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Because this almost 2 year old baby is a totally different child! We are just blown away by how beautiful Gabe has become in the last few weeks. Today he let me hold him while he was waking up from a nap. He rested his head on my shoulder and I melted because he was so busy pushing me away before that he had never just rested in my arms. It felt good to hold him and I know that he was enjoying it too. Later today Gabe helped mommy with some laundry and I was totally impressed with how much he understood. He never helps me with anything and usually just runs away when I try to get him interested in what I'm doing. He actually unloaded the whole washer for me and when all the clothes were in the dryer he shut the washer door saying "all done!" Then he helped me carry all of the bed sheets to the washer and loaded them in, all by himself! Ahhh! I'm just beaming! He even helped me gather together all of his little sisters toys and we put them in a little pile so she can have them when she wakes up from her nap. I just had to share the amazing progress I have had with him today and am still pinching myself, wondering how a little thing like wheat had taken all of this away from us before.

-Anna

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tom Contributor
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Fantastic Anna!!!! :) :)

It's great to read another success story. :)

DingoGirl Enthusiast
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Hi Anna,

this is such good news, and you're finding out what most of us know, gluten (an opioid polypeptide, along w/ casein) is very injurious to the brains of those who are susceptible.....it's amazing what its removal can do to personalities, and sad how something so seemingly benign as wheat can ruin lives. :(

I am quite sure that, in doing this, you have changed the course of Gabe's life. :)

Let us know how things progress!

:)

Rachel--24 Collaborator
Rachel--24
Posted

Reading your post totally made me smile. :)

I'm very happy for all of you....and he is such a cutie!!

lizard00 Enthusiast
lizard00
Posted

I am a little teary eyed! :rolleyes:

I have a 3 yr old boy and there is nothing better than the snuggles and having him trail me around the house "helping". I am so happy for you and as another poster said, you have truly changed the course of his life for the better. All by changing his diet.

taweavmo3 Enthusiast
taweavmo3
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YAY!!!!!!! Your post gave me chills. Even though it's been a while, I still remember how remarkable it was seeing my little girl's personality finally come through after two years of pain. I wish you many more good days ahead!

DingoGirl Enthusiast
DingoGirl
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We all rejoice when the lives of the little ones are changed with gluten removal. :) And, so many of us wish it could have happened sooner to us! (I was 44 at the time of diagnosis - my brain has improved significantly, but is screwed up beyond repair, in so many ways...... )

p.s. and OMG he is so cute!!!!!!!! :P

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Anna, I am so happy for you, I am sitting here crying! That is just amazing. What a terrible loss it would have been if you wouldn't have figured it out and put him on the gluten-free diet.

I wonder what would have happened if my mother would have had a clue with me. She told me (in a resentful voice) when she was still alive many years ago, that I refused to be held or touched from the time I was five. By then I definitely had the symptoms of celiac disease, and nobody figured it out.

As a result of me being in my own little world and refusing to be affectionate except with my baby brothers, she stopped liking me and started abusing me emotionally.

Gabe will have a much better life as a result of being gluten-free at such a young age. I am glad for him and your whole family. And what a sweety he is!

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I really sit and wonder how many children and parents go through this. I can be perfectly honest in saying that I was sooo hurt by Gabe seeming to reject me that I just didn't know what to do. I went through rollercoasters of emotion andspent lots of time building myself up, trying to get close to him again and again only to be crushed every time. I can certainly see where some parents might resort to abuse in that situation (not that it is ever justified or right). Being rejected by your child and having no idea why is the most heartbreaking thing for both parent and child. I'm so glad Gabe is too young to really know what's going on. He wont remember the disconnected relationship we have had.

Also, it's funny that you mention your bond with your brothers. Gabe bonded with my mother and my husbands dad but he pushed everyone else away. Why the bond with very select individuals? It's sooo confusing to me.

-Anna

Anna, I am so happy for you, I am sitting here crying! That is just amazing. What a terrible loss it would have been if you wouldn't have figured it out and put him on the gluten-free diet.

I wonder what would have happened if my mother would have had a clue with me. She told me (in a resentful voice) when she was still alive many years ago, that I refused to be held or touched from the time I was five. By then I definitely had the symptoms of celiac disease, and nobody figured it out.

As a result of me being in my own little world and refusing to be affectionate except with my baby brothers, she stopped liking me and started abusing me emotionally.

Gabe will have a much better life as a result of being gluten-free at such a young age. I am glad for him and your whole family. And what a sweety he is!

cyberprof Enthusiast
cyberprof
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Anna, I'm teary-eyed too.

Gabe is lucky to have you and you, of course, are blessed to have him. May you all have joyful lives.

~Laura

Joni63 Collaborator
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Anna, I am so thrilled for you and Gabe. It's so amazing to me that gluten can cause so many problems we never would have thought of.

Your post hit home for me because my mom always said I pushed her away and squirmed and was never affectionate. I can't wait to tell her now that it must have been the gluten. She is 70 and I am 44. All these years she must have thought I was rejecting her...unbelievable!

I just had my 8 year old tested via bloodwork today and I'm reading this forum for the first time trying to figure out if some of his problems can be gluten related. Yours is the first I've read and it is just so touching.

Good luck to you and Gabe and may you have many, many more days like this one!

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