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I get letters from readers of my book Impossible Cure every day — a large percentage of which are from parents of autistic children looking for guidance. I recently received the following question, and I thought my answer might be helpful … Continue reading
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Last month I had to say good-bye to my big brother, Bill O’Toole, or as his Missouri friends called him, Billy. As anyone who knew him would tell you, Bill was truly one of a kind – a complex human … Continue reading
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In my early Thinking days, witnessing multiple neurological symptoms appear and then fade, I was introduced to the complexity of mitochondrial diseases or “mito” for short. I didn’t know anything about mitochondria or metabolism. No recollection from middle school science. … Continue reading
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Today is my son’s birthday. He is turning 11 . . . E.L.E.V.E.N!!! How did he become 11 in no time at all?! Something happens to me each year as he reaches another birthday milestone. I get incredibly nostalgic and … Continue reading
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My name is LJ Goes. I had the privilege of working with Leia before she began transforming lives. Back then, when we had just co-founded the Thinking Moms’ Revolution with 22 other Thinkers and Seekers, we were were all just … Continue reading
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There is a phrase used to describe an optimistic person: Seeing the world through rose-colored glasses. When you are the parent of a special-needs child, you definitely see the world, and your child, through a different, special lens. One of perspective. … Continue reading
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I was never much interested in presidential debates. Four years ago, I was still in the dark about my child’s “autism” and didn’t see how politics could have an impact on his life. No need to comment on how dumb … Continue reading
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I refuse to look back in a decade and say “I really wish I had tried that when I first heard about it” or “I really wish I had pushed through that wall of herxing and gotten to the other … Continue reading
In 1995, my one-year-old son Woody reacted violently with anaphylaxis to a taste of peanut butter. In hindsight, he was part of the “first wave” of an epidemic of life-threatening peanut allergy in children that in just 20 years has … Continue reading
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I am a self-professed Sauerkraut Maniac. I love sauerkraut. Which is pretty ironic considering my first experience with sauerkraut came in early elementary school and I opted to take no recess over eating boiled-to-death putrid-smelling “sauerkraut” for school lunch. I spent the … Continue reading
