Day Twenty

Tijuana: Tues 12 July 2011

Twenty days already! Time flies, but I think we are getting ready to move on soon, and looking forward to that 10 day break in Cabo! Mmmmm!

Another intra muscular Coleys for Maria today in the same arm, poor Maria. It had really ballooned up, she is a real tough nut.

Forgot to mention another new patient started yesterday, Robin, who'll be here for a couple of weeks. Apparently he has a sister who was diagnosed with terminal cancer back when she was 12. Then after some research by his mother, who came across Gerson, and subsequently the Gerson diet, she's doing very well now at the ripe age of 62!

Went out for a wander today to find a little something for Maria's birthday tomorrow. No easy task. Once again, I am so shocked by the amount of street junk food available here. There really isn't much healthy choice, especially in our immediate vicinity anyway.

We're really missing Dr Mora, and looking forward to his return on Monday.

More Sopranos! Lots of Sopranos!

Day Nineteen

Tijuana: Mon 11 July 2011

Well even though they had scheduled to leave on Tuesday, it seems like Audrey and her entourage are leaving today. She has quite a hectic journey home, so hope it all goes well Audrey and get well soon!

This is the last full week here at CHIPSA, then we will be leaving next Thursday, on the 21st. Maria had intra muscular Coleys today, which again made for a very painful left arm.

Just on a lighter note. Thought this picture of Niko Alm and the adjoining article were pretty funny. he basicall managed to get his ID picture to contain him with a Pasta drainer on his head. This is because his religion is Pastafarian. You can read the whole article here.

Day Eighteen

Tijuana: Sun 10 July 2011

Lunch! Nice easy Sunday. We even went down and saw Audrey today. She looked amazing for an 82 year old who had just had such major surgery. She is leaving tomorrow so, was great to see her before she left. Maria had a multivitamin IV today otherwise no other treatment.

We watched a film in the afternoon, Earthlings. It is an extremely graphic and open account of how we treat or mistreat animals, and also the newer problems that have arisen within our food as a result of this. A very apt quote in the film, 'you reap what you sow'. Here is the film. I will warn you that this film could possibly change the way you eat and think about animals.

Day Seventeen

Tijuana: Sat 9 July 2011

So I decided that I would put up a picture of each meal here so you can see what we eat. This is obviously breakfast, which is something like Porridge with banana, prunes and apricots. Toast with homemade jam, bit of fruit, orange juice and camomile tea. Lovely!

We were going to go into Tijuana town today, but unfortunately Maria can barely move her arm, it is so painful after a week of shots. Never mind, there'll be other times. We met a new patient Clare and her Mum today, from Canada. They are really nice and will be here for a couple of weeks. She was here in February for a month.

Not too much treatment for Maria today, a vitamin C IV and we have started to make a log of how certain conditions feel a couple of times a day, so we record things like amount of coughing, voice weakness, etc both at 1200 and at 1800.

Watching both, Sopranos and Cold feet these days, nice bit of contrast.

Day Sixteen

Tijuana: Fri 8 July 2011

Hello Pips! Wow. Amazing what can happen with public outcry. New of The World shall print for the last time on Sunday. Unfortunately, some equally useless piece of toilet paper will probably take it's place, but still...

Back in Mexico, and Maria had another intra muscular shot of Coleys, which again took her up to 40 degrees. We had a long chat with Gar today, as Maria has been worried about a pain she has been getting in her right trapezoid muscle. Gar and later via e-mail Dr Mora, both believed that the pain is referred pain, ie. coming from somewhere else, ad tis is more than likely due to the Coleys. So, basically, good news. Gar also took a long good look at Maria's PET scans that we had taken with us from Sweden, and took some time to explain to us what they show and how they are read. I think it was a little freaky for Maria to see the inside of herself like that, but she was really interested in his explanations.

The diet is going well, I am still on the same diet as Maria, and still managing two enemas a day, however, I will probably stop them next week and maybe just cut back to one a week, I think I can safely say, that I am pretty well detoxified these days.

Loving this film of Pella, she rocks.

Day Fifteen

Tijuana: Thur 7 July 2011

We went for a walk along the beach after breakfast today and found this cool shell, which has a marijuana leaf on it's back. Far out! The other thing that was cool was that the sand has a kind if golden glitter in it. I did a little bit of googling when I got home and read that it was most likely pyrite, also known as fool's gold.

We have heard from Audrey's daughters, that she is making good recovery after the operation and even managing a few words and movement. We have two new patients coming in soon; one on Saturday and the other on Monday, I think.

Maria got an intra muscular shot of the Coleys today, and yes it did work. Truly the most aggressive reaction so far. She finished the day with a full on 40 degree fever and shakes. Poor thing, she gets so weak during these fevers and her arm is totally pained up. She is however, so mentally strong and positive all the time. She really is inspiring and that's why I love her sooooooo much!

Day Fourteen

Tijuana: Wed 6 July 2011

My little angels are back from their holiday in Portugal! We skyped today, and Elsie showed me her new goggles. In just a couple of days, they will be off to see my Mum in France. Little globetrotters, I miss

them so much.

We have been skypeing with Pella every day, and she is also having some great quality time with her Grandpa in Spain.

Maria had another sub cutaneous today, but again, a fairly mild reaction, with her temperature just breaking 38.5 degrees.

The Ecuadorian family that were here have left and gone home, where the father we be having some surgery. They may come back after that.

Not a lot else today, bit if work stuff with Sam.

Day Thirteen

Tijuana: Tues 5 July 2011

Today, Dr Martinez gave Maria a sub cutaneous shot of Coleys. Again, sorry to say, a quiet day today, although we did have cooking class, where we learn to make the infamous, banana oatmeal cookies. Good stuff!

Met with Gar today, once again, much time spent talking about Maria's treatment and plan, and how we will maintain it, even after we leave Mexico. One of the nice things about Gar, is that, even though he abides 100% to Gerson's protocol, which he also modifies and keeps modernized, he doesn't get to tied up in what you can and can't do, for example, the recommended juicer for following the Gerson diet properly cost around $2500! Gar will quite happily recommend one that you can pick up for just over $100, and as he says, when talking about the amount of time it takes to follow the program properly, "one of the most important things is that you find a way, so that you can have a life". This can be done by pre-making soups in advance, juices at the beginning of the day for the whole day, etc, etc.

Been reading and following this NOTW (News of the World) scandal in the British Press, disgusting! Whilst we always understood, how spineless and low these reporters are, I couldn't really believe that the phone hacking could go this low, allegedly. I don't know, I really do believe that everything will come to a head soon. We are moving too fast. Economies are escalating, whilst others are crumbling, we are creating wars that aren't even there, technology is moving faster than we can buy it, and Media and values, well, they don't really go anywhere, and as for diet, nutrition, etc. We just don't have time for that, cause we are too busy with everything else. My opinion? I don't know how we fix it; I actually think it will as I said, come to a head, thus fixing itself, and then we can go back to basics. Phew! Sorry about that. Just my twopence worth.

Maria did get up to 38 degrees, but by no means as aggressive a fever as yesterday. Tomorrow another day. Think we're almost about halfway through our stay now.