Post Impressions

Happy Spring!!

Andrew and Roxy and I just got back from a lovely post-dinner / post daylight savings time / post-snow in Vancouver, walk.  I think I picked an excellent time of year to be facing so many challenges, with the weather having been so lovely (even the snowfall was beautiful), and now the sunshine and flowers are icing on the cake.

I find writing this blog challenging this time. I've been going through a lot of ups and downs in regards to physical symptoms and energy. Nothing in my past experience has trained me in how to be patient and forgiving when it comes to my health. I could always push myself and get results but now.... I know that generally I am on an up curve, but sometimes I lose sight of that during the down swings. I'm so fortunate to have Andrew and so many others to remind me of who I really am.

The biggest news in terms of my healing are two further opportunities with John of God. The first: on Thursday April 3 at 10:30 Pacific time, I have a "surrogate surgery". The guide that I am in touch with, Josie Ravenwing, will stand in for me in Brazil, while my orders are to take 24 hours of complete bed rest. For any of you who have been Googling John of God, this is the same procedure that Dr. Wayne Dyer had, curing him of leukaemia. The second and more adventurous opportunity is that I am going to Brazil from May 18 to 31! Josie will be leading a tour group - she handles all the hotel and meal details, allowing me to avail myself of all the healing opportunities.

My day-to-day life includes organizing and taking the masses of supplements I'm on (thanks to Garry Gallagher for determining which are best for me); continuing appointments with my TCM Dr. Lee and my acupuncturist Jennifer; and resting and exercising as required. My latest addition will be to start taking Iscador which is an immune system booster, particularly for my killer T-cells (yay immune system, yay killer T-calls. Boo cancer cells) - which will help in all the visualizing that you are doing on my behalf.

In the arena of medical tests, there is no news (which we're taking as good news), but what is noteworthy is that all of the super-scary things I was warned of by the doctors have NOT come to pass. Other good news includes that I've read a couple of great books of fiction (i.e. not medical journals), and I look forward to reading many more.

From Andrew:
I am doing well, really. Thank you for checking in with me. I am getting regular exercise (glorious walks in the Endowment lands with our dog Roxy), social contact with friends and colleagues, and spiritual support from my dear Zen teacher Diane Hamilton. I'm continuing to open to this unfolding experience...

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Stay well everyone and thanks for your continued love and support.

Peace out.

A.