Thankful Heart

In light of the Thanksgiving holiday last week, there are several things for which I am thankful.

A couple weeks ago, I did another four sessions of IV ozone therapy followed by lymphatic treatments.  Ozone requires larger veins, but any smaller vein can be used for my other IV's.  The main large veins inside my elbows have developed scar tissue from being used so much, so there is always the question of whether the nurses will be able to use those veins four days in a row.  That Monday, it took three tries before the nurses were successful, so on Tuesday morning before I left the house, I posted a specific prayer request on Facebook that my veins would cooperate, because I knew my faithful prayer warriors would respond.  I told my nurse, Alicia, about the prayer request before she started, so when she got a good vein on the first try, we both celebrated.  I said, "BOOM--that is a specific answer to prayer!"  After I checked Facebook much later that day, it was so cool to see all the people who had prayed that morning and to be able to tell them with a thankful heart how completely God answered their prayers.

That was a good week--I felt quite well all week.  The weekend wasn't quite as good, but it wasn't terrible, either.  I had a little trouble with leg pain one night, but it didn't last too long.  I also bought some new CBD oil (marijuana) that week.  CBD oil is from hemp plants and is the non-hallucinogenic part of the plant; THC is what provides the "high."  The legal amount of THC in Wisconsin is .3, and that is what is in the CBD oil--hardly anything, and I haven't experienced any "side effects."  So, despite the teasing by my kids and the references to "Mom's weed", I am neither smoking marijuana nor getting high.  :)  The CBD oil is like an essential oil, and I just put drops under my tongue for 30 seconds or so, then swallow it.  It doesn't taste very pleasant, but it's not as bad as some of the other supplements I take.  My doctors from the clinic recommended CBD oil when I first started at the clinic.  It is supposed to help the bone pain, and it also fights cancer and strengthens and builds new bone.  It seemed to help at first, and for about two weeks straight I was able to stop taking ibuprofen, but then it wasn't effective any more.  I later found out that what I was taking was an isolate, or just one out of the multitude of compounds naturally present in the plant.  I was able to find another local supplier whose oil is a full spectrum oil--it contains all of the cannabinoids and terpenes present in the plant instead of just one.  I also learned that it's the terpenes (not the THC) that contain the smell, so my new oil does smell like marijuana when I open it.  Fortunately, it doesn't linger after I swallow it.  I bought the highest concentration oil available, and over the past couple weeks have been adjusting the amounts of oil that I take while gradually reducing the amount of ibuprofen I take.  I am able to report with a very thankful heart that for the past several days (and nights) straight, I have not taken any ibuprofen at all, and I have had little to no leg pain.  One of my goals was to get off the ibuprofen, since it is damaging to the body, so this is an important accomplishment to me.

Just over a week ago my husband, Bob, and 15-year old son, Ben, traveled to the west side of the state for opening weekend of the gun deer season.  A friend has a lot of good hunting land in Buffalo County and always hosts a good group of his family and friends for hunting season.  They were gone from Friday afternoon through Tuesday evening.  We were praying that they would get a deer, so we would have venison in our freezer.  Venison would be a great change of pace for me, too--I never thought I would get sick of meat, but beef, chicken, and fish were getting old.  Ben had easy shots at two small bucks, but he chose to let them go.  Bob got an average-sized doe on Monday morning, so we did stock our freezer with thankful hearts.

My heart is very thankful for our oldest daughter, Emily, who arrived from Michigan on Monday afternoon (while Bob and Ben were gone), and is able to stay for a full week; she leaves Tuesday morning.  We love having her home again, and she is very helpful!  I felt really lousy last Tuesday and Wednesday (no leg pain, but headache and a wonky stomach), so I was glad she drove me to the clinic on Tuesday.

Last Wednesday, instead of going to the clinic for treatment, Bob and Emily took me to a detox center in West Bend, which is also run by one of my doctors from the clinic--Dr. Abfall, who does the blood microscopy and nutrition.  It was like being at a spa--mostly.  :)  I did an ionic foot bath, infrared sauna, ozone sauna, and a few other detoxing therapies as well.  It took four hours total, so Bob and Emily went shopping and had lunch while I was there.  I had awakened still feeling lousy that day, and I did start feeling a bit better part way through the detox treatments, which was a blessing.  I'm going to try to get down there more often, because while my treatments at the clinic are supposed to be killing off cancer cells and other bad stuff, I need to make sure that my body is eliminating those toxins and bad guys instead of storing them.

I shared a prayer request on Facebook again that I would feel better for Thanksgiving, because we had a lot of family gathering at my brother's house--many from out of state--and, again, God chose to bless me.  I woke up feeling great Thursday morning, and I have felt great since then!  My sister & brother-in-law, four of their kids, and a cute new great-nephew, my brother-in-law's parents as well as my youngest brother all came from Michigan to spend Thanksgiving Day and Friday with us at our brother's house just a few miles away.  There were 24 of us all together, and we had a great time visiting, playing games, and eating.  It was so warm on Friday that a large group played Frisbee golf, and a smaller group of us went for a walk.  My heart was SO happy and thankful to be able to get outside in the sunshine and actually go for a walk without my leg acting up!

Another praise is that I can tell my vision is improving again.  It's still not back to normal, but it is definitely better.  Once it goes back to normal, I plan to do some more hyperbaric treatments.

This week I will be doing IV's again, and then on Thursday I will meet with Dr. Coleman.  I had more bloodwork done a couple weeks ago, so hopefully he will have results from that.

Choosing to be thankful and finding ways to praise God are some of the best ways to prevent getting caught up in poor attitudes toward our circumstances.  My Father has truly been demonstrating in very real ways that He loves His daughter!

Slight Change in Treatment

I have decided to hold off on any more hyperbaric treatments for awhile since my vision is worsening.  I'm now borrowing an old pair of Bob's glasses so that I can I drive.  They work well, and I figured it's kind of important to be able to see clearly when I'm driving.  :)  My glasses are pretty useless at this point...I have to look through the distance section of my bifocals in order to see up close, and the up-close section doesn't work at all.  This morning was my 20th dive, and that's a good number.  I believe I would be required to take a break after 30 dives, anyway, so it's not that big of a deal.  I don't know how long it will take for my vision to return to normal.

I am planning to purchase an "oxygen concentrator" which will allow me to breathe 90% oxygen for a couple  hours a day.  It won't be as effective as the hyperbaric, because the pressure of the HBOT forces the oxygen into the body's cells, but it will still be beneficial.

Tomorrow and Thursday I will just have an IV treatment each day.  Next week I scheduled four ozone treatments in a row, each one followed by the lymphatic massage.  I will not do any IV's next week.  The first time I did ozone and lymphatic treatments, I experienced quite a bit more pain in my leg, so I'll have to see if that is affected again next week.

I'm very thankful to report that I have been feeling quite a bit better overall the past several days.  I didn't have any problems this past Sunday and was able to finally attend the evening service for the first time in a month.  I haven't been feeling blah or yucky or super tired, which is fantastic!  My leg has been hurting more, but I just have to take more ibuprofen, so it hasn't been unbearable or anything.

This Friday I will have more blood work done, and I should have results that Dr. Coleman and Dr. Abfall can share with me when I meet with them the end of November.  I will have another PET scan just before the end of the year, which will be very close to three months since the first one.  If I can squeeze it in this year yet, insurance will cover it since I met my deductible now.

Thank you so much for your continued prayers, encouragement, and support!  God is good ALL the time.

How Ozone Heals

In 1925 Otto Warburg was awarded the Nobel Prize in Medicine for discovering the relationship between oxygen and cancer.  Warburg discovered that "Cancer has only one prime cause. The prime cause of cancer is the replacement of normal oxygen respiration of body cells by an anaerobic (oxygen-less) cell respiration."  All healthy cells in the body burn glucose as fuel through a process called oxidation.  When cells are deprived of their normal oxygen supply, they have no choice but to process glucose using the inferior method, fermentation, which occurs in the absence of oxygen.  During normal cell respiration using oxygen, the cells give off carbon dioxide; during fermentation, the cells give off lactic acid.  The limited amount of carbon dioxide is a crucial part of the disease process, because hemoglobin--which carries oxygen in the bloodstream--cannot give off oxygen without first receiving carbon dioxide.  Not only is the damaged cell deprived of its oxygen nutrients, it is also poisoned by the resulting toxic pathogens.

Another role played by oxygen in healthy cells is the production of a tough enzyme coating around the cell which protects the cell from invading disease-causing agents such as bacteria and viruses.  Oxygen-starved cells can't produce enough enzymes to form that protective cell wall, leaving the cell susceptible to destructive invaders.  Viruses are especially problematic, since they can live indefinitely (bacteria have a definite life span).  Viruses are not cells and do not have the ability to reproduce; they consist of genetic material.  Viruses look for weakened cells that they can invade then use and "reprogram" to constantly reproduce more virus material.  The metabolic waste of the virus soon overwhelms the body faster than the body is able to eliminate the waste.

All cells are pre-programmed to either continually replicate themselves or commit suicide (apoptosis).  The purpose of apoptosis is to protect the rest of the body from dying or damaged cells, but sometimes instead of self-destructing, damaged cells will continue to reproduce.  Normal cells have a natural life span that will end the tendency to continue replicating.   A consequence of being damaged is the cell can lose the ability to limit its own growth, and the abnormal reproduction continues out of control.  This pathogenic growth will go on forever as long as the cells have an oxygen deficient environment in which to thrive.  The term for all cases of cellular overgrowth arising from inadequate cellular respiration is called cancer.

There can be many reasons for oxygen deficiency in body cells:  environmental toxins and chemicals that poison cells, preventing oxygen uptake; blocked ducts or glands and inefficient movement of lymph fluid; cell waste materials that collect in tissues instead of being eliminated from the body.  No matter the cause, when the understanding is reached that the fundamental cause of cancer is oxygen depletion, the reversal of cancer becomes obvious:  flood the body with oxygen.

Dr. Frank Shallenburger determined that the real problem with cancer isn't necessarily that there isn't enough oxygen available to the cells, but that the cell mitochondria (the cell's energy factories) aren't able to use the available oxygen efficiently.  Ozone treatment doesn't only deliver more oxygen to the cells, it also stimulates the mitochondria to use the oxygen more efficiently.

We have all experienced ozone, most likely without knowing it.  Think about the fresh clean smell in the air after a thunderstorm, the invigorating smell when ocean waves or waterfalls are near, and even the cold crisp smell when sunlight shines on fresh snow...all of those smells are the same thing:  ozone.  Ozone is produced naturally in all of these scenarios; ozone cleanses the atmosphere, and it has the same cleansing effect in our bodies.

If ozone is so good, why does it get a bad rap from weather forecasters?  When sunlight, moisture, and temperature meet the chemical molecules in pollution, atmospheric oxygen is transformed into ozone, so the more pollution there is during the right weather conditions, the more ozone there is.  However, without ozone, the pollution levels would make our cities uninhabitable!

Oxygen (O2) and ozone (O3) are both gases.  Ozone has an extra third atom which makes it electrically imbalanced, and because of this imbalance, it is constantly seeking other imbalanced charges to which it can give its extra atom.  All diseased cells are also imbalanced, so ozone and diseased cells (as well as viruses, bacteria, parasites, etc.) have a fatal attraction and find each other.  Ozone is a very targeted cancer therapy:  it selectively kills cancer cells and only kills cancer cells--it has no effect on healthy cells.  Radiation and chemotherapy, on the other hand, indiscriminately kill all cells.  When ozone is directed to diseased areas, cancer cells are forced into apoptosis and die off.  Ozone has been shown to kill cancer cells on contact.  Ozone heals by inactivating bacteria, viruses, fungi, yeast, and protozoa; it stimulates oxygen metabolism; and it activates the immune system.

Ozone is the most powerful and fastest oxidizing agent on earth.  It would take 3,000-10,000 molecules of chlorine to equal the activity of one molecule of ozone; ozone works 3,500 times faster than chlorine--it only takes 10 seconds to kill 99% of bacteria, fungi, yeast, mold, and viruses!

Ozone has proven powerfully effective in fighting many more conditions than cancer alone including liver disease, auto-immune disease, heart disease, allergies, diabetes, Lyme disease, macular degeneration, viral diseases, rheumatism/arthritis, geriatric conditions, SARS and AIDS.  Significant results have also been achieved by the use of ozone in chronic infectious diseases, orthopedics, and dentistry.  Machine-made ozone is exactly the same as atmospheric ozone.

There are many different forms of administering ozone including IV, direct injection into a tumor, ozone sauna, and enema/douche to name a few.  One of my treatments is autohemotherapy, in which my blood is drawn through an IV, mixed with medical grade ozone, then infused back into my body (10 cycles of this constitutes one treatment).

I also have daily hyperbaric oxygen chamber treatments which use O2 to saturate the body with oxygen, making more oxygen available to my cells.

If this knowledge has been available since the 1920s, why aren't oxygen therapies commonly used in medical treatment today?  The answer is simple, but sad.  Oxygen is free, and the equipment is pretty inexpensive.  Oxygen cannot be patented, so there is little money in it for the medical industry.  Much more money is made peddling toxic, man-made, chemical treatments that often require more man-made prescriptions and medical interventions to manage all the side effects.

(This information was taken from an article by Jane Goldberg on The Truth About Cancer website.)