Fab idea. I just picked it up. So far I love it.
1-2 chapters a week works for me. :)
Jody

Hi all
Had my first colonic last night and met an amazing woman with healing connections…I am experiencing the fruits of my journey to health…she turned me on to this incredible wheat grass powder from Asia…roots and stems, grown in pure oxygen,people it rocks..the whole family is excited about it..taste is fantastic!

I will post more info on my blog: debbiedoesraw.blogspot.com

If your gut is not working Colonics are a good way to feel better…I am officially hooked and let me tell you I was not into this before I tried it.. at all!
Good thoughts and prayers to Mary and everyone getting scans etc.
love
deb

Hey, Y’all- (that was for you, Miss Callie)

Jennifer, (goony) I’m guessing our Basic Missions goddess has a bit of a southern drawl. She lives in Mobile, Alabama. It’s funny you menitoned it, Callie, because I’ve often wondered about your accent. I may have to call you myself soon just to hear your sweet voice. I am so glad Mary took you up on your offer. I know that your kindness must have been incredibly helpful and healing for her, as it is for us all.
Mary, sending prayers and positivity to you and your whole family. Breathe and take it moment by moment.
Anne, you might want to check out Marianne Williamson’s new book “The Age of Miracles; Embracing the New Midlife.” I confess I have not read it yet myself, but it’s on my list. I am down with you on the boredom/depression thing. I have wasted far too many hours in front of the screen, computer or tv. Sometimes, I think we need to be gentle with ourselves and give in for a bit. But there are times when we need to require more of ourselves and get up and out. I find that talking to someone about my blues/blahs can really help. I love the suggestion of Loretta La Roche tapes. She is fabulously funny. Sometimes laughter really is the best medicine. And a good Oprah show always inspires. Today, (Tues) Dr. Oz is talking about nutrition and tomorrow is all about the law of attraction. So, if you’re going to spend an idle hour, at least watch something that might give you a spiritual boost, right?

I bought the books for my two fave book clubs yesterday, In Defense of Food and A New Earth. Looking forward to the weekend discussion, Kris! And can’t wait to hear from your CS Hubs. Knock ‘em in the aisles in the Carolinas. BTW, any new report from Dr. Beth aka Bav? Been thinking about her a lot.

Much love to all y’all-

Sandra

I’m excited about the book club!!! I’m even more excited that I already have the book and don’t have to go buy t ^.~

I am currently sitting on Landis Green, a gorgeous lawn in the center of my university campus, drinking my daily starbucks & reading Eat Pray Love. (I LOVE how Elizabeth Gilbert writes…so amazing.) I’ve given this gift as a book more times than I can remember and I finally have a week free of exams to enjoy it!!

I can’t wait to discuss our readings over the weekend!!!

P.S. – My juicer should be shipped soon and I am VERY excited to begin juicing with all you fabulous folk!

Hi all
Here is the info on the wheat grass powder and why it is different..from the INS bioscience website.

The only wheatgrass product in the world with its ROOT nutrition
• By using Biotechnology, even the roots of INS Wheatgrass are edible, rendering a truly health supplement even
to its core.

• INS Wheatgrass is cultivated in a sterile environment utilizing indoor organic aeroponic cultivation (IOAC) technology, thus ensuring precious nutrition in INS Wheatgrass are entirely retained in a dry-powderish condition.
Nutrients Hidden within the ROOT of Wheatgrass

• The ROOT of wheatgrass is rich in nutrients, amino acid, enzymes and active ingredients.

• Both wheatgrass leave and root contain many types of nutrients, which co-exist in synergistic proportion to form a balance and whole nutrition.

• The combination of wheatgrass leave and root facilitates the absorption of nutrients.

• Visit any fresh fruit bar and you’d find only wheatgrass leaves are squashed while the roots are left behind. Meaning, you only get half of what you deserve.

• INS Wheatgrass Powder gives you the most complete wheatgrass nutrition, so that you enjoy 100% of wheatgrass goodness.

And it tastes great…what a concept! Deb.

Sandra,

I love a southern drawl. Just makes you feel all warm and welcome.

Anyone,

Have you heard of Dr. Whiting, and the products he sells at
Phoenix nutritionals? Specificaly the Liquid Daily Oxygen Aloe? I’m not promoting or anything, I just want to know if this stuff is legit. He says you need to kill candida by flooding your body with oxygen, that the candida diets only surpress the sypmtoms. Well if anyone knows anything, I’d welcome the feedback. I’m really having a time with yeast and sugar cravings and seem to have all the candida symptoms.

Jennifer

Hi Kris! I’m not sure if you read all your comments but I wanted to leave one anyway. I am a fellow cancer survivor. I am reading your book right now and am about half way through. Many great tips! Thank you! I was diagnosed at age 24 in January of 2007. I have a stem cell transplant coming up and hopefully that will put an end to all this cancer business. I would love for you to check out my blog or website if you have a chance. shelsisentinel.stlawson.com & shelsi-eric.blogspot.com I will keep in touch!

Hello everyone!
Wish me luck cuz I have a job interview Friday!! It’s a very very part-time position as a child life assistant at Mount Sinai hosp. It’s working with children in hospitals and it would be perfect for me since I’m working toward my masters to become a child life specialist.
The thing is that my teacher announced the position in class, so a bunch of my fabulous friends will be interviewing. They are all probably much better than me in interviews :( and probably have more experience.
I swear I try to be positive, but I think my true nature is negative and I just try to fight against it! Boo to Debby Downers!!

Hope everyone is doing well!

Cool book club! This should be fun! I gotta go get that book. Also can’t wait to see Brian’s post :)

Oh, and goony mentioned candida, I’d also love to hear your thoughts & what you know about candida, and how to get rid of it…maybe at some point when you get time you can do a post about that. I think alot of people suffer from that, and don’t even realize it. I think I have some of the candida symptoms- I got massive sugar (like candy sweets etc) & carb cravings, acne, foggy brain lol, and bad fatigue (tho I feel like alot of times I have chronic fatigue syndrome- or I wonder if any of it has something to do with the fact that I was sick with mono for a year when I was a teenager, and that year the docs gave me antibiotics every month for a year until finally they tested me…supposedly mono goes away etc. but sometimes I wonder if I got lingering affects of it in my body-since technically mono is from the epstein bar virus)
I have heard that Grapefruit Seed Extract, oregano oil, acidophilus, garlic,colloidal silver etc. kills candida off…Theres so much info floating around, I’m not sure what works and doesn’t work. speaking of acne, I have also heard that brewers yeast gets rid of acne, I’m not sure if that would just fuel candida? your thoughts on brewers yeast?

Also anyone else here got any info or input on any of these issues?

I think all of it sounds great! I will go buy the book tomorrow (so I may be a bit behind the rest of you cowfolks).

Love you all.

By the way, Hubby-Ken and I are doing good. We have taken a few days to ourselves and are encouraging other family members to do the same. I think the family is at peace and Dave is getting there.

Tae- glad to see you post, my thoughts and prayers are with you and your family always ! peace- tina

Jamie…you are facing this break up with an incredibly healthy perspective. You seems very strong. Oh, and embrace the yoga. It does a mind, body and spirit good.

Dianne…oh man! Animals in shelter or on the streets break my heart! Thats how my cat got his home, by giving me those “I’m so lonely” eyes. I think he knew exactly what he was doing! Congrats on volunteering for such a worthy and fulfilling cause.

Tina….thank you for the thoughts and prayers. I feel the love from this blog raising my up daily. I swear, I know when one of you is thinking of me, as I feel warm, snuggly feelings randomly through the day. I haven’t posted in a while, as I have been a bit of a lurker. I know, shame on me. I just want to be able to have something to say about something other then JUST my situation. We are a community of strength and wisdom. One of us should run for office I nominate Kris!

Would you believe I have yet to see the CSC film? How ashamed am I?! Just fell in love with you, Kris, on Oprah and then even more so through your book. I’m so so so looking forward to buying and finally WATCHING CSC on dvd in march. I’m almost counting the days.

Hello everyone, it’s been a while since i have been on this webiste. I always read and watch the action from behind the schenes. My nameis Mariely, I am 27 years old, and I was diagnosed with stage 3 primary peritoneal carcinoma. I had 6 rounds of carboplation and taxol, and in November my oncologist put me in remission. On Friday I had laproscopic surgery that revealed that I had new growth on my fallopian tube. There goes my remission party. At this point my case is being heard by a tumor board, and my oncologist states that there is nothing that she can do at her cancer center, therefore they are transfering my case to the Dana Farber Institute. They are going to treat my tumor to contain rather than cure. I have never felt so alone or scared in my entire life. My body and mind are still numb from all of the cancer comotion that has taken over my life again. Any help or encouraging word would be genuinly appreciated.

Trying to Just Breath…
Mariely

mariely
Know that you in the right place and in good hands like Kris’s.
Try to keep your focus on you as a whole, not you as a tumor…sounds strange but reframing it as an attempt at whole person health and maximum immune function is what keeps me away from the cliff of panic and fear.

You are in my prayers
Expect a Miracle
debbie

Mariely,
I will be thinking of you everyday. I’m 23, so I can relate to being young and sharing a cancer diagnosis as well. You can count on me for anything! Please know we’re all here for you. BE WELL!
xoxo
christine

Jamie- hugs to you and you’ll make it through the break-up, you are strong!

Dianne- congrats on your rescue aspirations. Two years ago we purchased a dog, the first for our family. A year ago we decided Potter, our pup, had too much energy for all of us combined, so we searched rescue organizations for a companion for him. We were able to find a perfect match. As I type I have two fluffy little toy poodle and toy poodle mix doggies running and chasing one another. Go rescues!

Anne- I feel like you do some days, like I need a kick in the butt. For me, I am beginning to realize that it might be becuase all of my life I have been an over-achiever, type A personality. I was not doing enough unless I was working two jobs, getting straight As in college, and homeschooling my children without any help from family or friends. Since my diagnosis a year ago, I decided that it is really okay to slow down, and to consider my own needs. I am still not good at it, but at least the thought is there for me to pay attention to. I think I may be burned out, finally, after 35 years of stress and hard work. I am working on honoring that. It’s tough. Maybe there is something going on with you that you need to explore? Or maybe not, maybe it’s just the time of year, the hormones, or whatever. In any case, go easy on yourself!

Joy- I SO want to do a week at Hippocrates or anywhere, really, but am buried under medical bills, mortgage, school tuition, etc. So, I always have to live vicariously!

Eat, Love, Pray. Awesome. Read it a year ago as a pre-pub (I am a librarian so I had access to it earlier than most). I could read that book everyday! It spoke to following one’s dreams and respecting one’s desires enough to follow them. A lesson for me, to be sure. I love the discussion about all the great books out there. I’ve read ‘em all, and am always so excited to learn and share.

Mariely- please know you are not alone! Many of us have had to face a very scary diagnosis and/or recurrence, and we are here for you. It’s great you can ask for what you need, keep it up. Let us know how you are progressing and my thoughts are with you as you face decisions and treatment.

Lori

Mariely:

It’s OK to be afraid . . . I can totally relate, as can others on here can. Your not alone

In fact, it’s encouraged to embrace the Fear, and chew on it a while. If you can, let it ALL out . . . I mean it . . . . when the time is right for you, get on the floor and cry your eyes out howling out as loud as you can, and let all that Stress, Anger and Fear out of you… release it…..so that it’s not keeping you Tight inside…. so healing can begin.

Just NEVER give up, cause there are solutions out there that you just haven’t been introduced to yet.

Heck, you discovered Kris and THIS site didn’t you ? ;-)

Never stop breathing. . . .

sincerely,

Clint

Mariely, your emotions must be all over the place…and rightfully so. No one wants their world turned upside down, especially when you feel that it was just righted (not sure if that’s a word). Feel everything you are feeling at this moment, I second Clint’s words…be angry, cry, scream, whatever it takes to get it all out.

Go meet with your new team at Dana Farber…find your hope, dig deep and search for your inspiration. It may not come tomorrow or the next day, but hope is there….and in the meantime, we are all here to support you in whatever way you need. Deb says it better than I do…expect a miracle, we all deserve that.

Librarymom – welcome back and thanks for checking in!

Shelsi – please keep us posted with the transplant…

xoxo Sherry

I just wanted to say, as one of the ‘quiet ones’ that you all inspire me. Little by little, I try new things to eat and drink and have enjoyed them all! I’ve been working out more and other things too :).

A couple of questions-how does one go about trying to find a good person to do colonics? Also, where do you get coconut milk?

Thanks!

Rach

Mariely,

Oh, yes, breathe. And juice. And let out all those scared feelings. I don’t know–I just couldn’t read and not post. I do know that you’re in the right place. There are some WISE people here.

For all you juicing wise folks, I need an immune-boosting juice recipe, QUICK. My two daughters have both had colds and now I feel one coming on. Would love to head it off with a big dose of alkalinity. Any magic potions?

Thank you all for the book suggestions and the kind words about my doldrums. I know in my heart that I just need to get busy with some life-affirming, productive, happy-making project. I’ve just gotta figure out what it is.

Thinking of Mary/mhc tonight, sending prayers for a peaceful day tomorrow.

Well Sandra Jospeh darlin’ I nevea’ hahahah !!! would ya rekcon’ I do nota hava an accenta.. ha. Lord Poor Mary.. Trying to dechiper me.. God Bless her..From English speaking california.

Well.. update. I spoke to MCH tonight and all looks good!!! Her prelimary slides are good so we will know in five days if the she is absolutely cancer free but I am sure it will stay that way God Willing .Hurrah… I am keeping her on that short list until the end results thought. She said she was in a lot of pain from the surgery and I am sure she was. YUK! But praie be all went well.

Mairly I have tons to say to you. But it will have to wait until tomorrow. Duncan had a big seizure today and to tell you the truth after the stress of the week I am surprised it took so long. No worries.. he is feeling much better he just milked this one and needed a bit of spoiling after the week of taking care of me. So I am going to make sure he is falls asleep while I am reading the last harry potter book again! And rests well. Last seizure it was Pride and Prejudice again. Oh that is one fun book to read outloud. ;) SO love and hugs to you all. I cannot wait for a long talk tomorrow. Happy dreams. And love to you all. Callie

My Sweet Mariely 1881-
Ok honey bun.. First you are not alone. Ever. It is terrifying and unnerving. But you are not different then you were the day before the remission repeal. Now when I read your post I was just stunned and scared. I sure know how you feel just like so many of us do here. I was really scared this week. I wanted no more cures.. no lung surgery and no more dad gum chemo.. so we get it. The other thing that I had to turn this laptop back on and tell you is you do have control and that is the thing that cancer seems to take from us. Lets go slow and work on this.. ok.. your dr. cannot take care of this .. well that can be a good thing. Dana Farber is the best of the best, that means you will get the type of care that will cause you to live longer, better and happier than ever before. Sometime change in care is just what you need to regroup and come back to win this game. So we are at the starting line and you have a hell of a team. new docs. the best.. and control of the tumor.. Amen.. control is control. Sometime that is the most any of us can hope for and if we have control well then we just may choose to kill those little cells once we get the upper hand. So you know all the scarey stuff. SO now you get to learn all the hope and arm yourself with all the knowledge and information to turn this little wagon around and make a difference. Never count yourself out of this equation. You have so much to do with the quality of life. Life really is what we make it. If each day we wake up as the General in Charge of our lives then we eat well, excersize and arm ourselves with knowledge and health and that is the good stuff. Now.. lets just say you take a minute and go thru all the things in the playbook that could go wrong.. now how could you make those things better. If everytime the emt’s had come here wanting to put Duncan on a vent he would not have walked a mile yesterday. He knew that he was going to make a difference in his health or I was going to kill him. ha.. He was just not going to accept this ALS laying down. He has run the gamot of being paralyzed from the neck down to today. The Picture of controlled health and he is the first one of us to ask for his green smoothie in the morning. over the past five years. I have had bone cancer 27 inch tumor in thigh, cervical cancer, lung and lymph. And it just kept on coming. When I heard Kris speak about taking a crumb of information and making a cake out of it and becoming a healing junkie I thought. hey I can do that. I can regain some control and I plowed ahead with my life. I was not about to hit the pause button and wait to be sicker. I have a mission to run and things to do.. So fill your heart honey with joy.. you have a life to lead.. A life filled with abundance and joy and love and friends and maybe now and again cancer.. but you can find its place and then control and leave it begin tonight. Tonight you are here with us.. breathing and loving and living… dont give cancer a minute of that..Laugh at a movie, cry at one, make love, jump for joy, turn your stero up as load as you can and dance you booty off.. it is mardi gras… have a pillow fight and tickle fight. Wake up your dog or cat and get some cuddles you get the idea. Hell wake you neighbor. Call a real freind, Then sleep and enjoy the sleep. Tomorrow will come and dr. visit will come then go back to life. You know so many of my friends have died while I had cancer.. life is absurd.. So make it your life. Find what give you strength and peace and dig in. Mine your soul.. and above all things.. know .. just know.. you are so loved.. and never alone. Pick that phone up my number is all over this blog.. I am listening and so are SJ and clint and Debbie and Kris and MCH and becky, we are all holding you in our hearts and prayers.. Need something ask for it.. make everyday your day. I am sending you the biggest hug and love I can imagine. Be at peace settle this and move on.. remission is just that something that comes and goes… It will come again. Give it time. Blessings my friend. Callie

Jennifer (Goony),
I’m not sure about Aloe Vera for Candida, but it may be worth a try.
Alot of people have Candida. Something like 96% of all sinus infections are due to fungal infections. Have you been on antibiotics recently? Even if not recently, past antibiotics, birth control pills & steroids are the big 3 that deplete good bacteria, causing the overgrowth of candida. You seem like you do the right things. Eating raw, taking pro-biotics, trying to eat little or no (easier said than done) sugar (including fruits), yeast, processed foods or cooked foods,
Some other signs of Candida are worsening symptoms when it’s humid, sensitivities to perfumes, allergies.
Hope this helps.

Librarymom,
Good to here from you. Also nice to hear you’ve stayed healthy in spite of ill family members & stress from the new job. That is a powerful feeling.

Mary MCH,
Thinking of you and praying for you. Keep that wonderful sense of humor up. You’re a strong woman.

Callie,
So glad you called Mary. I’m sure it meant a tremendous amount to her.

Jenny,
Great news about your markers. Listen to your Doc. He sounds pleased. Sometimes people aren’t encouraging because they don’t want you to be “too up”. I’ve heard that before. I disagree with that line of thinking. When you need some extra positive thoughts, check in. I think it’s fantastic news!!!
Have a good evening all,
Sue

RACH! I am QUEEN of the coconuts, seriously, it’s fitting yes? I thrive on coconut water (O.N.E. is my favorite, you can order it by the case and they deliver within two business days of processing, seriously, I have two cases coming on the 7th. I heart them), as for coconut milk, I get mine at Whole Foods (but I use it sparingly) same with coconut oil.

Mariely- Breathe in slowly to the count of four, hold for the count of four, breathe out slowly to the count of four. Repeat as necessary. You’re not alone, nor will you ever be, we’re all here for you 24/7 love.

Hi gang! New post in an hour or so an exciting and wonderful guest….

Mariely- Honey, welcome. Many of us are in the same boat. Dana farber is a GREAT place, you should absolutely be there . They are my hospital and I would never go anywhere else. It’s OK love. Managing a chronic disease is difficult at first – check out the “make it go away” blog, but over time life will become normal and TERRIFIC again. better tahn before, you just wait and see. Let it out girrrrl, you are in shock and rightly so. We were all there at some point. Once you’re back on your feet you’ll be able to make a personal game plan.

Remember, just because they say it won’t go away doesn’t mean they are right. Lots of folks on this blog are making miracles happen. BUT what is a miracle? Is it magic from God? OR is it the results of a common sense approach to living? Hmmm. You probably know what I think. We’re here for you. This is the most loving community on the internet and it’s all yours dear one…
xoxoKris

Callie
Prayers to Duncan..how is he? You have both been working so hard on your health…I hope this is just a blip on the screen as it were.

love
deb

Anne Try this for cold busting.. you can even warm it up if needed. Hope you have an omega or other good juicer…
1 whole lemon, peel and all…please all organic!
1-2 cukes, no peel unless they are thin ones
2 celery stalks
1 ” chunk of ginger
1 small fuji apple

It is like a ginger lemonade..very soothing. Hope they get better soon!
deb

Mariely,

Oh, you might be down right now, but you are certainly not out. I can’t say I know exactly what you are feeling, but I know one thing. SCREAM! Yes, into a pillow maybe so your neighbors don’t think you are being attacked, but scream. Cry. I have trouble crying, but if I watch a sad movie then it all comes out. Meditate. Journal.
And most of all lean on this group because you won’t find a more supportive group of people anywhere. I’m praying for you to find your power and kick cancers ASS! It can be done.

Tae –

I’m glad to hear you are taking time for yourself. You are very wise and strong. I really admire you.

Dr. Sue –

Well a couple of years ago I was on antibiotics for 3 months. I had a very bad sinus infection. Me and my oldest son both suffer with allergies and sinus infections. I just bought a neti pot the other day, so I’m going to see if that helps us. But the candida, UHG! I swear I should buy stock in monistat. And sugar is like crack to me, I just can’t wait to get my next hit.

Kris –

How sweet that your forum will be up on your canserversary. I’m so excited! Will there be a place for favorite links? I’m always excited when someone gives me one.

Well I can’t say I’ll be joining the book club just yet. I am BROKE! And I just found out I’m number 63 in line at the library for the book. WTF! Maybe the next one. But I have a stack of books by my bed, and I’m still trying to get through Kris’ recommendations so it’s all good.

Jennifer

Hello everyone. I’ve been hiding in the shadows reading and thought it was time to say hello. Kris, thank you so much for sharing all you have, you are such an inspiration. While I have never had cancer I do suffer from a host of many other health obsticles and have a family history of cancer on both sides and both my mother and grandmother have/had MS. Needless to say, why wait and see if I too develop one of these? I wanted to ask for some advice on getting started with raw diets and juicing. Is there a good book I could start out with? Someplace I read where Kris said she grew up on spam and tongue sandwiches? That made me laugh so hard I almost cried. I grew up in a family where we ate similar nasty things so eating healthy isn’t going to come easy! I already have an Omega juicer and more wheatgrass I can shake a stick at (I grow it for our local juicebar) but before I started growing it for them I didn’t even know what it was! So I drink WG juice almost daily but that’s it.
Heather Dawn

Mariely1881- I was in a very similiar situation about 5 1/2 years ago! I had no treatment options left (it was my 3rd time with a type of spinal cord tumor-I’d done chemo, rad, surgeries, extensive stem cell transplant) and I just had to keep living my life fully-by being healthy and doing whatever I could to stay alive!

Stop by my blog if you want to chat more :).

Sending prayers and hugs!

Rach

Thanks for the pix – very nice to see you every now and again- Brian looks to be just starting the book… Me too…

Heard you on NPR – yay! You’re a star! again… Hugs – TH

Hello everyone…
I wanted to express my sincere gratitude for all of your Positive words of encouragement. I really needed that. It is so easy to fall into a deep hole when dealing with this. I can now proudly announce that I had my first crying fest today in my office, at work. I can’t really do it at home because I have not told my children yet of my relapse. Hearing all of your stories and motivation was exactly what I needed. After getting through it all, I have decided that I am going to change my diet beginning today. This will be very brand new to me, but I feel that this is where I should begin. I can only hope that I will soon find my own inner voice that will guide me through this. I think right now it has a sore throat, but it is trying to get better, thanks to all of you. I feel safe in knowing that I am not alone. For such a long time every time I walked into the cancer center, I always stuck out like a sore thumb because of my age, ( I am 27, and was diagnosed when I was 26) and now being part of this liberating community it is so comforting to know that my age does not matter. I feel so welcomed. I have not really felt like anyone knew what I have been going through, and now I do. Clint, Callie and Kris, even though we have not met, I cant even begin to tell you how wonderful your spirits are, and what a positive influence you guys have been the past hours. This is all so new and hard. I never looked at my disease as ongoing, and now I have to face the reality that it is. Callie, you are an exceptional mom, I admire your strength, thanks for sharing it with me. Tomorrow is “Board Room Day”; this is when my case goes up for review with the tumor board at Hartford Hospital and the Dana Farber Institute. I am trying not to let this consume my week, trying to stay busy at work and at school. A close friend gave me a deck of healing cards, and every morning, the first thing that I do when I wake up is pick a card, and I try to incorporate it in my day. I wanted to share the card that was my turn for today:

“Life is a circle from childhood to childhood. Childhood to childhood means a spiral of new beginnings. Relationships begin anew every day. Give your attention today to a renewing a relationship, initiating another spiral of life into a life that you share with someone or a group of people”

This was meant for the network of wonderful “sisters” that I have gained today.

Still Breathing,
Mariely

PS… Any good beginners juicing ideas. After work I am going to go purchase a juicer.

Hey Mariely:

Am glad your taking the ‘Bull by the Horns’ and being PRO-ACTIVE with all this, and not letting fear rule your life.

You have a lot of strong supporters in your corner, and Callie and Kris are just a few.

Keep us posted about the results of the Board Review.

p.s.

. . . and don’t forget, you not only have sisters as a support … but also Brothers! ;-)

Clint

Jennifer (Goony),
I just learned about the neti pot a few months ago. I don’t have sinus issues, but I think it makes good sense. I’ve read that people who use it cut down on their sickness a lot.
I know what you mean about sugar. It is like crack (I’m guessing!)
If I can go 3 days without sugar,then I can go a pretty long while BUT I’ve now been having some kind of sugar daily for probably 10 days, & that is not good. I kind of try to justify it by saying it’s 70 or 85% dark choc.but it’s still sugar! I’m going to start my sugar fast & see how long it’ll last.
Let me know if things change if you go on a “no sugar plan”.
Sue

I don’t use a Neti Pot but I swear by the NeilMed Sinus Rinse kit, it’s seriously my savior. When I’m religious about using it, I have zero problems what so ever (and let me tell you, my sinuses and I, fight like crazy).

oooh I am SO excited about your book club, Kris!!!! This is amazing. I cannot wait to get this book, I will be getting it this weekend and I think that a few chapters every weekend is perfect.

Wow, i have missed so much, not sure how, but I’m catching up.

There are sooo many awesome conference call services out there. They give you a bridge line & an access code. All you gotta do is call in & type in the code and we’d be set to go for a CSC conference call!

RR What a fantastic Idea.. csc conference call.. I bet we would all try to talk at once!!
Let’s make it happen.. Kris??
deb

There is apparently a lot for me to study outside of my books. Thanks for the great read,