Hi Tracy -
At 13:45 02/15/2002, you wrote:
Ah yes - I remember you telling the story some time ago ......
a true recount -
.........
May I add a few considerations -
A young boy, age 6 or so at first time visit, with diagnosed so-called
'Tourettes'
has been without medication now for at least 5 years -
Although I personally would not consider his homoeopathic case a 'show-case',
as over the years he still had phases of symptoms of tics and mental symptoms,
nevertheless he and his mother have been able to live a life without
drugging that
might make the kid zombie around not-being-himself -
It not being a 'show-case', however, makes it a good learning case!
When, at the beginning of homoeopathic treatment, you look at the actual
symptoms
that the person displays, you'll likely end up with the
'symptoms common to the disease-name' - in the medical/clinical sense!
Sometimes that is indeed what needs to be addressed first in a case that is
of strong
pathology -
Noting, however, and being aware that a remedy based on those
'common-to-the-clinical-disease'-symptoms
may only benefit palliatively - and if so, likely only for some time -
As much as this remedy is sometimes appropriate to begin with, the
'disease' as in the sense of the Organon, meaning the 'dynamic' disease,
paragraph #3
'...what is it that is to be treated in the case', may require a very
different remedy when
perceived from the *whole* case -
In a pathology of such nature and depth one might also be aware to possibly
expect
emergence of more frequent acute diseases (acute disease in the true sense
of the meaning -
acute infections mostly - so we are not talking about an acute flare-up of
a chronic underlying
condition)
In those acutes, if at all possible, one would want to make sure to assess
properly the situation!
if it is not of threatening severity, best might be the 'wait-and-see'
approach -
otherwise one would likely need to find the remedy that covers the acute -
then re-assess any continuation of the chronic treatment after the acute
has resolved -
More likely than not such a case will be of long duration and follow ups -
The most important thing to keep in mind, at least in my personal view, is
to make sure to not give in to the often arising temptation for giving
another remedy
and then another, and then one for the acute, and then change the chronic,
and yet another
remedy to try and speed things up, and then suddenly you see again another
'seemingly-better'
remedy .......... and before you know it you're lost in a case of
'don't-know-what's-going-on-anymore' ....
it happens often enough, and simply because we only want to provide ever-better
treatment - and end up loosing -
Initial time spent finding a proper *first* remedy is time saved trying to
rescue the case
later on -
......... hey....... that sounds like a short 'aphorism' - I'll keep
it .............
best
peter quenter