If you want to find the ROOT CAUSE of a health compromise or chronic condition that doctors dismiss or say is all in your head, PLEASE READ ON. My son is now 25 and has been diagnosed with an exhausting list of complex disabling conditions. He was doing well until he suffered 2 grand mal seizures which started a cascade of serious health decline. Within 6 months, he was bed-ridden, unresponsive most of the day, and non-functional. His lab work showed serious infectious biomarkers which doctors dismissed and said there's nothing more we can do. Having researched Dr. Amen's clinic and practice objectives, I knew we wouldn't be dismissed. I wish we had done the SPECT scan years ago!!! They identified many complexities that never showed up and won't show up on MRI's, CT's, and all other brain scans. And, it was one of the worst they had ever seen-globally compromised-but we didn't know why. Dr. Candice Licciardi was our treating physician; she was/is very kind, honest, knowledgeable, determined, thorough, caring, diligent, and does not give up. Her assistant, Hannah Jones is magnificent as well. They were quick to reply to my questions and concerns; when Dr. Licciardi didn't have answers, she consulted with her brilliant team of experts because my son was rapidly declining. During this time, we attempted to get help from 3 Emergency Room hospitals and stayed a full week in another. In spite of having awful labs and serious biomarkers, we were sent home. Dr. Licciardi and her team at the Amen clinic continued to seek answers, wrote a letter for us to be seen by a functional wellness physician, and was willing to work with any of his treating physicians. Sadly, that was not reciprocated. However, through their support and unrelenting desire to help, we finally got my son's diagnosis': Chronic, complex Lyme's, Epstein Barr, HSV 1, Tachycardia, fungal, neurotoxin, environmental, skin rashes, heavy metal, parasitic, and systemic co-infections. He was literally dying until we connected with the Amen Clinic. Today, we continue to be treated by Dr. Licciardi and a functional wellness physician; my son's prognosis is very positive. We also learned some of his "lifelong disabilities" may be rooted in these infections that went untreated or dismissed for years. Like Dr. Amen says, we must look at every organ we are treating and get to the root cause. Thanks to Dr. Licciardi, Hannah Jones, our functional doc, and the Amen clinic team, my son is alive and we have a direction for healing. One day, I hope to see traditional western medical practitioners listen to and work with various physicians who specialize in other care modalities. Thanks to Dr. Amen who continues to push the bar higher for all health care providers. He has great teams in various states-so thankful for Dr. Licciardi, Hannah Jones, and the excellent team in Dallas, Texas. (Colleen Swindoll-Thompson- Mama Bear and Founder of Reframing Ministries, Insight for Living)