a recap of Sarah Mae’s testimonial
At the break of dawn, on a fresh new day with the singing of the birds, came the birth of our fifth child, a son. Arriving on September 17th, 2001, Rufus Raymond was born on his daddy’s 36th birthday. Of all our babies, Rufus Ray at 8 ½ pounds was our smallest. He appeared to be a beautiful and healthy newborn like the rest.
When he was a week old, the weather turned rainy for a few days, and he developed a rash on his forehead. It was minor, and went away when the weather changed, so I didn’t think it more than a “baby rash.” In time, though, our baby ended up being a very accurate weather indicator.
When Rufus Ray was 2 months old, the weather turned wet and rainy again. The rash started again on his forehead, but it didn’t stop there. This time, he came down with a persistent case of cradle cap, and a red, puffy, oozing rash that covered most of his face. Soon, the rash was below his knees. The leg rash was dry and bumpy, reminding me of sandpaper. This continued to spread over his arms, chest and back. By the time our baby was 3 months old, he was covered with rash all over his body, with the exception of the diaper area, the palms of his hands, and the soles of his feet. I tried various creams, salves, herbs and teas. Some helped a little, others made it worse. Our poor baby was scratching his face until it was bloody. I sewed little mittens to keep him from doing this.
Thinking there was a possibility of the rash being from a food allergy, we started the long process of food elimination testing. Since he was nursing, I was the one that had to eliminate foods. The testing was futile, it showed nothing. I even stopped nursing him for a while to see if that would help. It got worse.
The environmental theory was next. We removed all typical allergens from our house, and switched to using only Dreft detergent for all of our laundry. Through all of the searching, we found nothing that would make the rash go away for more than a few days.
In addition to the rash, little Rufus Ray suffered from constipation, gas, nausea, swollen eyes, runny nose, a cough, congested chest and sinus drainage. I read everything I could find about eczema, but nothing helped. I gave him Inner Garden Flora, which helped the constipation, but did nothing for the rash.
Now Rufus Ray was old enough that he was rubbing his face bloody with his mitts on, so we started pinning the mittens to his diaper. This seemed so cruel, but if his hands were loose, they would be scratching at his face. People were pressuring us to take him to a medical doctor, but we were reluctant to do this, as sometimes the treatment is worse than the disease. Plus, it looked to us like doctors treated the symptoms rather than the cause.
Finally, in desperation, we did just what we hadn’t wanted to do. On February 11, we took our baby to a dermatologist. He was diagnosed with Atopic Dermatitis, or Eczema. The doctor prescribed an antibiotic for the infection that had developed in the raw parts of his face; he also prescribed a steroid cream, moisturizer, and a mild soap. He said that this was a skin condition we would have to live with. We went to another doctor the following week that told us the same thing.
Rufus Ray’s breakouts continued to come and go, even while he was on strong prescription medications. They still seemed to coincide with the weather. Could that be possible?
In the days ahead it became obvious that, yes, his symptoms were brought on by rainy weather. What could we do about that? Would a drier climate improve our baby’s health? We decided to take a trip to Montana to find out.
On Thursday, March 7th, we went to Cave City to board the bus for Montana. The first night on the bus we had to give the baby 2 of his medications so he could sleep. The 2nd night we only had to give him 1. The third day, March 9th, we arrived in St. Ignatius, Montana. Rufus Ray’s face cleared even more as we rode the 5 miles to our host’s house. By the end of our first week in Montana, we determined that our baby certainly was better in Montana than at home in Kentucky. He had a couple of light breakouts, one requiring both drugs, the second needing only one. These ended up being the last two times we gave him those drugs.
After we were in Montana for 2 weeks, on March 24th, Mike Y. approached Rufus about something he thought would help our baby. That something was enzymes. Mike invited us to have dinner with his family a few nights later to hear about these enzymes and their company, Natural Choice Products. There, I gave Rufus Ray his first enzyme. There was no reaction with one capsule, so I increased the amount by one each time I gave it to him until I noticed that he didn’t seem as itchy as before. I stuck with that amount, 5 capsules, each time I saw his discomfort return, for a total of 25 capsules in the day. To our joy and amazement, Rufus Ray’s rash and cradle cap left in 3 days! This was doing more than anything we had tried.
Mike told us that on April 5th he would be passing through Kalispell, MT, the home of Natural Choice Products, and could drop us off there if we wanted him to. We gladly accepted and set up an appointment to meet with a consultant.
When we arrived, we met with Vicki to discuss the products and Rufus Ray’s condition. Later, Tim O’Brien came in to meet us. Tim is the owner and President of the company, and is also the formulator of the products. We related all of our experiences to him; the doctors, the prescriptions, the herbs, and other remedies we had tried. Tim asked about the baby’s diet, then mine, and agreed that it didn’t seem to be food related.
I related to Tim that I had been very sick from my mercury amalgams. I had lost all of the strength in my muscles, my complexion turned dark, and the palms of my hands had turned yellow. Ever since then, I have had a very tender spot in my liver and my energy is always low. After I gave this outline of my health to Tim, he said, “Now things are starting to make sense, it’s a liver condition.” My baby had inherited a low functioning, enzyme deficient liver from me. “We’re going to start with Mom,” he said, and proceeded to give me an outline of what products I could use that might be beneficial for my baby and for me. These products included Multiple Digestive Enzymes, Probiotic Blend, Nutritional Essentials, Protease, Milk Thistle, and Liquid Stable Oxygen.
Tim explained that Rufus Ray is very deficient of enzymes to digest his food. This was putting undigested, toxic proteins into his blood, causing the flare-ups. Tim had us continue giving the baby the Multiple Digestive Enzymes, and added Nutritional Essentials, Probiotic Blend, and Herbal Cream. Tim said that Amylase would also be beneficial, but as Rufus Ray is too young to swallow capsules and Amylase tastes horrible, that I should take them in hopes that he would get enough of it through nursing.
Tim did not tell us that this is a condition we would have to live with. He told us instead that we would soon be able to see our son improving. Was this the answer to our prayers for having our baby healed?
Upon leaving, we thanked Tim for his time and kindness shown to us. We asked if there was something we could do for him. He said, “Yes, there is. You can make my products known and help people.”
We went back to St. Ignatius with hopeful hearts. I felt like the days ahead couldn’t go fast enough; I was so anxious to see my baby’s improvement. Within 3 days, his rash was gone, his skin was clear, and we rejoiced in seeing Rufus Ray develop a disposition that we did not know was his own. Instead of acting miserable, fussy, and wanting constantly to be held, he spent hours on the floor cheerfully cooing, making baby talk, and turning circles trying to touch everything with his feet. For once, Rufus Ray and I had long, undisturbed, restful nights of sleep.
I immediately saw an improvement in my digestion; no more full, bloated feeling after meals. My constipation problem soon made a marked improvement, also. Ever since my sickness from the mercury amalgams, I ‘d had a dull, tired feeling in my brain. In about three days that feeling was gone.
By now we had been away from home for 5 weeks, so we were very anxious to get back. We boarded the bus in Missoula and traveled again; homeward bound.
Rufus Ray gradually became less itchy. We added the Amylase to his daily routine, and within a short time he was so much better that we could stop pinning his hands down. It was unmistakable and plain that the enzymes were helping. Rufus Ray turned 9 months old on June 17th. Pins and mittens are a thing of the past. He is a happy, content baby.
O give thanks unto the Lord, for He is good; for his mercy endureth forever. Psalms 107:1
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