I don't know how you do it!" Again, I tend to wonder about the intention of this commonly heard phrase. Is it that they truly give us credit for all that we do, witnessing the significant change we produce in our kids' lives or is it more like, wow, you are nuts and I wouldn't do what you do for your kids!
I'm sure there are some people who just lack the understanding, it's hard to grasp unless you have personally witnessed the change in our children. If you are a parent who was lucky enough to have children born with health on their side, you probably just don't understand the concept of the behaviors we see in our children. You can't understand what it is like to witness your child loose eye contact and pull away from you or when they take part in strange repetitive behaviors that scare you out of your skin. Or perhaps your children aren't the healthiest either, but you just don't comprehend how some of the things we do can encourage such huge changes. Either way, it's this lack of knowledge that puts you on the other side of the fence. I love the parents who have an envy for the work we do, they give credit and watch in awe, but I'm sure they would never want to be in our shoes. And as much as I would love to wash my hands of all this intense work, I would never want to change our past, because it has carved the path for our future and I have learned more through this experience than I could even put into words. Our lives have truly been enhanced by the needs of our little ones.
There is nothing like watching our boys fit in, even if we don't, it's all because of what we do for them every single day of our lives. It's our dedication, the work of going against the grain in every aspect of our lives that has offered them the chance at a normal life. I would say that makes us pretty darn amazing. If you are a fellow bio-med mom, take the time to pat yourself on the back for all of the selfless hours you research, cook and dedicate to your family, for the hours of intense pain you've experienced beside your child as s/he suffered the worst days of pathogenic overgrowth, die-off or food infractions and for the many sleepless hours of chelation you have under your belt.
It's you who is changing the world for your children. Congrats!
