Here we are on the last day of 2011 and looking ahead to 2012. I'm so hopeful. This year went speeding by but when I look at some changes in Ryan I realize that he hasn't plateaued. I still have more to try too. I've been working with a doctor who lives in Idaho. She used to practice here in Anaheim but I hadn't found my way to her while she was close. Darn it. But I trust God to put me in touch with who I need to be in touch with at the right time. I'm grateful for the technology that allows me to learn from a teacher long distance.

There is too much to go into to explain what this doctor has to offer but the main thing I heard about and may take advantage of is a brain camp she offers a couple of times a year. It's 12 days at her facility in Idaho and over those 12 days there are many modalities used in combination. Over her decades of working with people with many challenges regarding the brain she has seen many be able to improve after trying doctor after doctor with frustrating results. She believes it is in the way the modalities are combined that makes the difference. It's all natural involving getting the body in balance, cleaning it out of toxic substances, giving it the building block materials to heal. Some of it I've heard of before, some is very foreign, but what is two weeks out of our lives if we can learn something that really speeds up Ryan's recovery? I haven't decided for sure if we are going to do it until I send her the video tape of how Ryan gets aggressive around men. I want her to understand how challenging it can be if Ryan can't have some sort of privacy and work with only women or Mike and one of his caregivers who he knows. If she thinks we can work around the behavior I am leaning on giving this a try.

I am taking inventory of my family and I am so happy and at peace that I have all my children doing well and living near to me (or with me) and Mike and I are really blessed. I wish you and your families the same peace and hopeful expectation for good things, blessings, prosperity and good health in 2012. May we find our purpose and pursue it with a passion this year!