Hello Texas!

Monday was a very long day, but we and all of our bags made it to Dallas safely and in time for our 2:30 appointment with Dr. Tennant. We underestimated how taxing the traveling and change of schedule would be on the boys and poor Crewe ended up in complete meltdown mode during his appointment.

Even though Crewe hit the wall at the doctor's office, the appointment was very productive. We are very impressed with Dr. Tennant and appreciate his gift for explaining complex concepts in simple terms. His assessment of Crewe revealed a few things:

• Crewe's overall energy level is only about 50% of where it should be
  
• His thyroid is not healthy and is the primary cause of his low energy
• Soy (formula and milk) and all of the abnormal activity going on around is thyroid are the likely cause of his thyroid issues
• Crewe's food allergies are directly related to his lymphatic malformation (cystic hygroma) and will only improve as his lymphatic system improves
  
• As long as his energy is low, hypotonia and the associated delays in his motor skills will continue to be a problem

Crewe's treatment plan includes taking supplements, sitting next to a special light twice daily and receiving biomodular therapies. We make two visits daily to the office and continue treatments nightly at the hotel.

More to come later.