I sincerely apologize for my lack of blogging this past week but I have been crazy busy, but more importantly, my computer was broken. Thanks to my incredible brother in law, we have a replacement that will work for the moment :D Got to love family members that are smart enough to make their own computers and nice enough to share that with you.
With that behind me, I want to move on to something that has just taken on a very important role in my life. I am going to start out by saying that I do NOT sell Young Living oils. I have no direct interest in whether or not anyone purchases anything from them. I am not going to profit by anyone increasing in sales. I am stating that because I do not want to be an advertisement. I am including this information because this matters to me. I am including it because it is important to how our household functions. I am including it because six months ago I was the biggest skeptic out there and I had no interest in proving or disproving whether or not they work.
I am going to start at the beginning. My husband and I, as I have said, have six beautiful children. We struggle to make ends meet. Essential oils are expensive and I never had the urge to try them until I stumbled across a group on Facebook called Autism and Related Disorders and YLEO. I fell in love with the people there. They were all parents of autistic children, they all understood, none of them had a lot of money but they all had the same thing to say. "Essential oils changed our lives." I took the time to check out the pricing list and I didn't know if we would ever be able to afford it. Thank God for tax time. The minute we got our refund this year, the first purchase I made was the starter kit (everyday oils, diffuser and information) It was spendy but I didn't care. I was desperate and if it worked, it would be more than worth it.
Gabriel doesn't sleep. Okay, he does, but not in the normal way that a 2 year old would sleep. Sometimes he goes for days with just a couple of hours here and there and then crashes for a normal sleeping period. A huge part of the reason I bought the original oils was to help him sleep. Like I said, I was desperate. The everyday oils that I ordered came with Joy, Frankincense, Lemon, Lavender, Peppermint, Purification, Pan Away, Peace and Calming, Thieves and Valor. I'm going to be completely honest and tell you I had no idea what to do with any of them other than the Lavender. That one I was certain I understood how to use. So I started diffusing it, and trying the others out to see what kind of effect they had on Gabriel and his sleep. Joy was too strong and he got agitated, Frankincense works for him, it keeps him calm and centers him but not during the day. Lemon is supposed to help with feeling outgoing and happy (he has no issues with energy and happiness). Peppermint works amazingly when he is sick. Purification works for cleansing the blood and the air. Pan Away is more of an adult, sore muscles, rub. I fell in love with Peace and Calming, it works wonders when he is in a meltdown. Thieves is INCREDIBLE for preventing and helping with illness, it is an anti-viral/anti-biotic so I diffuse it when he is feeling down and ill, and then there is Valor. I cannot say enough about Valor. It has made miracles happen in our home. It helps him sleep, it helps him concentrate, it helps him balance his moods, and it ends his meltdowns. I love Valor more than anything I have ever loved in the history of my loving. Seriously, we cannot live without it. Case and point to follow.
I was diffusing Valor and Lavender all the time. I loved it and he loved it and all was well in our house. Until we ran out. We didn't have the money to buy his oils again and things got bad, actually worse than before the oils, very quickly. I was amazed at the drop in his sleep, the amount of meltdowns during the day, and his overall unhappiness but we got used to dealing with all of it again and when I got the new set of oils that I ordered I was amazed all over again.
I ordered a new starter set, so that I could get the Valor (they are having distributor issues at the moment) and I needed another diffuser for the upstairs of our house. I also added to the order, Idaho Blue Spruce, Vetiver, Eucalyptus Radiata, Aroma Siez and Oregano Oil. The day we got the set, everything changed again. Gabriel literally was in mid-meltdown when the order arrived. I opened the box and started diffusing right away, and everything stopped. He calmed down and his anger subsided. It was a miracle. That being said I would like to add some notes on the new oils I added. Vetiver is a miracle oil. There have been studies done in Sweden regarding it's effect on autism and meltdowns. There was a whole study proving that it had calming and increased concentrating effects on children with autism and it does. It does everything they said and more. I have now put into a bottle by themselves, Lavender, Aroma Siez, Valor, Vetiver and olive oil. I currently use this when he has the angry meltdowns that do not go away. They instantly calm him. He is like a different child within moments of massaging the mix on his feet, arms, legs, and stomach. After a few minutes the meltdown is over and he is centered again. It's amazing.
I hope that this overview of what I use my oils for was helpful. Honestly, if it only helps one person. Someone who feels hopeless and like nothing will help, I will feel better. There are still days where Gabriel has his issues but the improvement we've seen is incredible and needs to be shared. As parents of special needs children, we all have those days that we feel like we're stuck and nothing we do is good enough. If this has the ability to help, even one parent, feel like they're not alone and there is hope out there I am happy. As always if you guys have any questions let me know. If you think you want to check into ordering oils, let me know and I will introduce you to my wonderful sponsor so that she can add you to the group and you can get to know my wonderful support group of parents in the same position. Take care everyone, and goodnight.
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