Joey seems to have recovered from the tortilla chips.  What difference does it make?  When Joey's body is not being poisoned, he is pleasant, affectionate and funny.  He stops what he is doing when asked.  Or reasonably shortly thereafter.  He comees when caalled and, usually, replies when asked something.  He plays well with Izzy, and the other younger kids.  He is not 'hyper'.  He listens better. He will quite happily spend a few hours messing around by himself, usually doing something constructive like drawing or building something.  He is happier.

Which makes a difference to wwhen he is not well; it is difficult to get him to stop what he is doing.  He is impulsive and over-reacts to any sudden pain or annoyance (which is what happened last night).  He seems to lose that filter which we all usually have which stops us just saying or doing the first thing our feelings tell us.  He can be short, and even nasty, with Izzy, and show little empathy for her, or others. Everyone is 'mean' to him and against him.  He finds school frustrating and doesn't want to go. He then becomes miserable and calls himself stupid and rubbish.  The tears flow.  Everyone gets stressed. 

So you can see why we are praying that this diet works.