Hi Karen,
Those are good books I have them both...although 20/20 and a few hundred others have been trying to shut him up but that is only natural when the truth comes out.
I have thought about becoming an herbalist and still may do that. I have been working with herbs and natural remedies since the early 90s. I have not been to a dr. since then ...I do all my own healing through herbs, juicing and diet and I will tell you this...I feel better now at 46 then I did at 31. I have been through the ringer with the medical people and got sick and tired of them telling me I was nuts, depressed, stressed and pumping me full of shit that gave me something else...blah...blah...blah.
I even was on synthroid for hypothythroidism and weaned myself off from that and no longer need it. You should have seen the look on the drs. face when I told her that I quit taking it and didn't need it anymore. She looked at me like I was a nut and said well we will just test your blood and see. She came back 20 minutes later and said well every thing is good...and she just walked away shaking her head. One day I will write a book on my trials and tribulations in that time period...god....but I don't think I really want to relive that yet.
As for your Son's depression you can use St. John's Wort...it is the same as the anti-depressants only it is natural. I highly recomend finding them grief therapists Karen...not only did they lose their brother but they lost their mother for awhile too and they had to find ways of coping with that and it sounds like they found that in drugs. And that is nothing out of the ordinary but it is my belief that most depression, add, bipolar any of the psych labels stem from repressed emotions. I say that from going through it myself as well as working with the body. It never ceases to amaze me someone that comes in with some kind of pain especially if it is something that seems pretty traumatic that after I get them to open up and start yapping the pain disappears. I will crawl down off from my soap box now...sorry..but I am just sooo damn passionate about this stuff. Take what you need and leave the rest.
Tis Kool about Steve Wilson I am happy to know there are warriors like him out there. And just to let you know I am laughing at your Mayor...just his name cries fictional characture....sorry...but all politicians to me live in a make believe world. But unfortunately and you are correct they hurt real people.
I am one of those people with no insurance but with my natural remedies I found a way to beat the Bastards!
Karen ...you keep acing those tests...there is a reason you are going this route and it may turn out differently then what you originally planned.
Much Love and Joy To You
Karen