The new Keto kid on the block

Here we are, at the hospital again!

This time, it is to initiate the Ketogenic Diet for Caleb.

We will be here for a few days, and they will monitor Caleb.

I learned that on the Keto diet, we should be careful with those hidden carbs in things like toothpaste, children's Tylenol(liquid form) and so on.

Yesterday we watched a movie called "First do no harm" -This is made by Jim Abrahams, whose son had epilepsy and was cured by the Ketogenic diet. Jim was the one who sparked the interest in the treatment and caused a big movement to revive the "old-day" method.

I realized how lucky we are to even be able to try it this early. Back when Jim Abrahams son, Charlie was failing all the medications about 2 decades ago, no doctor really suggested the Ketogenic Diet, but Jim found the diet himself through books studying relentlessly to find the "cure" for his son. Now, the Ketogenic Diet is not treated as anecdotal, but one of the first line treatment options for children with refractory seizures.

Here is the link to the Charlie foundation in case you want to know more about this diet.

http://www.charliefoundation.org/

Do we look too happy in the hospital room??