Josh took Dan by the hand and sat him down on the bed beside him. Looking Dan in the eyes, Josh declared, "I want to talk." Dan, one of Josh's caregivers, was surprised by Josh's assertiveness. Dan replied, "Sure Josh. What do you want to talk about?" With a big smile on his face, Josh replied, "Girls!"

This might not seem much to write about-until you know Josh's story, that is. A routine vaccine shot at five months of age damaged Josh's neurological system. As a consequence, Josh developed an uncontrolled seizure disorder. Over the years, despite the ­best ­conventional medicine had to offer, Josh's seizures ­increased in frequency and intensity. By age four, Josh was seizing 12 to 15 times per day with each seizure lasting 20 to 25 minutes.

The intense seizing caused even more brain damage, and Josh lost his ability to walk, talk and feed himself. By the age of five, the neurologists at Vancouver's Children's Hospital told Josh's parents there was nothing else they could do to improve Josh's seizure disorder.

Fortunately, Josh's parents didn't ­believe that. They sought out the services of a skilled naturopath, Dr. Lisa ­Connolly. Over a three-year period Dr. Connolly was able to reduce the frequency and severity of Josh's seizures with the use of herbs, homeopathic remedies, nutritional supplements and acupuncture. Unfortunately, Josh's improvement plateaued and, for the next 15 years, he continued to experience 60- to 90-minute seizures four to six times per month.

The next phase of healing for Josh came last year, when his parents were introduced to Dr. Souvestre, founder of NeuroKinetics Concussion and Traumatology Clinic in Vancouver (www.neurokinetics.com). Dr. Souvestre is a medical doctor and neuroscientist from France who, while serving as flight surgeon for the French air force, developed a series of non-invasive, non-pharmaceutical treatments. His research revealed that many patients diagnosed with an irreversible brain injury could actually recover their functionality-he'd discovered a new paradigm.
Dr. Souvestre's patented technologies and innovative interventions have ­proven effective over the past two decades. They reduce and eliminate the symptoms of many neurological and trauma-related conditions. In addition, he designed ­diagnostic tools and protocols to help determine whether improved functioning is possible before initiating treatment.

Dr. Souvestre has achieved remarkable results with hundreds of patients whose medical conditions were deemed incurable or unalterable-all without the use of pharmaceuticals. If we want British Columbians to receive and benefit from proven advances in medical treatments, however, there needs to be a willingness to expand our medical paradigm beyond its restrictive boundaries

And as for Josh, his health and well- being continues to improve with NeuroKinetics treatments. He no longer requires the anti-psychotic medication he took for close to a decade, his seizures have reduced in both length and intensity, his cognitive processing is improved and his moods are more stable. Josh's posture is better, as is his balance. And-best of all from Josh's perspective-is his enjoyment of the opposite sex. We have reason to hope this is just the beginning of many more good things to come.

Richard Moons is a Vancouver freelance ­writer with an interest in natural health.

Josh's story was shared at a 2008 HANS presentation by his father, Ted Kuntz, author of Peace Begins With Me (www.peacebeginswithme.ca), and is available on DVD on the HANS online store.

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