| The other day my doctor told me that there is a | | | | cord nerve system in the bugs and makes them |
| sudden increase in children born with Autism and that | | | | paralysed. That fall I was diagnosed with Transverse |
| is scary. What is the reason? Who knows? She thinks | | | | Myelitis - an immune system related illness that causes |
| it could be all the preservatives and the pesticides that | | | | inflammation in the spinal cord. I was paralyzed from |
| are used in our food that we consume every day. She | | | | chest downwards. Two and a half months in the |
| thinks that the pregnant women have to be extra | | | | hospital - rehab and a lot of physio therapy I am |
| careful. The Centers for Disease Control says autism | | | | functional with limited mobility. I cannot go to work - my |
| spectrum disorders affect one in every 166 children. | | | | legs are weak and I tend to trip all the time if I am not |
| That means in 166 children born one will be born with | | | | paying attention. |
| autism. The cause is still unknown, but researchers are | | | | So either it is to help an immune system related illness |
| focusing on a possible link between environmental | | | | or to help children who are born with autism or any |
| toxins and autism. I know a young woman who | | | | other kind of life altering illness - to take care of our |
| teaches a class of 5 children who are born with | | | | environment is important. |
| autism. She talks about the pain, the fear, the | | | | I am conscious about our environment. I do not buy |
| helplessness and the frustrations in the parents. | | | | bottled water. I diligently recycle stuff. Try to use green |
| Then there are other types of illnesses called auto | | | | products. |
| immune system related illnesses. About 10 years ago I | | | | I am writing all this so that you will take notice and |
| sprayed the pear tree in my backyard with pesticides | | | | make changes in your life style in using environmentally |
| because all the pears I was getting had bug spots and | | | | friendly products in your day to day use. These are |
| most were crooked in shape. Not the type you get in | | | | called green products. |
| the grocery stores. The pesticide attacks the spinal | | | | |