It always surprises me how fast time seems to pass. It doesn't seem as if we should be halfway through October and yet here we are.

Lucas has been playing Fall Baseball this season along with Hannah's dance classes (and practice for the Nutcracker) our weeks
tend to be pretty fast paced.


Right now I have all four kiddos home because Eastern is having Fall Free 
Days! It makes my heart happy to have them all here!

Last month I shared about Lucas's anxiety. We as a family have been sloshing through the waves that crash against and over top of us relentlessly for awhile now. The pediatrician looking at some of Lucas's 
symptoms wanted to have him tested for the MTHFR mutation that can cause anxiety issues. His results came back last week, he does have the MTHFR  mutation~ A1298C and it is homozygous, meaning that he got one from me and one from Mike.

More science for Mike and I to learn. I found this video it helps explain it.
Basically Lucas has strongly insufficient methylation going on in his body. It would appear his body cannot break down folic acid the way its suppose
to. Any food he eats that is fortified with folic acid is actually making him 
more sick. Folic acid is artificial folate which he cannot metabolize well. In a sense he is folate is deficient and cannot detoxify heavy metals from his 
body. So the protocol for this is methylated vitamins.

Will this help with the anxiety? I surely hope so! I have read that it can 
get worse till it gets better... quite honestly although I am sure it could 
get worse I am not sure how well we will handle it. It also means every
one else should be tested.

I am so very thankful that although I am faithless at times He is faithful!
He fails us not!