November Update

He is a pro now at acupuncture needles!

It's been almost a month since I last posted so I thought I better sit down and record my thoughts and some of the things that have been going on for Thomas.  We've still had some up and down days but overall he's participated in more activities and played more than he used to.  This week has been a bit of a challenge.  His acupuncture treatment last Wednesday left him every tired and he mostly laid around on Thanksgiving.  Our acupuncturist noted that Thomas did not "gain" any energy but used his reserves last week and cautioned us to keep working on finding the balance of how much activity he can handle.  He was not able to increase the diatameous earth dosage either.   The week prior we went on a field trip to Shedd Aquarium with our homeschool group.  It was a long day for everyone but Thomas did well.

Our highlight for him on Thanksgiving was seeing him devour organic turkey breast, potatoes, broccoli and fruit (okay he tolerated the broccoli but everything else he savored).

  Friday morning he left with Joe and Chris for Chicago for Chris' hockey tournament.  It was bitter sweet because Thomas was supposed to be playing with his team in the tournament as well but we were thankful that he could make the trip.  It was quite a process to get ready for the trip as all the food for the weekend had to be prepared ahead of time.  So while making the Thanksgiving Day dinner, I also cooked tacos, spaghetti, lasagna and hamburgers to send with them.

Chris' team did not have a game until Friday night so they went to Lego Land for the first time before checking into the hotel.

Thomas had a wonderful time and of course Daddy bought him a new Lego set :-)

 He also swam some over the weekend but struggled with a headache.  His headache was pretty bad Sunday night and carried over into today.  We continue to use peppermint oil on his spine area to help with the headaches.  His leg pain also has increased again.  He spent most of  today laying down resting or playing quietly with toys.  He's also been enjoying making Minecraft Paper craft sets which we ordered off of Amazon for him as prizes for drinking his yucky supplements. He wasn't able to go to swim class tonight.

His hair is also starting to grow back  The pictures below are from March, April and November. There are still spots that haven't started growing back but hopefully soon they will too.  It's hard to tell if his Vitiligo spots (which the acupuncturist thinks are really from yeast overgrowth) are fading.  Mainly because they always look better in the winter as Thomas' tan fades and the spots don't stand out as much.

We have much to be thankful for!