Glenn Asselin

My son had touretts,caused from strepp throat,penicillen was used for the strepp infection,but soon it was pushed into the brain ,no more strepp,but along come touretts 1 yr later,,I tried blue/green algae for a while,did not help,,tried a naturalpathic,did not help,tried a herbalgest,did not help,,With the help of homeopathy medicine in Saskatoon,Sask.Canada

Glenn Asselin

Alls I can tell you people out there,is a read an article in about 1995 in the Saskatoon,Sask. paper by Dr.Swedo saying that strepp may cause touretts,When I seen this artical,I crossed out may,and put in will cause touretts,,,It took me a few yrs to find out about homeopathy,in Saskatoon with Dr.Hoe,,,My whole family is so happy now with Homeopathy ,,we rely on Dr. Hoe for all of our problems,,,including beating breast cancer with homeopathy,,,and my other sons broken leg repaired perfect

Sadie

Hi there all you tourette sufferers. Just want to let you know that there is life after tourette. Its not something you can hide or something you have to shy away from. My son Gary was diagnosed with tourette when he was 7 years old, he is now 26. Back then I wondered how he would cope with this, as very little was known about this condition. But I have to tell you how proud I am of him, he went to Grammer School and earned a place at the Law Facility, Central Lancashire were he went on to obtain a law degree. Talk about proud, you have no idea. He is very successful in his working life and has been married to his "soul mate"and "wife" for six months. She is an amazing girl who is fully aware of his "condition" and is totally supportive of him.

The reason I have posted this is to make other sufferers aware that there is a "wonderful" life after tourette syndrome. Gary is a wonderful, warm, intelligent young man with a sister, mother, father and wife who absolutely adore him and are so, so proud of him and he never ceases to amaze us with his wealth of talents.

Love you son

JOANNE

I just wanted to post a quick line or two. My younger brother who is now 26 has had tourettes since he was a young boy. As long as I remember it has been part of our life, growing up together.

It has become 'normal' to us as a family and having grown up so close, I can see how this has affected him. It is a day in day out affair to deal with. Never a rest or minute off as it were.

It is something that I often wonder how he deals with it. But at the same time, it is who he is. He is a strong, logical, confident, intelligent character who touches lives by sharing his experiences with people he could potentially reach out and help them understand what its all about.

What we have grown to live with has also brought us closer as brother and sister. We have a special closeness which not many siblings can say that they have.

Despite suffering from tourettes, my brother is successful in his working life, has a lovely wife and will go on to have a beautiful family. This has made him who he is today. There are days when I think about him and can only imagine how this must affect him every single day of his life. But this is him and he is amazing person, tourettes or not tourettes and he does his very best to manage it and get on with having a fulfilling life.

Love you my wee bro x

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lisa_1983

I was watching the videos on the site and just wanted to say how true it is that a tic is just like the need to breathe. You can hold it for so long but eventually it has to come out and a sense of relief is felt. So true.

Thanks, Lisa

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Gary

I was diagnosed with Tourette Syndrome a little over 20 years ago. I am 26 years old with a lovely wife, a beautiful home, two cars and a lively springer spaniel.

Over the years I have devised ways of disguising (at least to those who dont know you particulary well) tics. When in new company it almost seems like you push your tic to see how far you can go before somebody notices, and if they do then you cover it up. This may sound crazy but I kind of like having TS as it has made me the strong character that I am today. In a way it makes you grow up quicker as there are so many social and emotional issues and taboos you have to deal with from an early age (in my case at least).

From a friendship and relationship point of view honesty is the answer then when the issue is addressed nobody feels awkward. Also, it brings TS into the centre stage and allows people an insight into it instead of looking curiously from a distance.

I could go on and on but I just thought I would share my thoughts with you. Thanks for the website. Hope it builds.