[blparent] an update

[Tay Laurie]

Nikki,
If you want to contact me off-list, I can help you weigh through the medical 
info if needed.
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Deborah Kent Stein" <dkent5817 at att.net>
To: "Blind Parents Mailing List" <blparent at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Friday, March 30, 2012 12:35 PM
Subject: Re: [blparent] an update


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>
> Dear Nikki,
>
> Welcome back!  I'm glad you have decided to rejoin this list.
>
> As far as the upcoming appointments for your son, you are the ultimate 
> decision maker as to giving him medication.  You can do careful research 
> on any medication that is prescribed and find out about benefits and side 
> effects.  I have never heard that medications for ADHD contain marijuana 
> and/or cocaine.  There is reliable medical information available in books, 
> journals, and online sites that provide health care information, so you 
> can look into this before you make any decisions.
>
> Also, there are alternative treatments such as behavioral therapy.  I know 
> that many families have been very happy with the results of a well-planned 
> and carefully executed behavior modification program.
>
> The main thing is for you to feel that you're in control, that no one can 
> force you to accept a form of treatment that you feel is potentially 
> harmful to your son.
>
> Debbie
>
>
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Nikki" <daizies304 at gmail.com>
> To: <blparent at nfbnet.org>
> Sent: Friday, March 30, 2012 12:41 AM
> Subject: [blparent] an update
>
>
>> Hi all. Yes, I have returned, but this time, like a ghost.
>>
>> I will say this once. I understand everyone has opinions and are entitled 
>> to them. I’m not here to start an argument with you fine ladies and 
>> gentlemen.
>>
>> I’m dreading an appointment for my son, with the Behavioral Health 
>> specialist just so they can tell me my kid has ADD or ADHD. I’ve already 
>> told them and I’m making this clear to you, that I will not give my kid 
>> medicine because of an imbalance in the brain. In case you didn’t know, 
>> the medicines the doctors put your kids on for ADD and ADHD, have 
>> marijuanaand cocaine in them. So it keeps your kid doped up and just 
>> keeps them sick.
>> So, I don’t know why my dad wants this appointment. He knows how I feel 
>> about avoiding any kind of medicine.
>> There is a ray of hope here, the doctor that suggested the Behavioral 
>> Health testing, said that after the testing they’ll see about getting him 
>> tested for food allergies.
>>
>> Part of that tells me they’re trying to control what I do with my son 
>> because when we went to the doctor, my dad started talking about his 
>> behavior in school. All because the doctor asked. When I was just going 
>> to get the food allergy testing first. I have a strong belief that the 
>> behavior has to do with a food allergy we don’t know about and they want 
>> us to wait! I have one week to decide if I should cancel the appointment 
>> my dad and the doctor made.
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