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Dental work and fillings, not a problem.



Mercury Detox
Dental work and fillings, not a problem.


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My brother may not be screwed after all?


First of all, thank you so very much for your reply. It's nice to be reminded that nothing is hopeless or impossible.

Now, with regard to my brother. He will be 44 in July. He is 5'7" tall and probably around 155 - 160 lbs. His accident happened July 10, 1977; eight days shy of his 12th birthday. A group of young boys gathered in the front yard were fixing a flat tire on a bicycle. There was a disagreement between my brother and my cousin and my 13 year old cousin stabbed him with a screwdriver. It went right in his ear and into the base of his brain. He fell to the ground and began convulsing wildly (I was right there - at the tender age of 10 - looking at my big brother.) He was in a coma for approximately a month. My parents were told he would not survive, and if he did, he would be a "vegetable." Nice, huh.

I don't know what meds he was given during his hospital stint but I do know that he wasn't heavily medicated when he came home. They had him on anti-seizure medication for approximately one year b/c they were certain he would suffer from seizures. He never did and my mother took him off those meds. He also had to take a potassium supplement during that time - something to do with the anti-seizure meds sucking potassium out of his body. But those supplements stopped when the other med stopped.

He spent four months in Kessler Institute for Rehabilitation when he was released from the hospital so he could learn how to walk/talk, etc. again. It was a slow road with a lot of tears. Finally, when my mother could no longer bear leaving him there as he cried each time she left, he came home to live and would go back every day. He did physical therapy everyday.

Yes, he talks, but has a strained voice. Yes, he walks, but with a severe limp. His left arm is tightly bent at the wrist and elbow and has severe muscle atrophy. He had surgery in 1980 to move the muscles in his forearm and wrist to release the tension. It did nothing. He now has a large scar from elbow to wrist on the inside of his forearm. His spine is twisted and resembles an upside down question mark from relying on his right side so much. (He WAS left-handed.) When I mentioned that he would not express himself, I meant more in the way of his being unable to put the words together to express himself. Rather, he gets frustrated and curses and walks off. Imagine knowing exactly how you feel and not being able to spit it out.

When I said he couldn't be cured, I really wasn't questioning God intentionally, but I guess unintentionally is equally as bad, dangerous and just plain ungrateful. I should have said, I know that portion of his brain that was damaged, will never function again. At least that is my understanding of it all - as there has never been a documented case of dead brain matter becoming active again. I truly believe that other areas can compensate for that. At least that is my hope. His maturity level stopped at age 11 and he thinks like an 11 year old. He is not stupid, but has no short term memory at all so he can't retain current events, etc.

Unfortunately, my mother tried so very hard to mainstream him back into society. In 1977 there were no support groups, etc. You were either "not normal" or "normal" and she didn't want her son to suffer the stigma of being not normal. He attended regular schools, albeit special classes and tutors, and graduated high school.

Equally as unfortunate is that the mainstream lifestyle came with it. My mother is a phenominal cook. Homemade pasta, ravioli, etc. Seafood galore(which I never ate) - she mastered almost every cuisine. The woman can seriouly cook. She was almost famous for it. And even though she always made from scratch, we all know that the traditional diet, even using the freshest ingredients, is bad for us. My mother will disagree. So, until such time he comes to live with me, I don't think I can change his daily diet. They are all smokers. My brother, who has no friends at all, spends his weekends at the local watering hole where the regulars look out for him. He drowns his sorrows in booze (only on Fri. and Sat.). When he comes to me on some weekends, we drink red wine, but do not get trashed. He is so lonely. The whole situation is sort of toxic in terms of diet, etc.

Oh boy, I could go on and on, but this is already a novel. So, where to begin? I have faith, but I don't know if my faith is enough. My brother can't implement those changes (he wouldn't remember and he's not so mature). My mother won't be swayed unless and until she sees some area of improvement. So, I wanted to start him slowly but I don't know if that is enough. I could set him up with sprays and some herbs in hopes that they will see or he will feel something and just pray that they will all decide to try something new. My mother hates doctors and their medications. She also believes that herbs are medications of sorts and is hesitant about dabbling.

Final important notes. My brother recently had all his top teeth removed. His dental situation is dire. He now wears dentures on his upper teeth. His gums were horrible, as are my mother's. I work very hard to keep mine in check. He had abscess after abscess, which required antibiotics, etc.

I have no clue why I decided to share this in this way. Desperate, pehaps. Or maybe I just needed some guidance on how to inspire them. It seems as though this post should be somewhere else on CZ but hey, you asked! Thanks again for listening.

PS: Mom is very mad at God. Why would he do this to a child? She still believes, but is still mad.

PSS: I will send you the ingredients regarding the toothpaste. I'd like your input. The toothpaste is not white...sort of clay colored.

 

 
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