This week brings the first scans since I began my treatment. I hate like hell to put all that toxic crap in my detoxed body, but at this point they are a necessary evil. I ask everyone to pray to whatever higher power you believe in or the universe or just cross body parts for me. I can use all the energy and karma I can get.
I had an abdominal MRI yesterday and Thursday is the pelvic PET CT. The person at the hospital rattled off a long list of what I shouldn't eat for 24 hours in advance, none of which I eat 24 days in advance or 24 months in advance, so at least that was easy. No sugar. check. No flour. check. No bread. check. You get the picture. Now if they said no veggies, then I'd be in trouble.
I'm trying hard to stay present and not allow my mind to go to those dark places. I'm staying positive. I've got options and plan B's, so it's all good! Life is beautiful and my amazing, awesome son turned 18 today. He's grown into such a wonderful person and I feel a surge of love so strong every time I look at him. He even has a PH in the purple range. I mean, what more can a mom ask for?
Well, it's kind of hard to type with your fingers crossed and I can't see what I'm typing with my eyes crossed, so I guess I'll go to bed now.
Tuesday, April 29, 2008
Wednesday, April 23, 2008
I know I haven't posted in a while. I hate it when life gets in the way of my blogging!
Anyway, I completed my liver cleanse, which worked really well so I guess it was worth being awake all night due to nausea. For you detox newbies, the liver cleanse is a non-surgical way to get rid of gallstones. Let's just say no stone was left unturned.
The periods without enzymes are like mini vacations, the detox procedures not withstanding. It's so nice to be able to eat whenever I'm hungry rather than on a timer. But all good things must come to an end and I'm back on the clock.
I know it's short, but I gotta go take pills, go to Whole Paycheck for veggies, and jump on my rebounder.
Anyway, I completed my liver cleanse, which worked really well so I guess it was worth being awake all night due to nausea. For you detox newbies, the liver cleanse is a non-surgical way to get rid of gallstones. Let's just say no stone was left unturned.
The periods without enzymes are like mini vacations, the detox procedures not withstanding. It's so nice to be able to eat whenever I'm hungry rather than on a timer. But all good things must come to an end and I'm back on the clock.
I know it's short, but I gotta go take pills, go to Whole Paycheck for veggies, and jump on my rebounder.
Monday, April 14, 2008
Vitality and abundance
Things have been going well for me. I'm on my last day of the 20 day pill cycle, so I'm looking forward to 5 days of being able to sleep through the night. Of course there is always a but in this program (and also a lot of butts), which this time is the liver cleanse. The liver cleanse consists of drinking a gallon of apple juice mixed with phosfood over 4 days, which amounts to about 3-4 glasses per day. Sounds like a walk in the park so far, right? Well if it is then day 5 is a walk in a dog park without shoes. Maybe even doing cartwheels and headstands.
On day 5, I have to drink epsom salts several times (see my earlier post about the "purge" for reference to how I feel about epsom salt), eat heavy cream and berries, drink bentonite clay, then drink 1/2 cup of olive oil. Let me just tell you that while this may make for a good science experiment, it doesn't sit in the stomach too well. Don't try this at home, folks.
Anyway, it's a good thing that I'm reading Eckhart Tolle's "A New Earth" and learning to live in the moment so I don't have to think about those future events. The book is giving me many "aha" moments and contributing great insights into my mind and the games it plays. I've had many laughs at my mind's expense.
Over the last few weeks I experienced some firsts. I went to dinner with my family to celebrate my dad's birthday and brought my own food for the first time, I went to my first raw foodies meetup at my first raw restaurant, and I had a model search company invite me to audition in the mall. I guess A.A.R.P. magazine was looking for models, but I decided the market was already saturated with 40-something, 5'2" models, so I politely declined.
Seriously though, I've been really loving my new lifestyle and have met so many awesome people who share my views about health and wellness. I'm really passionate in my belief that proper diet, nutrition, and avoidance of chemicals can really bring about or restore health and vitality. I also strongly believe that when one is presented with a health issue, it is a warning which calls for action. Conventional medicine has it's place in buying us the time we need to address the cause of the health issue, but if we stop there and return to our previous lifestyle we are probably in for a relapse or recurrence somewhere in the future. If this all sounds like a bunch of mumbo-jumbo propaganda, please be assured that it is the vital truth. It's something I wish I'd known when I was diagnosed 11 years ago. Instead, like many others, I believed what I was told that cutting and burning the cancer out would be the end of it. It just doesn't work that way. I can only pray that more people begin to see that.
On day 5, I have to drink epsom salts several times (see my earlier post about the "purge" for reference to how I feel about epsom salt), eat heavy cream and berries, drink bentonite clay, then drink 1/2 cup of olive oil. Let me just tell you that while this may make for a good science experiment, it doesn't sit in the stomach too well. Don't try this at home, folks.
Anyway, it's a good thing that I'm reading Eckhart Tolle's "A New Earth" and learning to live in the moment so I don't have to think about those future events. The book is giving me many "aha" moments and contributing great insights into my mind and the games it plays. I've had many laughs at my mind's expense.
Over the last few weeks I experienced some firsts. I went to dinner with my family to celebrate my dad's birthday and brought my own food for the first time, I went to my first raw foodies meetup at my first raw restaurant, and I had a model search company invite me to audition in the mall. I guess A.A.R.P. magazine was looking for models, but I decided the market was already saturated with 40-something, 5'2" models, so I politely declined.
Seriously though, I've been really loving my new lifestyle and have met so many awesome people who share my views about health and wellness. I'm really passionate in my belief that proper diet, nutrition, and avoidance of chemicals can really bring about or restore health and vitality. I also strongly believe that when one is presented with a health issue, it is a warning which calls for action. Conventional medicine has it's place in buying us the time we need to address the cause of the health issue, but if we stop there and return to our previous lifestyle we are probably in for a relapse or recurrence somewhere in the future. If this all sounds like a bunch of mumbo-jumbo propaganda, please be assured that it is the vital truth. It's something I wish I'd known when I was diagnosed 11 years ago. Instead, like many others, I believed what I was told that cutting and burning the cancer out would be the end of it. It just doesn't work that way. I can only pray that more people begin to see that.
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