So comfortable...

Today's affirmation:

I lovingly forgive and release all of the past.

I choose to fill my world with joy.

I love and approve of myself.

Hi everyone!!

Mom is sound asleep after drinking her 4th juice of the day and receiving a Laetrile IV. Laetrile is an IV treatment that's illegal in the US (which is outrageous). It is all natural and is derived from the essence of apricot pits, which contain a natural form of cyanide that cancer cells mistake for a delicious treat. They suck it up and it poisons them, without severely poisoning the entire body like chemo does. (We learned yesterday that 50% of chemo treatments stay in the body, continuing to poison the patient for years and years. Yuck!)From what we can tell so far, the reason that all of these amazing natural cures are outlawed in the US is because they are cheap and natural, so they can't be patented and pharmaceutical companies can't make money on them. Argh! We are learning SO much and while most of the information is extremely exciting and fills us with hope, we are also stunned and saddened by what we have learned about western medicine's ties to industry and the money making machine that is "conventional medicine." Yesterday, mom remarked that alternative therapies should be called natural medicine and conventional therapies should be called unnatural medicine. Anyway, I definitely want to share everything we are learning along with updating all of you on mom's progress, so I think I'm going to add a Gerson Info page for anyone interested in the political/economic information we're learning about. It's CRAZY!!!

On a more positive note, mom just woke up for a second and said, "I feel weak, but I am SO comfortable. I am SO SO comfortable." I could cry. I can't remember the last time she said that or even looked like she wasn't in pain. Not to mention the fact that she is sleeping through the night, which is a minor miracle. Thank goodness for this place and for the work of Dr. Gerson, his daughter, Charlotte and the amazing medical staff here!

We thought it might be interesting to share what a typical day is like here, since very few people know much about the Gerson Therapy. Check out our schedule and some fun pics of juices, healthy foods and some other interesting details...

Daily Schedule:
7am - "Coffee Break" (An integral part of the therapy is a steady regimen of coffee and castor oil enemas - yippee! Let's just say we'll never look at a cup of joe the same again!)
8am - Breakfast, supplements and 1st juice of the day (fresh squeezed orange - our favorite)
9am - Green juice
930am- Carrot Apple
10am - Carrot Apple, Laetrile IV, wound dressing change, castor oil treatment for pain
11am - Carrot and Liver pills
Noon - Green and a Coffee Break
1pm - Lunch, supplements and Carrot Apple
2/230pm - Green and educational session (ex: juicing at home, cooking Gerson foods, preparing clay packs for pain, Charlotte Gerson lectures)
3pm-Carrot and Liver pills
4pm - Carrot and Liver pills
5pm - "Coffee Break" (last of the day - hooray!) and Carrot Apple
6pm - Dinner, supplements and Carrot Apple
7pm - Last Juice of the day, shower, wound care
8-10pm - cards, 24, reading, being silly
10ish - Sleep!!!

We've also learned all about the science behind the therapy, which is fascinating. I'll write more about why and how the different supplements and the "coffee breaks" work tomorrow.

Mom's decided to rest during lunch today, so I'm going to bring her food and juice back to the room so she can stay in bed. Her Doctors say that the best thing for her is to follow the protocol and REST. They say that healing can't take place when you aren't rested and relaxed, so mom's trying to be extra relaxed and is getting lots of sleep. Here are some pictures of her supplements and a bit of our lunch - it's always so colorful!

That's all for today. Much love to all of you!
k

A day worth of supplements.

1pm-5pm

 

Coffee break!

Yum! A vegetarian's dream. There's also always baked potatoes,
a special soup and a few other steamed veggie dishes.

p.s. - As promised, some pics of our "bout of loopiness" on the 5+ hour flight from Charlotte to San Diego. These pics were taken after about 2.5 hours - when we realized we weren't even half way there. It seemed like a good idea to see what we could do with our neck pillows and we ended up hysterically laughing and wheezing, in typical beane gal fashion. I couldn't transfer the pics from my phone since I don't have service here, so here's a little video of our tomfoolery!