Make a Microloan for 4-yr old Sevyn's Health!

This loan is being repaid!

First Posted On: August 26, 2009

Name: Sevyn

Age: 4 years old

Location: Oregon, USA

Diagnosis: Autism

Loan Sought: $1,194

Loan Needed For: Two-month supply of supplements, plus lab tests not covered by insurance, including: Enhansa by Lee Silsby ($84); ASD Vitamin Mineral Powder by Lee Silsby ($150); Klaire Labs Micelized Vit A drops ($27); Ecological Formulas CoEnzymeB Complex and ProThera's Thera-B, Active B Trio ($18), and Sublingual Methyl-B12 ($26); Klaire Labs' Multi-Element Buffered C powder ($51); Vitamin D3 ($10); Klaire's Pure E ($21); Klaire's P5P + Magnesium ($18); Klaire's Probiotics Complete Complex ($56); Shipping of these supplements ($8); Comprehensive Blood Elements lab test ($165); Comprehensive Stool Analysis lab test ($175); Yeast Culture and Sensitivities lab test ($44 x 2); and Fecal Toxic Metals lab test ($99 x 3).

Repayment Terms: 18 monthly payments ($66.33/month)

Other Notes: Sevyn's mom, Tiffany, writes: "My son Sevyn is four and was diagnosed with autism shortly after his second birthday. He was non-verbal, made no eye contact, and rejected our attempts to be affectionate with him. We spent two years doing early intervention, the gluten-free casein-free [GFCF] diet (with many infractions) and applied behavioral analysis [ABA]. His teachers have helped him so much, but the progress was slow and we'd see him regress quickly without school and constant therapy. He was sleeping only a few hours a night and waking every hour or so screaming, he had chronic diarrhea and was bloated, he would hit us and himself, and despite all of the progress he had made in school, he was still barely communicating with us. When we found a local Defeat Autism Now [DAN] Doctor, we knew right away we wanted to work with him and do what we could to bring Sevyn to a place of optimal health.

Dr. Matt Freedman sent me information on GFCF and we learned that we were allowing many infractions to take place and that we had been exposing Sevyn to all kinds of hidden sources of gluten. Finally some guidance with the diet! We had seen improvements from eliminating gluten and casein, but there was so much we didn't know. Now we are also sugar- and soy-free and much more diligent about being free of gluten and casein.

Dr. Freedman also talked with us about Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy [HBOT] and so we did our research. The proposed benefits seemed too good to be true, also too good not to give it a try! Sevyn had been having seizures before we started HBOT and in our research we found many inspiring stories of recovery from seizures and traumatic brain injury. I am so happy to say that since we started our hourly sessions five days a week in the hyperbaric chamber, we haven not seen any seizure-like symptoms at all! We have seen so much improvement and progress since the first session! He sleeps more and wakes less, more talking and pointing, more eye contact, improved digestion, including some of his first formed bowel movements! He seems so much more comfortable in his skin and we are too!

As his mother I am thrilled with his progress and have also improved in many ways from going in the chamber with him! You can learn more about our journey on our Facebook page (click HERE) or on my new blog, Autism Is Reversible (click HERE). I keep a journal here and post updates and my research as I find it. I made a YouTube video to share Sevyn's progress with HBOT (see below). He has come so far and we know he can go much much further!!!



Sevyn is such and amazing little boy! He has been working with Dr. Freedman for only 2 1/2 months and already he has made amazing progress! Despite having toxic levels of arsenic in his little 4 year old body he is learning to speak and play! His pediatrician would ignore his arsenic levels and we want to do something about them right now! How much more could he learn if he didn't have arsenic and lead in his body?!

Sevyn's 30 sessions of HBOT were donated by Dr. Freedman. He has done so much to help us, but now we need to take the next step to help Sevyn get well, and this loan will allow us to get him going on the path to optimal health. Sevyn is a precious boy and deserves a chance at a healthy life!"

New video sent September 6, 2009: Sevyn rides his tricycle for the first time!


Reference Provided By: Dr. Matt Freedman and Jessica W.

Sevyn's Community of Lenders:

Darby: $7.77 ["Bessings, Sevyn!"]
Demetria: $50 ["Good Luck!"]
Cindy: $10.77 ["I will do whatever I can to help you get better Sevyn! Every child deserves to be free of toxins. I love you. =)"]
Esther: $25
Sylviane: $20
Lynn: $17.77 ["Blessings from Lincoln, Nebraska. We love you Dr. Moulden"]
Karen: $25 Note: This loan was made outside of ChipIn, so the ChipIn goal amount has been reduced by $25.
Kathleen: $2.76
Charlie: $5 ["Happy Cinco de Linco"]
Grandma Gini: $5 ["Happy Cinco de Linco from the Land of Lincoln"]
Petra: $5 ["Happy Cinco de Linco. Treatment IS possible, enormous progress CAN be made!!!"]
Sheri: $37
Kristi: $15
Kelly: $22.22 ["Go Sevyn Go! Grandma Kelly loves you:) Good luck on being toxin free!"]
Grandma Gini (again): $7 ["In honor of Merrilyn Tomchaney"s birthday, Sept. 7, 2009."]
Grandma Gini (again): $13 ["Happy Grandparents' Day on September 13!"]
Perry: $100
Sari: $15
Tara: $20 ["It's been amazing working near Sevyn and his family. I've seen such a dramatic improvement in the short time I've known him-I have no doubt there are only great things to come!"]
Hank: $10
Karen F: $5
Cindy: $5.77 ["I will try every pay day to help out as much as we can. I am sorry I can't give it all to you."]
Tracy: $20
Donna: $10
Jeff: $25
Jeanne: $5 ["Happy Cinco de Linco!"]
Karen F (again): $5 ["Cinco de Linco"]
Petra (again): $10 ["Cinco de Linco"]
Jessica P: $5 ["Cinco de Linco"]
Renee: $5 ["Cinco de Linco"] Note: This loan was made outside of ChipIn, so the ChipIn widget goal amount has been reduced by $5.
Alida (Alano's mom): $5 ["Happy Cinco de Linco Sevyn! May God bless your way to recovery!"]
Stuart: $50
Kelsey: $20 ["Many Blessings Sevyn!!!"]
Toni & John: $5
Tarah: $10 ["Wish you luck in meeting your needs. We have been blessed by a our local DAN! doctor who has helped us with the funding for HBOT and sales all of his supplements at wholesale but it is still alot of money every month and sometimes I didn't know how we where going to do it but we always have been able too. Considering my husband and I both lost our jobs due to the economy 2 months after we started biomedical and my husband hasn't been able to go back to work. I hope you and your family the best. God has always blessed us in being able to meet our sons needs and I am so thankful."]
Emilee: $77.77 ["Big loves from Auntie Emma. Toxin free is the way to be! Good luck Sevyn."]
Anonymous: $400
Anonymous 2: $17.17 ["Best wishes to you Sevyn and Tiffany!"]
John (again): $10
Karen F (again): $10
Grandma Gini (again): $15 ["Celebrates cousin Janet's granddaughter, Kathryn Marie's 3rd birthday Oct. l5, 2009, in Oregon"]
Dana C: $5
Grandma Gini (again): $60 ["happy health to you, number lucky 7!"]

UPDATES - UPDATES - UPDATES

October 16, 2009: This loan has been fully funded!

October 16, 2009: Promissory note sent to Tiffany for signature.

October 16, 2009: Thank you note from Tiffany: "HUGE TEAREY EYED THANK YOU FROM SEVYN AND FAMILY!! Thank you so much to everyone who contributed to Sevyn's loan request and helped to spread the word about Lend4Health! We are so excited to finally get him started on the supplements he needs and start ordering the lab work! Our experience with Lend4Health has been so wonderful and such a beautiful demonstration of the kindness that surrounds us all. We are all connected and so very blessed to have each other. I would like to extend special thanks to Tori Tuncan and Dr. Freedman for their endless efforts on behalf of children with autism and their families! Your love, faith, and generosity are contagious and we want you to know how much we appreciate your hard work! We are so blessed to have found you both! To all the other Lend4Health families present and future, we wish you the best in your recoveries ~ autism is treatable and treatment is fundable! Much love, Tiffany, EG, Grey, and Sevyn!"

October 21, 2009: Signed promissory note received.

October 21, 2009: This loan has been disbursed via check in the mail. This loan is scheduled to be repaid over 18 months, beginning on December 15, 2009.

December 9, 2009: Update from Tiffany: "Sevyn is doing great! We just started a new ABA-based home schooling program called ReThink Autism! I wrote them and was able to get a scholarship for Sevyn. We are getting things underway and slowly adding all the new vitamins and supplements the loan helped us pay for as well as getting all the lab work done (it took a while to find the right pediatric urine collection bags). Sevyn is responding wonderfully and continues to make great progress! He's still doing HBOT [hyperbaric oxygen therapy] 4 days a week for an hour a day and is on a strict GF/CF [gluten-free casein-free] diet. We are so proud of him and ever thankful to everyone who helped us reach our goal through Lend4Health. We'll continue to update as we go! Thanks again everyone!"

December 10, 2009: 1st repayment of $66.33 (due Dec. 1) received, early.