Logan's summer of 2017
He made it through the heat. That was our greatest concern. It was more time in the stroller, more time swimming, and less time hiking. For those of you following Logan's naturopathic treatment, I'll provide some updates.
In July Logan was to start astragalus to build the immune system. After 5 days he had GI upset. We waited 2 weeks and then reintroduced it more slowly and at less dose. Still, after 5 days he had GI upset, which took us about 2 weeks to correct. Thereafter we still went ahead and put him on the liver formula, a powder designed to stop metastasis. For 3 weeks, on alternating days, we gave him about a quarter of the dose (if that). Again, we ended up with GI upset. Thus, we made the decision to just stick with the core program and take it easy on the supplements. In the last analysis, he was feeling good on the core program and not symptomatic.
At the end of August he had acupuncture with Patti and that gave him a euphoric burst. Then again with Britta in September. We are now a year past the onset of initial symptoms. It's a miracle he's still here and I count my blessings every day for it.
A couple of highlights from the summer: Logan still jumps over the creeks on the hikes, he still runs up to nose my pocket and get a treat, he tried to take a 24 inch jump in the yard which terrified us....and he sadly crashed and burned, and finally, he still attempts zoomies in fields and on the beach (although the last beach trip he lost his balance and took a nose plant in the sand). Bottom line, he still wants to be and acts like our dog. The boy has got heart!
In July Logan was to start astragalus to build the immune system. After 5 days he had GI upset. We waited 2 weeks and then reintroduced it more slowly and at less dose. Still, after 5 days he had GI upset, which took us about 2 weeks to correct. Thereafter we still went ahead and put him on the liver formula, a powder designed to stop metastasis. For 3 weeks, on alternating days, we gave him about a quarter of the dose (if that). Again, we ended up with GI upset. Thus, we made the decision to just stick with the core program and take it easy on the supplements. In the last analysis, he was feeling good on the core program and not symptomatic.
At the end of August he had acupuncture with Patti and that gave him a euphoric burst. Then again with Britta in September. We are now a year past the onset of initial symptoms. It's a miracle he's still here and I count my blessings every day for it.
A couple of highlights from the summer: Logan still jumps over the creeks on the hikes, he still runs up to nose my pocket and get a treat, he tried to take a 24 inch jump in the yard which terrified us....and he sadly crashed and burned, and finally, he still attempts zoomies in fields and on the beach (although the last beach trip he lost his balance and took a nose plant in the sand). Bottom line, he still wants to be and acts like our dog. The boy has got heart!
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