Mangosteen and Asthma - Bo's Story

(Bo's picture has been edited to protect his privacy)

Challenged by Asthma Since Birth
a mother's story
July 10, 2008

My son, Bo was born 8lbs.11oz and 3 weeks early. He was air lifted 2 times before he was even 24 hours old. I had not even held my son. After some devastating news and being advised of an experimental procedure that may not work, I sat and watched my baby struggle. I swore from that moment, I would do anything it took and try everything I could, to let him be in our lives. I wasn't willing to give up! Thank GOD it worked. There were a lot of prayers from many beliefs.

After 13 days he came home. At 6 months he got RSV. That wasn't fun and this was ‘just the beginning’ of our bumpy road. After several special-ists and many doctors, Bo was finally diagnosed as a Severe Asthmatic at the age of two. I have tried herbs, oils, body messages, mustard baths and pressure points. I wasn't going to give up. All he keeps asking for is to be like every other little boy. My response is, I would rather have you with a little asthma than not have you at all. He is a very sweet and still is100%boy (so he has his moments).

He is 9 years old now. Our normal year consists of a minimum of 4 emergency room visits and a good dozen doctor visits, due to his asthma. About 4 years ago the doctors discovered that his condition was seasonal and he is now diagnosed as an ‘Extrovert Asthmatic’. This means allergies and emotions could set off his asthma.

I have missed many days of work, went in early, stayed late, worked from home, what-ever I could do to just get by and take care of him. I have a family who will help, but I am a proud mom and sometimes I won't let them.

One day approximately a year and a half ago, my manager came to me with this web-site. He knew I was always interested in new alternatives that might help my son. I looked it over and remembered reading a story about a little girl from Oregon. I was at work and I cried because it so reminded me of what I was going thru. I asked him were he heard about this stuff and what I needed to do to try some. A friend of his was selling it and he got me a bottle for free to try.

After a short time on the juice, the color in my son’s face improved. He was running from one end of the house to the next without losing breath. I thought it was wonderful!

After about 8 months, I ran into a financial bind and his asthma was doing so well I thought he might have outgrown it and his improvement wasn’t due to the Original Mangosteen Juice at all…. BIG mistake! He went without it for about 4 days and his peak flows started going down. It took about a week to get him back up to normal. I sent a friend to the West Val-ley, approx 70miles, to pick up this ‘Original Mangosteen Juice.’ I swore to never do that again.

Still to this day my son takes his juice in the morning and again in the evening with his normal meds. Before he started on the ‘juice,’ he was on the maximum dosage of: Advair 500/50, Singulair, Flonase and Clariton (this is just for maintaining His dosages are increased when he is having difficulty.) Since he’s been using the ‘juice,” his doctor has reduced the Advair by half. The specialist is considering reducing his meds another level in 6 months as long as he remains stable without any episodes.

This is the first summer of his life without any problems. One might say it is because he is getting older. But after the short time he was without the Original Mangosteen Juice, I pledged to make sure that my son will never be without it. He is healthier than he has ever been. Nothing is more rewarding then to see your child run and play with all the other little boys and not have to stop and look at you because he needs help.

Granted, we still have little episodes from time to time, but they last days now. Before the ‘Juice,’ they often lasted up to weeks. The value of the “Original Mangosteen Juice” is measured in my eyes when I see him smile and play!

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