Masgutova Therapy! I'm learning a lot about this reflex therapy. We have met with the therapist 3 times now and this last time we had more time together and were able to sit down and talk about the focus and direction we need to go. Since Eli's food phobia is neurologically based he has many other fears as well. His central nervous system lives at a constant high, which is the biggest part of the problem. Our focus right now is to get his central nervous system settled down and back to normal. This will take time. His brain is used to functioning at this level and we have to re-train it through therapy/massage/exercise. Think of it like this... We've all slept wrong and hurt our neck right? Well we can go get a massage and the muscles loosen up and begin to feel better, but then they forget about that massage and go back to being tight again. It takes a while to work through it and feel better. Well, Eli's brain has been like a tight muscle for his whole life so it's going to take a while to convince it that it can relax. We will be meeting with our therapist in Joliet every two weeks and in between appointments Paul and I will be doing the therapy daily with Eli.
I've been watching webinars with the creator of this therapy Svetlana Masgutova. They are providing these webinars for FREE every two weeks for parents to help them understand the therapy better. It's such a blessing! I'm learning a lot about the brain, however this last one was a lot to take in. Here is a link if you'd like to learn more about this therapy. Masgutova Therapy I have so much to learn.
The other new thing we are trying is Essential Oils. This was recommended by our therapist. This is also something I have been looking into for a while, we have a few oils that we have used for years, but for something more than headaches and achy muscles I needed to learn more. We invested a little into Young Living oils and I have a great book that I'm learning from. The best part about it is that the boys are now asking for certain oils either in the diffuser or directly on their skin. They are recognizing what they like and what makes them feel good. I love it too, it has certainly lifted the mood at times.
Eli is still struggling with trying foods. He knows that the foods will not hurt him, but its still very difficult for him to not be afraid of trying something. He did just try some popcorn shrimp the other day. In his words..."My mouth likes it, but I still can't eat it." He's had a lot of tears the last few weeks when it comes to new food. He gets frustrated because he doesn't seem to understand why he can't eat the food either. He will get angry and cry and say "I don't know why I can't eat this!" It breaks my heart.
Thank you for supporting us, please keep us in your prayers.
