Rikkea's problems became very evident when she was about one year old. Something was not right. She was having seizures, constant drooling from the mouth, and was unable to sit up straight without physical support. She suffered from chronic constipation, constant upper respiratory infections and ear infections. She crawled everywhere and had both fine and gross motor difficulties. Rikkea always held her clenched left fist across her chest and would have constant muscular spasms, especially when she became frightened. Her left leg was always sort of swung out, and the list goes on! She attended physiotherapy, occupational therapy and speech therapy, and she had regular appointments with a cranial osteopath, pediatrician, and a naturopath. She even had "early childhood intervention" appointments.

We were introduced to glyconutrients when Rikkea's osteopath shared some information with us. We started Rikkea on the glyconutrients, giving her just two capsules of glyconutrients a day starting in December of 1998. After only one week on the glyconutrients, Rikkea got up and walked around the house! She soon began speaking clearly in complete sentences! Very quickly, in the weeks and months that followed, Rikkea dramatically improved.

This year, 2003, Rikkea is in first grade in normal public school, without a teacher's aid. She now has none of the symptoms listed above, and only has a slight balance problem when walking! She can write, read, skip, run and do things that any average child can accomplish. We are so grateful to her cranial osteopath for taking the time to tell us about glyconutrients. Rikkea is a confident and happy little girl now and the sky is the limit for her future! We hope that our story may inspire and give hope to those looking for answers.