Beef, its no longer what's for dinner

A couple of weeks ago Megan's sinuses were blocked enough that she was having to breathe through her mouth.  Anytime this happens she doesn't want to eat anything that requires a lot of chewing so she eats her cereal for dinner.

About day 4 of her eating mostly cereal all day I noticed a few changes in her.  Some of her prominent digestive issues were gone; she was suddenly doing several things (on her own, without instruction) that I had tried to teach her over the past several months; she responded to explanations even to the point of no longer "going crazy" at bedtime.

Megan typically has a minimum of 4 servings of beef a week because she LOVES it and because she has had iron issues in the past.  Eating just cereal for several days meant that she wasn't eating any beef, that was the only significant difference in her diet.  We decided to keep holding off on the beef for a few more days to see how it went and it was worth it.

About a week later she saw her functional neurologist.  The first part of the appointment is always about what gains/issues/etc I have seen since her last visit so I told him we accidentally stumbled onto something amazing.  He made a note of it and the changes we had seen and then started working with Megan. About halfway through the appointment he stopped, said "wow" several times and then said "if you hadn't told me about the beef I would be asking you what changed because she is a different kid.  She is 100% here, she is present, her body is responding to every single thing I try with her, her eyes are working together, her tone is amazing, she is taking in and comprehending everything I tell her to do..... DON'T FEED HER BEEF AGAIN; and is there anything else you think she might be reacting to that you can stop?".  That last part made me laugh, we didn't know she was reacting to the beef.

The "fog" has lifted and Megan is completely present.  It is very exciting to watch her respond to everything.

We had her tested for several holiday baking items and beef.  She passed everything but failed the beef.  It is always nice to get confirmation that the testing accurately reflects what is going on with her body.