The Lord extolled for His Goodness
A praise to the LORD!!
I will extol You, my God, O King,
And I will bless Your name forever
and ever.
Everyday I will bless You,
and I will praise Your name forever
and ever.
Great is the Lord, and highly to be
praised,
And His greatness is unsearchable.
One generation will praise Your
works to another,
AND SHALL DECLARE YOUR MIGHTY ACTS.
On the glorious splendor of Your majesty
And on YOUR WONDERFUL WORKS, I will meditate.
Men shall speak of the power of Your awesome acts.
I WILL TELL OF YOUR GREATNESS.
They shall eagerly utter the memory of Your abundant goodness
And will shout joyfully of Your righteousness.
The Lord is Gracious and merciful;
Slow to anger and great in lovingkindness.
The Lord is good to all,
And His mercies are over all His works
All Your works shall give thanks to You, O Lord,
and Your Godly ones shall bless You.
THEY SHALL SPEAK OF THE GLORY OF YOUR KINGDOM
AND TALK OF YOUR POWER;
To make know to the sons of men
Your mighty acts
And the glory of the majesty of Your kingdom.
Your kingdom is an everlasting kingdom,
And your dominion endures throughout all generations.
The Lord sustains all that fall
And raises up all who are bowed down.
The eyes of all look to You,
AND YOU GIVE THEM THIER FOOD IN DUE TIME.
You open Your hand
And satisfy the desire of every living thing.
The Lord is righteous in all His ways
And kind in all His deeds
The Lord is near to all who call upon Him,
To all who call to Him in truth.
He will fulfill the desire of those who fear Him;
HE WILL ALSO HEAR THEIR CRIES AND SAVE THEM.
The Lord keeps all who love Him,
But all the wicked He will destroy.
MY MOUTH WILL SPEAK THE PRAISE OF THE LORD,
AND ALL FLESH WILL BLESS HIS HOLY NAME FOREVER.
Not every day do you get to witness a real life, God given, Miracle.......But we have!! I will start from the beginning for those of you who have not heard about our journey. I will attempt to make it the condensed version!!! For details read post titled "Update Update" and on.
In January of 2011 Eli had his first seizure. He had just turned 3 two weeks prior. It was the typical type of seizure that we all think of when you hear the word seizure. He had a Tonic Clonic Seizure, also known as a grand mal. Convulsions, gasping for air, eyes rolled back...the whole nine yards.
He experienced several of these that month. This was the beginning of our horrendous battle with epilepsy.
In the following months Eli started to experience two additional types of seizures. At first they were subtle. Then they became more violent. By March and April he was experiencing atypical absence seizures and myolconic seizures. At this point he was diagnosed with a severe form of childhood epilepsy, Myoclonic Astatic Epilepsy. By July the myoclonic seizures were so violent and injurious, the need for Eli's first helmet was prompted. And time went on from there the seizure came more frequently and more violently coupled with the drastic side effects and the zombie like effect of the medications we were saying good bye to the little boy we all once knew. The Lord was so kind to us in this time and He did allow us windows of time were Eli was Miraculously seizure free for a short times. But sure enough the seizures would come back in full force with horrible injuries and he required constant supervision and care. We would eventually end up failing 8 different medications. The medications were almost as bad as the seizures. Mood swings, depression, lethargy, cognitive delay, loss of vocabulary....and the list goes on. It was nothing for us to see upwards of 600+ seizures a day.
The different seizures would last from anywhere from 3 seconds to 3-5 minutes. I think by October or November He was on his second and third helmet, Finally in a full face shield helmet!
We continually throughout this whole process had researched and sought second and third opinions. Which were very much in favor of the option I was desperately seeking.
I eventually found myself sitting in the office of Dr. James Pappas, Pediatric Neurologist with Peyton Manning's Children's Hospital, St Vincent. Desperate to start a treatment that I had found while researching. It was called the Ketogenic Diet. This diet was proven to eliminate seizures in individuals with "untreatable" seizure disorders (epilepsy). Waaay back in April or March, almost 8 months prior, I had asked our first doctor ( at an unmentionable facility!) if this was a valid treatment option, in fact I practically begged him to let us try it. He said no right away and gave Eli yet again another medication to try! This very effective treatment was not even given to us as an option to treat his epilepsy! The first mention to a certain un-named doctor about using it was shot down immediately. I was heartbroken, but continued to seek better opinions. I have to say, that doctor did eventually offered us the opportunity to start the diet....After we told him we were transferring to a different facility and would need a copy of his medical records!!
As I sat in Dr. Pappas office I prayed he would be supportive of the Ketogenic Diet. Dr. Pappas was wonderful and everything I had hopped for! He was certainly in favor of the Ketogenic Diet. We established a plan that included scheduling a time to get Eli into the hospital to initiate the diet. An answer to prayer.
Unavoidable circumstances caused a delay in the start of the diet, however Tuesday, April 17th 2012, Eli was admitted to Peyton Manning's Children's Hospital and Started the diet! We sat back and watched in amazement! In the next two days we watched his seizures slowly disappear! In utter Amazement and Utter JOY!! We watched our son come back to us!! Not only was he seizure free in 2 days it was like a fog had lifted off of him. PRAISE BE TO GOD!!!! WE HAVE OUR SON BACK!
He went from 100-600+ seizures a day.......TO NONE!!!!!
I want to share some pictures so you can have a visual of this MIRACLE!!!
He experienced several of these that month. This was the beginning of our horrendous battle with epilepsy.
In the following months Eli started to experience two additional types of seizures. At first they were subtle. Then they became more violent. By March and April he was experiencing atypical absence seizures and myolconic seizures. At this point he was diagnosed with a severe form of childhood epilepsy, Myoclonic Astatic Epilepsy. By July the myoclonic seizures were so violent and injurious, the need for Eli's first helmet was prompted. And time went on from there the seizure came more frequently and more violently coupled with the drastic side effects and the zombie like effect of the medications we were saying good bye to the little boy we all once knew. The Lord was so kind to us in this time and He did allow us windows of time were Eli was Miraculously seizure free for a short times. But sure enough the seizures would come back in full force with horrible injuries and he required constant supervision and care. We would eventually end up failing 8 different medications. The medications were almost as bad as the seizures. Mood swings, depression, lethargy, cognitive delay, loss of vocabulary....and the list goes on. It was nothing for us to see upwards of 600+ seizures a day.
The different seizures would last from anywhere from 3 seconds to 3-5 minutes. I think by October or November He was on his second and third helmet, Finally in a full face shield helmet!
We continually throughout this whole process had researched and sought second and third opinions. Which were very much in favor of the option I was desperately seeking.
I eventually found myself sitting in the office of Dr. James Pappas, Pediatric Neurologist with Peyton Manning's Children's Hospital, St Vincent. Desperate to start a treatment that I had found while researching. It was called the Ketogenic Diet. This diet was proven to eliminate seizures in individuals with "untreatable" seizure disorders (epilepsy). Waaay back in April or March, almost 8 months prior, I had asked our first doctor ( at an unmentionable facility!) if this was a valid treatment option, in fact I practically begged him to let us try it. He said no right away and gave Eli yet again another medication to try! This very effective treatment was not even given to us as an option to treat his epilepsy! The first mention to a certain un-named doctor about using it was shot down immediately. I was heartbroken, but continued to seek better opinions. I have to say, that doctor did eventually offered us the opportunity to start the diet....After we told him we were transferring to a different facility and would need a copy of his medical records!!
As I sat in Dr. Pappas office I prayed he would be supportive of the Ketogenic Diet. Dr. Pappas was wonderful and everything I had hopped for! He was certainly in favor of the Ketogenic Diet. We established a plan that included scheduling a time to get Eli into the hospital to initiate the diet. An answer to prayer.
Unavoidable circumstances caused a delay in the start of the diet, however Tuesday, April 17th 2012, Eli was admitted to Peyton Manning's Children's Hospital and Started the diet! We sat back and watched in amazement! In the next two days we watched his seizures slowly disappear! In utter Amazement and Utter JOY!! We watched our son come back to us!! Not only was he seizure free in 2 days it was like a fog had lifted off of him. PRAISE BE TO GOD!!!! WE HAVE OUR SON BACK!
He went from 100-600+ seizures a day.......TO NONE!!!!!
I want to share some pictures so you can have a visual of this MIRACLE!!!
Eli before the Ketogenic Diet
And yes, he is actively seizing in this photo!
And Eli 3 Months after Starting the Ketogenic Diet
What an Amazing TRANSFORMATION!! The proof is in the pudding!! Keto pudding that is!
The Lord is Using this diet to heal Eli and we are in utter Amazement of the MIRACLE that we have witnessed!
Know if this wasn't amazing enough on its own....be prepared for goosebumps!
Four days prior to Eli's admittance into the hospital to start the diet God revealed something AMAZING to me.
This diet is a fasting diet. It basically keeps his body in a continual state of fasting or starvation. The medical community is uncertain why this is effective in seizure control......But I know why!!!!
I know a secret that they don't......Just listen to this!
This diet is a fasting diet. It basically keeps his body in a continual state of fasting or starvation. The medical community is uncertain why this is effective in seizure control......But I know why!!!!
I know a secret that they don't......Just listen to this!
Matthew 17:14-21
NKJV
And when they had come to the multitude, a man came to Him, kneeling down to Him and saying,
"Lord, have mercy on my son, for he is an epileptic and suffers severely; for he often falls into the fire and often into the water.
"So I brought him to Your disciples, but they could not cure him."
Then Jesus answered and said, "O faithless and perverse generation, how long shall I be with you? How long shall I bear with you? Bring him here to Me."
And Jesus rebuked the demon, and it came out of him; and the child was cured from that very hour.
Then the disciples came to Jesus privately and said, "Why could we not cast it out?"
So Jesus said to them, "Because of your unbelief; for assuredly, I say to you, if you have faith as a mustard seed, you will say to this mountain, 'Move from here to there,' and it will move; and nothing will be impossible for you.
"However, this kind does not go out except by prayer and FASTING."
DID YOU CATCH THAT!!!!!!!! This kind does not go out except by PRAYER AND FASTING!!!
This is a FASTING diet!!!!
God tells us right there in the Bible that is why it works!!! Cause He said it!!!
Needless to say when I put two and two together I knew this diet was going to work...God does not make empty promises.
AND YES HIS PROMISES ARE TRUE AND ELI IS IN THE HEALING PROCESS!!!!
PRAISE BE TO GOD ON THE HIGHEST, LET MY VOICE OF PRAISE BE HEARD THROUGHOUT THE NATIONS!! I WILL SING OF HIS GOODNESS!
For more about this diet please visit
www.charliefoundation.org
