Courtney Folk

Review of Pediatric Emergency Medicine A...

My child is 4.5 and since he was a few months old,...

My child is 4.5 and since he was a few months old, he has suffered from very dangerous seizures and has had severe developmental delays as a result. My husband and I have believed from the beginning that the Lord was going to heal our child, and we've been relentless in our pursuit of ways to help him. This is very off putting to some doctors, however my son has been under the care of Dr Jeffrey Holt for almost 3 years now, and I can't say enough about him, as well as his fantastic team. They have worked with us every single step of the way, and have never just told us to just let it go, nothing can be done, as we have been told by other doctors prior to finding Dr Holt.

My son has gone 113 days without a single seizure now. He is healing, and his brain is working better and better. He wasn't able to walk, now with assistance of a walker, he walked a tenth of a mile the other day. He is learning like crazy. His vocabulary has expanded incredibly since his seizures have stopped.

There were times when we really weren't sure if our son would be alive the next morning when we went to get him up from bed, and it was touch and go for quite a while. Dr Holt's nurse Lindsey Reeves (Erin), was right there by our side and provided so much support for us and closely advised us through these tough times, with regard to what to do next.

Dr Holt's other nurse, Ann Price, was right there with us caring for Jack, asking how he was doing, and empathizing with us through our painful times, as well as celebrating the great times.

Meredith, Dr Holt's Ketogenic dietician, is a genius. She works with children to find ways to treat seizures naturally, through diet, and her help and work allowed my son to survive until we were able to find the right medicine combination to stop the seizures.

Dr Holt has probably made 50 -100 medicine adjustments for my son, and never ever stopped trying to find a solution for him. My son failed over 10 different medications and then suddenly, after a tiny change, the seizures stopped.

I can't say if Jack's healing was due to the medicine or prayer, but I can tell you that the Lord provided a phenomenal team to help us care for our son, and we are forever grateful to Dr Holt and his team for our son's healing.

For all parents who are facing autism, or other neurological disorders where there is nothing structurally wrong with your child's brain, don't give up hope. If it happened for us, it can happen for you. Ask the Lord to provide for you and surround yourself with great doctors like these here at Choa. Miracles happen here.