If we had listened to others, we may not have made it to the other side. At one point, we ended up on a path that was leading to a totally different destination. It was very much a choice that we didn’t accept that script or story that was being laid out for our son’s future. I knew deep down that there had to be another solution, another way to heal and calm his very active brain. There were a lot of dark moments and dark seasons. The dim glow that our faith and belief provided was enough light to persevere and keep moving forward, I called it a nugget of hope and kept it with me always. Sometimes the climbs were very steep and seemed impossible, but as long as I remained faithful, that nugget of hope was there for me. Eventually the light became brighter and steered us in the right direction.

It’s all ok now and incredibly, miraculously, we have reached “the other side”. Without getting into unnecessary detail and with respect for his privacy, my son is now 17 years old. He’s been completely off medication since 2019 and he’s thriving at a local school in North London with a bright future ahead of him. This could not have happened without changing his diet to reduce inflammation and allow the body to perform its extraordinary adaptations. Now that he is completely healed, he no longer needs to follow a special diet, but he does understand the relationship between sugar and the brain and how what he eats directly relates to how he feels.