Make a Microloan for 8-yr old Michael’s Health!

Monday, 05. 11. 2009  –  Category: AGE: 8-9 years, AMOUNT: $1500-$2500, GENDER: boys, NEED: supplements, NEED: testing

First Posted On: March 28, 2009

Name: Michael

Age: 8 years old

Location: New Mexico

Diagnosis: Autism

Loan Sought: $1,405 [reduced from $1,605 on 5/5/09 since Nordic Naturals offered to provide a year's worth of free products for Michael, roughly $200 worth]

Loan Needed For: A variety of supplements and tests: (1) $350 for approximately one year’s worth of B-12 shots; (2) $350 for approximately one year’s worth of calcium/vitamin D, Magnesium Citrate, Multi Enzyme, Super Nu Thera, Taurine, TMG, Glutathione, NAC, Probio Gold, S. Boulardi, Nasal Oxytocin, and Probiotics; (3) $200 for one year’s worth of Nordic Naturals Cod Liver Oil and DMG; (4) $275 for six months of OSR; (5) $130 for porphyrin test at French lab; and (6) $300 for IgE/IgG food allergy/sensitivity panel. Michael’s DAN! [Defeat Autism Now!] doctor is Dr. Kenneth Stoller.

Repayment Terms: One lump sum, due 12 months after loan fulfilled.

Other Notes: Michael’s mom, Laura, writes, “Michael is 8 and was diagnosed last year with Autism. We have been on our journey for 16 months. He is HFA [high-functioning autism] and in my opinion has a great chance to recover. Michael loves art and computers. He plays soccer, and thanks to bio med, is no longer crying on the field. His first year of soccer, was nothing but crying. In 2003 we knew that something was not right with him. He was requiring hand-over-hand assistance in order to figure out what he needed. He had 15-20+ meltdowns a day. He did not potty train until 5.5. He had no social skills, and his sensory was a mess. We went to Child Find multiple times in search of a diagnosis. Our school district was unable to give us any answers and marked him as DD in his evaluation. We saw many psychologists all of whom were just as clueless. Finally, at the beginning of 2007 we received the diagnosis of high-functioning autism. I consider Michael to be lucky. I read Jenny McCarthy’s book “Louder Than Words” at the book store because I could not afford to buy the book. The very next day…I found a rescue angel, Lynne Sanchez. She pointed me to Dr. Stoller, and my son was on his way to recovery. We have had recent regression, but we have almost corrected it. I do think that Michael is the most amazing child and because of him I learn every day. Every day is not easy, but we have our accomplishments.

Reference Provided By: Victoria W. (also a Lend4Health lender), Lynne S., and the office of Dr. Stoller

To make a loan for Michael, click on the “ChipIn” button below or at the top of the page. It will take you to PayPal. If the ChipIn widget does not work for you, you can use PayPal (www.paypal.com) to send your loan to lend4health@gmail.com and note that it is for Michael.

Michael’s Community of Lenders [not updated real-time]:

Alison: $25
Martha: $25
Jeanne: $18 [loan made from Brock's repaid loan] This loan was made outside of ChipIn, so the ChipIn goal amount has been reduced by $18.
Catherine: $125 [re-loan from Brock's repaid loan]
Will: $25 [re-loan from Brock's repaid loan]
Karen M: $50
Karen F: $5
Faustin’s family: $20
Tori: $5 [Cinco de Linco!]
Jeanne: $5 [Cinco de Linco!]
Petra: $10 [Cinco de Linco!]
Renee: $5 [Cinco de Linco!] This loan was made outside of ChipIn, so the ChipIn goal amount has been reduced by $5.
Sean: $10 [Cinco de Linco!]
Patti: $5
Karen F: $5 [Cinco de linco, one day late'o, we were out of town'o]
Matt: $10 [re-loaned from Julian's repaid loan] Loan was made outside of ChipIn, so ChipIn goal amount has been reduced by $10.
Dana C: $10
Jannett (Alani’s mom): $5 ["paying it forward"]
Fion: $20
Angie F: $20 ["I think what you are doing is fantastic! My daughter has ASD and we have been doing biomed for awhile now. We've made lots of progress and I think it's great that you are helping others to have that option of biomed."]
Karen F (again): $5
Amy P: $50 [this loan was made outside of ChipIn, so the ChipIn goal amount has been reduced by $50]
Karen F (again): $10 [re-loaned from Charlie's repaid loan] This loan was made outside of ChipIn, so the ChipIn goal amount has been reduced by $10.
Michelle: $20 [re-loaned from Charlie's repaid loan] This loan was made outside of ChipIn, so the ChipIn goal amount has been reduced by $20.
Petra (again): $10 ["My random act of kindness for today."]
Mark: $35
Dana C (again): $30
Ian: $25
Noel: $25 (re-loan from Avery & Anthony’s repaid loan) [loan made outside of ChipIn, so the ChipIn goal amount has been reduced by $25]
Tori: $5 [Cinco de Linco]
Karen F (again): $5 [Cinco de Linco]
MaryBeth: $5 (”In memory of Mason“) [Cinco de Linco]
Jeanne: $5 [Cinco de Linco]

Tim Terry of Nordic Naturals has offered to provide $200 worth of Michael’s cod liver oil for free. This is a gift, not a loan, so the loan request amount has been reduced by $200.

Dana C (again): $5 [Happy Cinco de Linco!]
Kristina (Jordan’s mom): $5
Shawn: $10
Petra: $10 ["Belated Cinco de Linco loan on Cinco de Mayo"]
Jason: $10
Jeanne, Mike, and Charlie: $10
Luke: $20
Karen F (again): $10
Jody: $10
Joanna: $20
Tim: $20 ["For my new friend Michael."]
Randy at AutismFreeZone: $20 ["Hope this helps!"]
Jessica P: $20
Jennifer M: $25
Michelle: $20