It was called "Family Secrets".

It showed a camp for kids with Tourettes. It also showed how Tics affect the kid, the family, etc.

It was the most fascinating thing I have ever watched. I said to myself "Imagine having a body that you can't control".

I felt for the mothers. They so wanted to help their children, but with this neurological condition, well they can't.

They tried all the meds, supplements, etc. NOTHING WORKED.

I'm more than halfway through the show (which I taped). I'm up to the part where one of the kids went through brain surgery to stop the tics.

One doctor (a specialist in Tourettes), admitted that they still don't know WHY.

My god, this is 2008, you mean they still don't know why this is happening? Don't they do MRI's of the brain on a regular basis.

And it comes on from age 5 to 7, then it gets worse, then it gets better?

I know people with Tourettes. Some have it mild, some swing their heads from left to right, every few minutes.

My ex landlord's son (this was over 30 years ago), he was about 30, he came on the porch, started cursing, then simply went into another mode of behavior. They all treated it like it was nothing.

I knew immediately this guy had Tourettes. I had seen it before.

I then watched him from time to time. Sure enough, that was his THING. No motor ticks, just verbal cursing for no reason whatsoever.

I hope that someday, the researchers really give this condition the time and study it so deserves.

We have to help these kids. They deserve so much more.

Melody