Maria
Date Added: 3/5/2024
Date Of Original Post: 9/15/2022
Dear friends, new and old,
Some of you may remember me, but many of you don't know me at all. I am one of the old-timers, being in my 5th year of conquering this disease with the help of God, Mel, and this wonderful community. I have not been active in this group recently because my life has gotten busier in wonderful ways as I have rebuilt my health! :-)
I was taken ill by a violent storm of MD in July 2018.
Those were the darkest of days. I could barely eat, see clearly, stand, or think--my brain was utterly fogged, and my entire body was affected. I was forced to spend much of my time soaking in Kleen Green in the tub, which my husband had found on the internet. It was a terribly frightening time for my children and husband, as they watched me worsen each day. I had all of the terrifying, debilitating hallmarks of this disease familiar to all of us, which need no gruesome depiction.. I prayed constantly for help and guidance, and found it finally, thanks to God, when I stumbled across Mel's website.
As soon as I started the protocol, I immediately began to feel human again. Improvement was dramatic and swift! It felt miraculous. I was able to function, even though I was still weak, and very thin.
I suspect that I could have achieved total wellness within 18-24 months or so had I possessed the tenacity to stick to the diet. Travel, entertaining, sporting events, and dining out with friends and family-- the things that made life pleasant also wreaked havoc on my diet.. Severe stress--the death of my brother, and another brother's cancer battle--delayed my healing, too.
By the grace of God, I am now on the home stretch--99% I would guess. It is a glorious feeling!! I want to inspire and encourage each of you newcomers (and old-timers like me) to hang in there with diet!!! I know it's tough at first, but it does get easier with practice. It's also extremely important to get coaching from Mel--don't know what I would have done without his guidance and exhortations.
I now no longer experience any of the horrors of this disease... gone are the "white flies" appearing to buzz around me, the black specks, the white sand, the glitter, the fatigue, the painful bites and stings, the lesions that would not heal, the dense brain fog, the feeling that I was going insane, and all the other inexplicably bizarre things that I've seen exit my skin over these last 5 years.
When I would read what former warriors wrote in the stories, that they felt "grateful" to this disease, I simply could not understand it! I was in sheer physical and mental hell then. But now I do.
MD is a crucible from which we emerge permanently transformed. Looking at old photos of myself from 7 or 8 years ago, I am struck by how awful I used to look and feel! Chubby, puffy-faced, with high cholesterol and low energy, I used to go about my days ignoring the steady decline in my health. My diet consisted of whatever I fancied--including carbs, sugar, caffeine and wine. As my daughters tell me, I've had a "real glow-up" since then. If anyone had told me how much better, calmer, wiser, stronger I would feel:
physically
emotionally
mentally
spiritually
after being afflicted with this cursed disease, I certainly would never have believed it. It has taught me patience, perseverance, forgiveness, the power of prayer and community, how to let go of fear and doubt, how to listen to my body, and to focus on what really matters to me. I have learned how to take care of my body, soul, and mind.
Some of us get there slower--a lot slower--than others. Some of us, like me, are weak-willed and prone to relapses. Just get back to it! Trust the protocol, and never give up!
May God speed your journey to that glorious finish line, my friends! From where I'm standing, It's a beautiful place, indeed.
Love, Maria
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