Our Journey back to health.
Seeing your child chronically ill with an “incurable disease” is a devastating and soul destroying experience that no parent should have to endure especially if they don’t have to. However, bringing them back to health is the most rewarding, uplifting, powerful thing a parent can feel. To buck the trends of mainstream medical advice and “expertise” and put it all on the line for a chance to heal your child is fraught with danger. We live in a time where the system does not allow the patient to seek alternative methods healing.
Our daughter was born healthy in 2009, the first medical intervention started the day she was born receiving a vitamin K injection, the following 12 months she had more vaccines (as per the schedule) from DTP, polio, HepB, HIB and Varicella that year she had constant problems with constipation on and off as well as the inability to sleep through the night. We tried our best to alleviate her issues with numerous Doctor consults to no avail. At the end of 2012 she was diagnosed with Atopic Dermatitis.
Early Jan 2013, now 3.5yrs of age she had diarrhoea motions for 4-6weeks the stools contained mucus, pale in colour and contained blood as well as abdomen pain. During her overnight stay at hospital her skin on her feet and legs become covered in bruises. She started to have pain in her joints and swelling. After a few days the purpura subsided.
In May 2013, she suffered another 4 weeks of abdomen pain, fever and diarrhoea which can only be described as alarming. They contained large blood clots sometimes green and pale in colour. We again went to seek medical help and they did bloods and discovered her LFT’s (Liver Function Test) were elevated. They gave a diagnosis of HSP (Henoch-Schonlein Purpura)
In June 2013, another bout diarrhoea, the eczema worsened with no relief in sight.
In July 2013, her LFT’s were still elevated, her bowel motions were more explosive and she now developed black dots and ulcers on the inside of her cheeks.
In September 2013, We were sent to specialists in a larger city to do further testing as the Doctors from our home town now suspected IBD (Inflammatory Bowel Disease)., They ran numerous tests on her such as comprehensive bloods, ultra sound, Endoscopy, colonoscopy, liver biopsy, bone scan. The duration of these tests took about a week and a half to come to a diagnosis of AIH/PSC (Auto immune Hepatitis/ Primary Sclerosing Cholangitis and Ulcerative colitis. The doctors informed us that these were lifelong diseases and that she would be placed on immune suppressants as her immune system is attacking her liver and intestinal lining. We were given a possibility of 5-8years before a transplant would be needed. They informed us that the drugs that were going to be prescribing may cause her bones to become brittle. When it would come time for the liver transplant they would most likely remove the large bowel so that would “cure” the Ulcerative colitis. That would mean she would be fitted with a colonoscopy bag. The treatment requires suppressing the immune system and they recommended she have further vaccinations.
With this devastating news the Doctors were satisfied they had come to the conclusion and with this news we drove home battered, destroyed and helpless with a future painted so bleak.
After those final vaccinations, she suffered from an adverse reaction to one of the vaccines. She was unable to put pressure on her leg where one of the vaccines was given. It was red, swollen, extremely painful and hot to touch this it made it difficult for her to walk. We tried to advise the doctors about it, however, they didn’t want to record this as an adverse reaction because they didn’t know which vaccine was given in the leg at the time.
Upon arriving home we set to work and trawled the internet to find an alternative way to help heal her somehow or another. We changed our diet to include fresh whole foods cleaned out the pantry of all things processed. Anything containing wheat /gluten was out, sugar gone and as we started to become aware of the negative affects these foods and what they do to the human body. We wanted to give her the best chance to heal so she would need nutritious clean and wholesome food. Research, research and more research……
2014 was again plagued with abdo pain, cold /flu, sore throat, rashes, itchy scalp, and tender glands behind ears, tooth abscess, ear infections. All the while on prescribed medication –Prednisolone, mesalazine and then 6mp came on board.
In Sept 2014 We spoke to various specialists in our country who kept giving us the exact same outcome -unhappy with what they said as I was desperate to find a better outcome for our daughter. Onto the internet again and found Denise Otten’s book “Curing Courtney”. I bought the book and read it.
In Early 2015, We made contact with Denise to talk to her on what she had done for Courtney; I wanted to hear her voice to see what it was all about. Denise couldn’t have been more helpful. We spent long periods on the phone discussing the finer details and kept in touch by messaging. During this time we weren’t mentally ready to stop the pharma meds as fear of retaliation from our doctors remained and that the actual belief of these drugs were there to help her. We spoke to our doctors about this and they stated they did not support this (vitamin protocol) and that if things were to decline they would take “legal action.” I understood this to be a threat to report us to the legal system to remove our daughter from our care if we were to deviate from “mainstream medical recommendations” They highlighted to us that their methods were backed by “science” and that it was the only method approved by the government. A lot of possibilities race through your mind in this situation. We decided to use the vitamin protocol in conjunction with the drugs.
In May 2015, less than a month of starting the protocol her LFT’s were the lowest they had been since diagnosis. Even though the LFT’s were still not within range it was very encouraging to see such a dramatic response. These dramatic results from what I can only attribute to the vitamins were denied by our doctors saying “the disease can do this, there’ll be times of highs and times of lows”(referring to the LFT levels)
We searched for more ways help resulting in sending her stools to be analysed, they found imbalances within he gut bacteria. We worked on making changes to her gut flora through specialised probiotics that were specific to what she required.
We continued with the vitamins as well as the pharma drugs and her Lft’s stabilised, some even dropped within range, others stayed elevated. Seeing her LFT’s reduce was fantastic, however, she still was ill regularly and suffered with colds, sore throats, ear infections, etc. For a period of about 3 weeks she was absent from school more than she attended.
Again we looked for more help and we found Dr. Jeremy and organised a Skype session. He reviewed her detailed history and planned to bring her back to a healthy state which he said he needed 3 months to a year. He stated “she is not sick she is Tox- sick” from all the vaccines she was given. Her “issues” according to the body’s natural process were showing up as symptoms that the mainstream doctors were suppressing with pharma drugs. He also said “That the body doesn’t know how to work against itself” what the body was doing was not in fact attacking itself but trying to rectify itself and get rid of the toxins. He explained that we (and our doctors) were not facilitating this process (we didn’t understand what the body was telling us). Dr. Jeremy also explained to us that we needed to stop the pharma drugs (as Denise had advised earlier) as they would hinder the recovery process. The chemical drugs will do more harm than good he advised, so we finally came to a decision, through desperation and feeling that time was running out -we agreed to do it this time round.
So, off we went to the next phase of our journey. We purchased the recommended vitamins and minerals that Dr. Jeremy advised. We also started a detox diet with bone broths (like GAPS) and regular visits to a sauna while still taking the ALA. We bathed in Epson salt baths and just observed the changes in our daughter. We included regular time outside to soak in the sunshine and walk with bare feet contacting the ground daily. To our surprise things gradually got better, week after week her condition improved, contrary to what the mainstream doctors would have you think (when someone stops taking their medications.)
We had purchased a 3 month supply of Bravo yogurt (GcMaf) and suppositories to assist in making her immune system stronger. We took Moringa supplements and ACV (apple cider vinegar) with Celtic sea salt mixed with juice for taste and Colloidal silver, with a few drops of Fulvic minerals before each meal. Our diet contained mainly organic and as fresh as we could get as well as seasonal produce. We still didn’t consume sugars, wheats and packaged foods as these would only hinder our goal. He explained to us the moon cycles and the influence it has on the human body. Her body was going to be doing what nature intended during the detox cycles. What we observed was absolutely amazing just like clockwork her body responded to the full moon just like he had said. This happened not just once but several times through our healing journey.
We regularly kept in contact with Dr. Jeremy throughout our period of healing fortnightly then monthly as things improved and we gained confidence. I remember on our last skype session ( the “3 month” mark) he asked for any occurring symptoms ….where my wife and myself just looked at each other (shaking our heads …No, and shrugging our shoulders) and looking back at Jeremy and couldn’t think of any symptoms. Jeremy then sat back into his chair’s backrest started nodding his head (in a yes motion) and said “How does it feel to have your daughter back?” I get emotional every time I think of that, as it this was the realisation that it is possible to bring her health back from this terrible illness or if you like state of toxicity. It’s absolutely amazing that our dreams have come true.
We would like to thank Dr. Jeremy Ayres and Denise Otten for their encouragement, support, expertise and caring nature for giving us our lives and our daughter health back.
I have absolutely no doubt this would have been otherwise unachievable with mainstream medical intervention. We owe you guys so much I cannot find the words to describe how we feel- we have our daughter’s health back!
I thank you for sharing our story in the hope that more people will make the shift to better their health and healing journey.
Thanks for bringing light, health and happiness back to us, love always …..