:) Sedona, Juice, and New Friends

Yay! I figured out how to upload pictures of my first few days! I just finished Day #4 of the Gerson therapy. I explained my protocol in my last post, but I thought some pics would be nice!

The infamous juice bar to which we make 10 trips per day. My friend Joanne makes 13 trips! Let me tell ya, by 6 pm I'm ready for my last green juice! But it seems like every morning I'm also ready for a fresh new day to begin. They feed us very well here...we have beautiful, delicious gourmet vegan meals. Unfortunately after all the juice we drink, we can very seldom eat all of our food!

Breakfast everyday is oatmeal with our choice of fruit. It is delicious and very filling. We also add freshly made applesauce to give it a little extra sweetness...well, actually it's the only sweetness. :)

My favorite dinner so far...spaghetti squash. Also, we have Hippocrates soup (part of the therapy) with every lunch and dinner along with salad and some sort of potato. The chefs give cooking classes and recipes so that we can make these meals for ourselves when we return home.

When I return home in July, I will have to continue the therapy for 18 months to 2 years, and even then I will have to be careful. I am looking forward to the challenge and am very thankful that I can learn the delicious meal and juice recipes here. I may have to recruit some student help at school to prepare some juice for me during the day....and I just might share. :)

This photo was taken at the end of the drive to the Lodge. What a beautiful display of God's creation to wake up to each day. I am constantly reminded of His goodness here.

Below are a few of the new friends I've met. Didi and Joanne are both cancer patients and unfortunately going home soon. There will be new patients coming in next week. I have enjoyed getting to know new people and am thankful to have met them. It's amazing how close you can feel to those whom you have such a significant commonality with. I will definitely keep in touch with each of them and will miss them when they leave. :(

I do have a quick story to share...Dr. Susie (my homeopathic doctor) came to see me this afternoon. She shared that there was a man from India, 60 years old, with liver and pancreatic cancer here at the retreat 3 months ago. He has followed the protocol rigidly and emailed an update today...there is no more cancer in his liver, and his pancreas has only one small spot! How amazing and encouraging! God is good, and I KNOW he is going to perform a miracle and heal me also.

love, love, love to all of you...

xoxo,

lori jo