how is brooke?

this is the question i've been getting over the past few weeks....i sometimes don't know how to answer this fairly easy question...so i thought i'd jot down some thoughts for those that are interested.

brooke is sick, but not sick in the way we usually think. it's more a consequence of the chelation...consequences we knew she'd experience with the bio-medical stuff. chelation isn't easy on anyone no matter if you are an adult or child. i believe she is having a hard time right now because of the chelation process. as much as i hate doing the chelation i can't wait til the results come.....and they will....but this is a process and things take time, i do know that. We've seen some good things....and we've seen some tough things....but i believe it's all been a part of the chelation. i see the dark circles under her eyes...the tired look in her eyes...the frustration of various behaviors...the yeast infection that has gone on for months....and then i see her laughing out-loud at a tv show for no reason at all... i see her counting w/dora (on the tv)...i see her going to the bathroom sometimes independently...i see her saying her full name w/help...i see her interacting w/her therapist...i see her trying.

so, how is brooke? she's trying...and we are waiting.

it's almost spiritual a friend mentioned to me....we have to go back and let God dig out all the stuff in our life. a spiritual chelation if you will. and boy---the things to come from it are endless and fulfilling...they are a mystery and a treasure...they are fruit and life...they are more than we could ever imagine w/our minds eye. so, i'm waiting and walking w/brooke until its done....and God is doing the same w/us.