Day 1 at OHI
A quote has really stuck with me during this whole thing: "What we put in our bodies can either heal us quickly, or poison us slowly." It's true, isn't it? If dead food killed us quickly, we wouldn't eat it. But it is killing us slowly; "But it is so convenient and yummy - and it's our lifestyle!" As for the food healing people quickly - it's true and it's my time to put it to the test.
For 7+ months I did pretty good with learning and implementing the Ketogenic Diet until I went more for the plant based diet with lots of juicing. I at least stayed off gluten and the musts of the Hoxsey Protocol: no alcohol, pork, vinegar, tomatos. Then the holidays hit and I spent a month on a very slippery slide, until I crashed at the bottom of the slide with a pulled pork sandwich in my hand and a few glasses of wine ingested over the past week. I completely collapsed in anticipation of quite possibly the biggest life style change I've ever undertaken.
I am at the Optimum Health Institute in Lemon Grove (San Diego). A friend told me about it and, after seeing yet another video testimony in which it is mentioned, (of someone who has beat their cancer when conventional oncology said they wouldn't), I finally signed up. I love that it is reasonably priced in comparison to all the other things I'm doing, it's residential, and it makes sense.
The idea is that the body can heal itself when it has the energy to do so (by systematically resting the digestive system), is not burdened with toxins and is helped to release toxins and toxic cellular memories, is given megadoses of nutrients from live food and juices (nothing is cooked because heat damages the digestive enzymes and destroys the nutrients), and when willing people are encouraged and equipped to learn new tools to deal with life, stress, old wounds, relationship problems, etc.
I love the quote shared today: "You can't solve problems with the same mind that created them." Albert Einstein. I need to learn something new and I'm excited about all the promises made by people about major transformational shifts while on a journey such as this (a three week intensive cleansing and healing program).
Besides being extremely sleepy today, I'm feeling pretty well. I am going to write down a detailed journal of what I'm eating and doing and how I'm feeling, in the hopes of tracking significant changes. I'm also going to take a selfie up close to compare to the beginning of week 2 and week 3 and then the end of week 3. It would be cool to see real changes.
As for the Lymphoma, I have persistent swollen lymph nodes on the sides of my neck (I call them my Frankenstein nodes), a mildly swollen node under my left ear, and a strange feeling hard "ball" about the size of a grape where the outside of my left hip meets my leg. I see that as an indicator button I will use to see that my body is healing tumors. My left groin node is moderately swollen most of the time.
It will be a year in May since I've had any biopsies or scans. When I finish this 3 weeks, I plan to return to work and I hope I am able to have a "lane" I can exist in with all the treatments and the regimen that work for me. At some point, I will go to a conventional oncologist to evaluate what they think the cancer is doing. I don't want to stick my head in the sand but I have needed to give myself time to see what my body needs and time to let it work. I will also have a new Circulating Tumor Count taken in February.
God removed the fear of this cancer from me awhile back and keeps calling me to walk closer with him, spend more time with him, trust him. He has brought me to this place as if he is placing breadcrumbs to lead a little bird. I hope a stint of raw vegan healing, coupled with the cannabis, supplements, lymphatic drainage treatments, lots of psychological work, working with an herbalist, continuing the Hoxsey Protocol from Mexico, and all the love I have surrounding me and filling me up - will return my body to a state of health and I that I can live a life that helps my body stay that way.
It will be nice someday to not think about Cancer and just think about living. Although I do want to use what I'm learning for some good; who knows, maybe we will have something like this to help people heal in CO?
For 7+ months I did pretty good with learning and implementing the Ketogenic Diet until I went more for the plant based diet with lots of juicing. I at least stayed off gluten and the musts of the Hoxsey Protocol: no alcohol, pork, vinegar, tomatos. Then the holidays hit and I spent a month on a very slippery slide, until I crashed at the bottom of the slide with a pulled pork sandwich in my hand and a few glasses of wine ingested over the past week. I completely collapsed in anticipation of quite possibly the biggest life style change I've ever undertaken.
I am at the Optimum Health Institute in Lemon Grove (San Diego). A friend told me about it and, after seeing yet another video testimony in which it is mentioned, (of someone who has beat their cancer when conventional oncology said they wouldn't), I finally signed up. I love that it is reasonably priced in comparison to all the other things I'm doing, it's residential, and it makes sense.
The idea is that the body can heal itself when it has the energy to do so (by systematically resting the digestive system), is not burdened with toxins and is helped to release toxins and toxic cellular memories, is given megadoses of nutrients from live food and juices (nothing is cooked because heat damages the digestive enzymes and destroys the nutrients), and when willing people are encouraged and equipped to learn new tools to deal with life, stress, old wounds, relationship problems, etc.
I love the quote shared today: "You can't solve problems with the same mind that created them." Albert Einstein. I need to learn something new and I'm excited about all the promises made by people about major transformational shifts while on a journey such as this (a three week intensive cleansing and healing program).
Besides being extremely sleepy today, I'm feeling pretty well. I am going to write down a detailed journal of what I'm eating and doing and how I'm feeling, in the hopes of tracking significant changes. I'm also going to take a selfie up close to compare to the beginning of week 2 and week 3 and then the end of week 3. It would be cool to see real changes.
As for the Lymphoma, I have persistent swollen lymph nodes on the sides of my neck (I call them my Frankenstein nodes), a mildly swollen node under my left ear, and a strange feeling hard "ball" about the size of a grape where the outside of my left hip meets my leg. I see that as an indicator button I will use to see that my body is healing tumors. My left groin node is moderately swollen most of the time.
It will be a year in May since I've had any biopsies or scans. When I finish this 3 weeks, I plan to return to work and I hope I am able to have a "lane" I can exist in with all the treatments and the regimen that work for me. At some point, I will go to a conventional oncologist to evaluate what they think the cancer is doing. I don't want to stick my head in the sand but I have needed to give myself time to see what my body needs and time to let it work. I will also have a new Circulating Tumor Count taken in February.
God removed the fear of this cancer from me awhile back and keeps calling me to walk closer with him, spend more time with him, trust him. He has brought me to this place as if he is placing breadcrumbs to lead a little bird. I hope a stint of raw vegan healing, coupled with the cannabis, supplements, lymphatic drainage treatments, lots of psychological work, working with an herbalist, continuing the Hoxsey Protocol from Mexico, and all the love I have surrounding me and filling me up - will return my body to a state of health and I that I can live a life that helps my body stay that way.
It will be nice someday to not think about Cancer and just think about living. Although I do want to use what I'm learning for some good; who knows, maybe we will have something like this to help people heal in CO?
Hi Cath,
ReplyDeleteA little bird landed on my shoulder this morning and nudged me to your blog and sure enough there you are posting in the new year just the day before. It assures me once more, you’re not alone and so many walk along side you in prayer, love and Oneness.
Thank you again for sharing your feelings and insights on your journey Cath. Love you Sis! Deb ����
Praying that the wisdom and nutrition at the Institute will help your body heal. Praying for a full recovery. Praying that your journey will be looked at one day soon as the eye-opener it has to be for all of us 💜
ReplyDeleteThanks Andrea. I hope for that too. A lot I learn scares me for our world and I am hoping this all gives us some new ways to cope and thrive as we move through our lives. Love you!
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