HWN INTERNATIONAL: A child with a condition that left her mute has made an inspreadable breakthrough and spoken her first words – thanks to cream cheese. Fields Taylor, three, suffered from GLUT1 deficiency, an incurable genetic disorder which affects her ability to speak. But after eating a kilo of Philadelphia every week for three months, she said her first word: "Mum". GLUT1 deficiency is a rare condition which affects just 26 people in the UK. It leaves the brain starved of energy because the body cannot transport enough glucose. After taking more than a year to diagnose Fields, medical experts put her on a high-fat ketogenic diet, which forces the brain to use this as its energy source rather than glucose. Her delighted mum Stevie, 34, from Melton Mowbray, Leicestershire, said: The first time I heard Fields say ‘Mum’ was just wonderful. I didn’t really believe that something so simple as changing her diet could make such a big difference. But within weeks you could see it working – she was more alert and her personality seemed to come out a bit more. Then, one morning I was in the kitchen and I heard this little voice. I just couldn’t believe what I was hearing. There have been times when I’ve thought I would never hear her speak. It’s fabulous to know that she does have a voice inside her and we can communicate. Now she’s started shouting for the dog and saying bigger words – she said ‘dinosaur’ the other day. I nearly cried. __ SL8.IT for Blackberry
Posted on: Sat, 20 Jul 2013 08:25:03 +0000
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