Maria
Date Added: 12/11/2023
Date Of Original Post: 9/2/2021
Dear friends and fellow warriors,
Hallelujah!!
I am ecstatic and deeply grateful to be able to say that I am 98-99% healed!
I have not posted in a long time as my life has gotten busier as my health has improved, but I follow your posts, and keep all of you kind, wonderful souls--especially Chrissie, Jamie, Cheryl, Terry, Donald, Linda, Karen and Donna-- in my nightly prayers.
I am writing to give hope and encouragement to those of you who are just starting out on this journey, are midway there, or have been fighting it for a long time now. It took me a lot longer to get well than many--3 years altogether, roughly. I became ill after we had water damage and mold in our home.
I made mistakes along the way by not always following the diet strictly when I started feeling really good, and life hurled a few curve balls at me along the way, as it does with all of us. Please do not feel that you are failing if you find that you need more time than others to get well...some of us will need more time. It isn't a race.
What matters is that you NEVER give up, NEVER lose hope, and that you STICK to the diet, the protocol, the sum of the parts! As John B. once told me--just keep on keepin' on, and you will get there! Don't beat yourself up if you stray from the diet, don't get enough rest, or forget a dose of supplements--just resolve to do better, and get back to it. It is so important to be gentle and kind to yourself--this disease is tough enough as it is.
I strongly recommend getting coaching from the Mel-man. He cheered me on when I was feeling hopeless, he brandished his hockey stick fiercely when I needed that, too, and his advice always proved to be spot-on helpful.
I did not follow any super strict cleaning protocols in my home, nor was I able to isolate myself from my family. In the beginning, I had black specks everywhere, so I used Kleen Green solution to clean and mop. I mopped and vacuumed frequently, and used Borax in my laundry. I put my two dogs and cat on a protocol of WPS drops in their water, per Mel's instructions, to keep them healthy. It really is true that your environment will become cleaner as you get better--I trusted Mel on this, as I was going crazy trying to clean all the time. Indeed, the black specks disappeared as I improved, and this happened fairly quickly.
What helped me most--
1. Sleep is paramount! Sleep, nap and rest whenever you need to--let the housework, chores, meals and everything else wait. I napped and rested whenever and wherever I could.
2. Try the fabulous Logos Nitro supplement! It gives me a tangible extra boost of steady energy that helps me get through the day.
3. Weekly or bi-weekly wps baths followed by grape seed oil or sweet almond oil on my skin was very soothing, and kept my skin moisturized.
4. Pura D'Or hair thickening shampoo and conditioner (from Amazon)--this shampoo and conditioner really brought my fine, straight hair back to life--it is now shiny, soft, and has more volume. My hair loss is now greatly reduced--back to what is normal. Giving my hair a deep conditioning in coconut oil once a week also does wonders.
5. Drink more water than you think you need...I sip all day long--herbal teas. water, or sparkling water.
6. Daily prayer, meditation, "forest-bathing", or walking briskly in the fresh air as often as possible are huge mood boosters, and stress-relieving.
7. Distract yourself with whatever you enjoy and love--I got through the worst days and nights of this disease watching all the reruns of "Frazier"...I belly-laughed every night and forgot for a time the nightmare of MD. Good books, Netflix, movies and staying connected with family and friends (who did not know about my illness) saved my sanity.
I am grateful to God, to Mel, and to my beloved husband and daughters without whom I would never have made it. I would like to thank this wonderful community for all the support and encouragement I have received over the years.
Here's to our collective recovered health!
love, Maria
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