The Fence is Finished

Here are a few pictures of last week's work on the fence-beautiful job Mark and Grant! Now I can do a little landscaping and the west end of the house will look finished- I think another climbing rose on the south end of the fence where the deer can't get to it would be very pretty.  Now to decide which one!

 The last pic is the red climbing rose Dortmond with Multi-Blue Climatis on the garden shed as seen through the kitchen window.

Leland felt well enough yesterday to help out with the fence project yesterday afternooon, but has been pretty tired today.  Today has been a quiet restful Sabbath after a very busy week.  Tomorrow I will drive Mark and Grant to Hood River and give "the boys" back to Tina who will meet us there.  It has been really special to have them here.  I had forgotten how much a 14-almost-15 year old can eat!

Fences

Thursday, June 21, 2012

A whole week has passed very quickly since I last posted here.  Last weekend all the kids were here for Father’s Day.  We had a great time with them, and then everyone but Mark and Grant had to leave. They stayed for the week, and have been working very hard building the fence at the end of the house which Leland was going to do this summer.  They have done a beautiful job and the only thing left to do is put on the top decorative paneling.  Then the stain.  I will probably do the staining myself, as they will not have time before they need to go home. This will make that end of the house look much more finished and make it clear that our bedroom sliding door is not the front door : ).

Leland has had a fairly good week, with the exception of yesterday, which was difficult.  By a fairly  good day I mean he has enough energy to do a small chore or two outdoors and is able to watch one of his programs on DVD.  On the bad days, he does not even have that much energy. This feels as though it is stretching out a long time, but we have to keep reminding ourselves that we are  only 10 weeks into a 20 week program when we should be able to get an objective measurement of progress made and either stay on the present course, or make any necessary alterations.

Minerals and Toxic Metals

Minerals and Toxic Metals

 On Wednesday this week, Leland was feeling as well as he ever does, even  felt like going to Hood River and The Dalles to do some errands with me.  It was a lovely day; we took the back roads along the Klickitat River and then along Hwy 14 where the poppies and lupines created a glorious riot of oranges, golds and blues.  It was a long day, and he was tired by the time we got home, but it was so nice to have him along, I could almost believe things were “normal” again.

 On Thursday, we had an appointment with Dr. D to interpret the results of the Hair Analysis we had done on Leland a few weeks ago.  Turns out there are quite a few issues with mineral imbalance and  an excess  of toxic metals, Aluminum, Copper and Mercury.  The body has no defense against Mercury which causes a condition known as Mineral Transport Derangement.   Several of the toxic metals are very similar in molecular structure to the essential minerals which allows the toxic metals to lock in  where the essentials should be, causing a cascade of mineral absorption problems  which in turn cause immune system deficiency or failure.    Dr. D has several solutions for all of this which we will be implementing very soon.  We are very grateful for the knowledge he has and so carefully shares with us to discover the cause of disease and correct it  rather than just treating the symptoms.

 From where did the Mercury come?  Most likely from his amalgam fillings, possibly  his mother’s breast milk from her fillings.  The aluminum could have come from the fluoride toothpaste he has used for years, the antiperspirant, baking powder and/or  the aluminum anode in the hot water tank.  So we have corrected the things we can; the toothpaste, the baking powder and no longer use hot water from the tank for anything we eat or drink. We had problems with acid water degrading our copper pipes in our Washougal home, and possibly the copper excess is partially from that.

 Mercury causes retention of copper and zinc.  Excess copper then causes hormone, blood and liver disruption, lower iron levels, impairs excretion of other toxic substances and causes inflammatory processes.  Very complex interactions happen inside our bodies, most of which we never realize unless we become sick. Truly we are “fearfully and wonderfully made”

Walking Bambi and F I R

Walking Bambi and F I R

 On our morning walk yesterday, we were about halfway to Brown’s Road on Smithee Lane, when we noticed a young buck following us.  We continued on and he followed us all the way to the mailboxes, and when we turned around, I passed close enough that I could have reached out and petted him.  He then followed us all the way home and right up to the gate into the breezeway, then stuck his pretty head right in through the spaces on the gate and licked my hand while I talked to him, and Leland took a couple of pictures. 

Later on his afternoon walk (I was planting flowers) "Bambi" again followed Leland the whole way.  One of the neighbors was talking to Leland about it, and they decided Bambi was probably raised by humans and is lonely. While they were talking, “Bambi” stood right there while the neighbor petted him.

We have added Far Infra Red as an adjunctive treatment to Leland’s regimen.  Far Infra Red is part of the sunlight spectrum, developed by NASA for the astronaut program and has been used for decades in Japan and Germany as a healing modality for several diseases, including cancer.  Dr. D recommended it, and research showed us as usual, he is correct and on the cutting edge, so we ordered one. It arrived on Thursday, and we assembled it on Friday-a good job done, and not too awfully hard, but a little too much for Leland right now as he was really exhausted when we finished.  I wanted to ask someone for help but he insisted he could do it with my help.  We won’t make that mistake again! He recovered well though, and we are confident this will be a real asset to his healing program as Dr D advised.

Far Infra Red Rays are healing and penetrating and function by warming the deeper tissues without heating the air to the degree that a traditional sauna does. There is much research on Thermotherapy which is ongoing showing real promise that heat does indeed destroy cancer cells.  This was first noticed in the 1800s by a couple of doctors tending  cancer patients who developed fevers from another source, and after recovery from the fever, were cured of the cancers. They  then deliberately experimented with exposing cancer patients to infection in order to bring on a fever and hopefully a cure-sometimes successful and sometimes not.

 We of course have no guarantee, but are proceeding on faith that God is guiding us. Being told by not just one but two MDs that medicine had no cure to offer made this course we are on look much more rational and attractive.  While it is not easy, it is filled with hope and trust that all will come out as God designs for us.

A special Thank you to Yvonne and David along with Galen who came over this am and worked on splitting our winter wood.  They did about half the pile, and left the splitter, so we know they will be back.  What a blessing this is!  Reminds me of the song "Great is Thy Faithfulness", especially the line that says "All I have needed, Thy Hand has provided."  We could not see all that God would provide through the loving service of friends and family, too much to mention every thing here, but  a graphic reminder that truely, we do not need to worry about anything, for He will see to it that we have all that we need! It is an entirely new lesson for us, as we have always been able to do what we needed to have done ourselves,  and help others besides.

Five Shirts and Strawberries

Five Shirts and Strawberries

“Eileen, can you get up and help me?” I jerked awake, and there was poor Leland dripping wet in his own sweat, his side of the bed soaked.  We changed the sheets, put a draw sheet on and a towel over his pillow, and went back to bed.  During the rest of the night this happened several times, although not quite to the extent as the first one.  He ended up using 5 T shirts, two towels, 3 sheets, all which are in the washing machine.  I am very thankful for a washing machine!  This has happened several other times, although a three shirt night has been more standard.  According to Dr. D, this is all good, toxins are being removed, so we are thankful for that also.

A big thank you to Pat-next-door for a bag of  lettuce and kale out of her organic garden.  And to Dolly and Stanton, the early organic greenhouse strawberries were delicious, and very much enjoyed by both of us. Especially nice since Leland has been struggling with nausea, and sometimes not able to eat much. Today we will use the chard, looking forward to that too!

Also, a big thank you to those who continue to pray for us, and send little notes, you are appreciated more than we can say. 

We are thankful for simple natural things like ginger, which seems to be quite effective.

And finally this profound paraphrase from Jesus Calling page 163:

Welcome challenging times as opportunities to trust Me.  You have Me beside you and My Spirit within you, so no set of circumstances is too much for you to handle.  When the path before you is dotted with difficulties, beware of measuring your strength against those challenges.  That calculation is certain to riddle you with anxiety.  Without Me, you wouldn’t make it past the first hurdle!

The way to walk through demanding days is to grip My hand tightly and stay in close communication with Me.  Let your thoughts and spoken words be richly flavored with trust and thankfulness.  Regardless of the day’s problems, I can keep you in perfect Peace as you stay close to Me. 

            James 1:2, Philippians 4:13, Isaiah 26:3

A Quiet Sabbath & NFE #3

June 2, 2012

A Quiet Sabbath

As I posted on Tuesday, this week was much better than last week.  I had to go to Portland for some dental work and shopping, and although Leland was better, he was not up to that.  We decided what he should eat for the 2 days I would be  gone, and I made sure everything was ready for him to pull out of the fridge before I left.  He did fine, and I was able to accomplish everything we needed.

Today was a very quiet day.  We went to church this morning, which was good, then came home to have lunch, a walk and a nap, followed by another walk and reading.   Leland has not felt very lively today, nausea has been his constant companion.  We tried putting fresh ginger in his juice yesterday, and that seemed to help quite a bit, but not today.  Perhaps there was not enough, will try a little more tomorrow and see if that helps. We are not able to predict how he will feel from one day to the next, so most activities outside of the healing regimen have to be spur of the moment.

He is a good patient, does not complain or feel sorry for himself, and is very cooperative with his treatments, which makes all of this much easier for me.  

Notes From the Experts #3 Lee Euler, Medical Journalist

”Regular, moderate exercise along with a lowfat,

high-fiber diet can slow prostate cancer.

According to research at UCLA’s Jonsson Cancer

Center and the university’s Department of

Physiological Science, walking exercise plus a

sensible diet slowed prostate cancer growth up to

30 PERCENT in just eleven days.

During the study, men walked at a quick pace

for 30 to 60 minutes, four to five times a week

and at a slower pace for 40 to 60 minutes once

or twice a week. The diet was low-fat (10 percent

fat calories), moderate protein (15-20 percent

protein from non-animal sources and some fish

and poultry) and included many vegetables,

fruits, whole grains and legumes (70- 75

percent)”.34

We have been at this for about 7 weeks now (except for the fish and poultry), so hopefully this approach along with the other supplements and anti-cancer substances has kicked in!  In July there will be some more blood work done, and perhaps we will have some objective measurement of progress at that time.