After my surgery when I was taken out of ICU and put into a ‘normal’ room, Dr Maughn in one of his visits to check on me, told me ‘to measure my progress in weeks not days’.  That was easy to see the wisdom in, because it had only been 24 hours after my skull had been invaded and the grip of death removed from the center of my universe.

I also have a memory of my best friend, Cory, saying to me,” Vicki, every day away from surgery is a success.’

I did not know then the profound power, which accompanied these two statements. I hung on to every syllable for the next 4 weeks, and I still do.

There is a power that comes from the quieting of body and mind. It is the power of being still.

For many of you who know me, and have known me along my 54 year journey, know what a trial this has been for me to overcome.  I was accustomed to be deeply independent…to a fault.  I appeared invincible to some, and intimidating to many.  Yet I didn’t get it!  I have such a deep love and care for human beings and find myself in love with everyone who I am privileged to intersect living with, so it has been a process of patience to those around me, who love me, to wait for me to fully absorb and practice this message!

This new health challenge has been quite a positive, profound experience for me.  I am grateful to be alive and learning such valuable attributes to include in MY personal life ‘project’ in building my character and working be a proactive contribution while I am here on this planet.

I thought that I was balancing my life.

I was happy with me.  I enjoyed being around myself and felt the confidence, which comes of meaningful relationships at work and in my personal life.

I was raising a beautiful family with children whom I was proud of. Who faced their own challenges and weaknesses and with courage and determination overcame themselves time and time again.  The love and loyalty and fun we still have together is no less than a daily miracle.

I had created a business, which revolved around the reality of daily simple eating, the consistency of quarterly cleansing, and the emotional commitment to take care of ‘you’ everyday.  To the degree that I lived my own program, there was success in for my clients and in my business.

I was moving and working my body and inspiring my mind as I ran in the mountains, road biked up canyons, hiked on cliffs over tempestuous seas–spending as much time outside in any weather, to stimulate my creative forces and be a better mother and facilitator in the clinic

When my body began to shut down, I was shocked and surprised.  Looking back over the years, I can now see the historical signs and the struggle my body and mind went through to adapt and overcome each step of this degradation.

Over the course of 5 weeks, needing help from my close family was a necessary part of each daily task.  My girls took turns watching me sleep to make sure I was breathing.  They had to really encourage me to eat, because I could not swallow anymore. I couldn’t work because I couldn’t see.  I couldn’t walk or balance at all.

I had always wondered where my deep commitment to simple pure eating had come from.  I wasn’t raised that way.  The medical profession that I had entered for career training at 16 years old didn’t require it.  No one around me supported it. But somehow inside of myself, I knew that my life depended on it.

I remember when I first met and counseled with Dr Maughn 3 days before surgery; he said that taking care of my body over the years, as I have, had preserved my body to this point.  That my body had adapted to each stage of the tumor’s growth and the only reason it couldn’t adapt to it now, was that it had reached its capacity in the size of my skull.  There was no more room.

The vegan and then raw food diet and the consistency of quarterly body cleansing and exercise for 30 years had created a strength, determination and stamina to overcome and survive for so long.  I knew that I also had the deep reservoirs of strength physically, mentally and emotionally, to fully overcome the results of this marvelous surgery.

How grateful I am for the knowledge that I have gained over the years concerning alternative ways of living and thinking, which has provided this miracle for me: this miracle of a new life.

May we embrace with gratitude each icon of understanding, which may be difficult to live in our sociality, yet if done with determination and grace, could bless our life immeasurably and set a precedence which gives others around us the permission to choose other ways of thinking and living which better serve the lives we are working for and dreaming of.

Hi Everyone!

First of all can I say out loud just how happy I am to be alive. I have so much that I want to share, and I look forward to sharing a little bit everyday. This has been a surreal yet poignant journey. My deepest thanks go out to all of you who while I was fighting for my life have donated money, time, prayers, flowers, etc…to help pay for what insurance hasn’t covered for this amazing doctor and the stellar care that I have received. I always thought it was crazy to be paying for insurance every month for all these years, and never going to the doctor because I didn’t need to! My family and I are so grateful that I had this insurance for “catastrophic events” and it’s wonderful to know that I have survived one and I’m looking forward to financially surviving thanks to all of your continuing support.

Another thanks to all of you who have supported me in the clinic by accepting Tiffanie as my Colon Therapist. Your support has kept the clinic alive which helps to support my daily living needs. I’ve had to make some big changes already and I’m faithfully walking into the future not knowing exactly what is ahead or the time frame that it requires yet I am confident and committed to recovering fully.

Please join me in the faith that my eyesight will return. That I will receive hearing in my right ear as the nerves heal and return to their proper position. I look forward everyday to working towards feeling comfortable and capable outside of my own home.

With all that said, I am so happy that I am two weeks without my walker!! I know that sounds simplistic although you’d be surprised when you have to break it down how much there is to balancing, holding your posture and walking in a straight line! And you know me, there is always going to be some profound meaning attached to each one of these accomplishments which I look forward to sharing with you in hopes that you find value in these tidbits of enlightenment, as I do. I look forward to sharing my healing experiences with you daily, or as much as possible. This is my intention and I hope to meet that goal everyday.

I owe my life and the privilege to be here to so many of you; please allow me the space to mention a few:

To Tiffanie, for being a committed bulldog to do whatever it took for me to be guided along the path of MRI’s, Neurologists, and eventually Dr. Maughan, who removed the grip of death from my brain. She has served with her whole heart in the clinic and dedicates herself to be a valuable servant and practitioner for all of you there, to carry on my work. Thank you for giving me the anchor, “I’m not going to lose another mom”.

To Cory, for her unfailingness of “being there” for me, at every crucial point in my life. You’ve seen me at my most challenging moments, yet always bring me comfort to know that I am valuable and deeply loved. Thank you for being the sister of my dreams.

To Karen, who has been my “twin sister” since seventh grade. Of course we would find each other and live our lives together through the thick and thin of it. It is you that I always run to for comfort, safety and peace when the storms rage in my life. You are my sanctuary.

I want to mention most specifically all of my children; their prayers coupled with yours have been the fertile ground in which I have found new life:

To Nick and his piqued consciousness of reality which gave me comfort and perspective to accept and have faith.

To Portia, for bringing new life in the name of Andrew, that gave me the desire to see her and hold him, above all odds; and for always listening to me, and knowing just what to say.

To Anastasia, who gave me the opportunity to worry about her pregnancy and how she was doing, and look forward to Austin, instead of being fearful and dwelling on what was happening to me. For being the girl that “makes it happen”, I am grateful.

To Mikkel, for his solid ground and solid love that he always extends to me when I feel like a jellyfish.

To Arielle and her vibrant soul, which brought light to me when everything was dark around me, literally.

To Aleisha, for her deep feeling of safety, that shoots always to my heart, and lets me know that everything is going to be okay.

And lastly, (haha, not really, she’s my youngest) to Noelle, for saving my life. A few weeks before surgery when she reminded me to practice what I had just taught in my November Mind-Mastery class: “what you’re thinking is what you get”. In her soft profound way, she brought me to choice and told me “I’m only 21 years old and I don’t want to lose my mom…” Her statement anchored me to my body. Her gentle facilitation assisted me to CHANGE MY MIND to live and focus only on living. Even though my body was dying, this choice was the most difficult part of this experience. Changing my mind JOLTED me into choosing to live, and because of it I have manifested this new life, through God’s gift, to share with you all. Literally, Noelle has been beside me through all of this, and between her and my mom I am here because in there love, I found my life and the strength and power to create it again.

Thank you, thank you, thank you.

xoxo Vicki

Merry “Almost” Christmas Everyone!

I am sorry that it has been awhile since I have posted. Everything has been really crazy since mom has been out of the hospital, but she has made a lot of progress.

The surgery was two weeks ago today, and mom has been out of the hospital for 11 days! A few days out of the hospital mom’s appetite started returning, and now she is eating more than a nibble here or there. She has been craving fruit a lot lately (which is new for her as she’s been a “greens” head for so long. haha). We are so grateful that the nausea has gone away and that she is now able to stomach food, which is helping her rebuild her strength.

Vicki has also been getting a lot of sleep and is getting better about letting us help her and do things for her. For about a week out of the hospital we were with her 24/7 because she needed around the clock assistance, but the past few days she has been able to get out of bed and walk around a bit without our help but still using the walker.

On Monday we had a followup appointment with Dr. Maughan to remove the stitches. Everything went well and the doctor seemed very pleased with her progress. He told her to keep smiling because the majority of his clients would come back unable to control their facial functions…we are all relieved that mom has been healing so nicely and still has her functions. She is still having trouble with her eyesight and hearing in her right ear. She is still seeing double vision (but only double: before, she could see 8 of me!). What this means is that each eye works fine independently when the other is covered, but together they are having a hard time focusing and working together. The NP told us at the appointment that she would have to retrain her eyes to work correctly. Luckily her eyesight is fine, meaning she can still see clearly, but on the MRI the ocular nerves connected to the right eye were shoved and stretched almost beyond recognition for so long that it will take time and training for them to understand how they were and are supposed to function. The same goes with the hearing: if the nerves for the hearing are damaged from the tumor being there for so long, then it is unlikely that she will have full-hearing in her right ear. However, the past four days she has been experiencing immense pain in the right ear, so we will just have to hold out and see if the pain will lead to more movement of the nerves and improvement for her hearing.

Mom has said that she can feel the nerves moving in her head. It’s like the feeling that there is a hair on your face (or in her case a lot of hairs). In that place it feels numb for while then in feels like tugging, and then the sensations move to another location on her face… I can’t imagine how uncomfortable that must be!

So besides the eyes and the ear, she is on the road to a full recovery!! Although, I feel that with time and like the doctor said, retraining of her eyes, mom will make a full recovery and feel better than she did before! I said in an earlier post that Dr. Maughan believes that she has had the tumor for many years, so we are all anxious to see how much better she feels after a few months when she has recovered from the surgery and the effects of the tumor on her body.

Even though this ordeal has been the hardest thing we have been through, as a family we have been able to grow closer than I think we have ever been. It has put the entire world in a new perspective, for me especially. I have realized that there is more to life than just “getting by”, more than school and more than a job. It has given me a lot of time to ponder about what I really want to experience while I am here because life is so short! My siblings and I have spent the past few days reminiscing with my mom-talking about things we did a few years ago up to events from earlier this year. It was hard to realize that those memories almost were the last ones that we had with our mom. Especially during this time of year, we are so grateful to have each other and be able to spend precious moments we have changed how we look at traditions, presents, etc…All that matters is that we have each other and we love, we let love in, and we continually move forward…

Albert Einstein said, “There are only two ways to live your life. One is as though nothing is a miracle. The other is as though everything is a miracle.” Growing up in this family, everything has been a miracle, beginning with my mom being the only survivor when she was 19 years old, and continuing beyond this surgery. We have been through a lot, and most of it has been hard…but the good news is that we have had a lot of beautiful moments that have taken our breath away. These moments are so easily forgotten and wrapped up in all the trials of life that it sometimes takes a trial to remember life outside of a trial; and instead of waiting for the trial to end, this time we have chosen to have those breathtaking moments now…there is never a better time to start living then the present…a gift that I am so grateful to have this Christmas Season.

Our gratitude is endless for each and every one of you…thank you for the gift of you…

xoxo Noelle

Vicki and Family – Early Winter 2011

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Leave it up to my mom to be a miraculous healer from such an intense surgery! Mom was released from the hospital yesterday afternoon and is now home in her own bed
She is doing great in physical therapy in her mind is still quick (quicker than mine I think! Haha) so that is why they allowed her to be release early.
She is still in a lot of pain and really exhausted, so right now she asked me to tell everyone that she loves you all but will heal quicker and better if she is able to rest and relax. So right now, we would ask for no visitors, but if you’d like to tell her something, text or email me or leave a comment here and I will read it to her.
She’s sleeping great, but still having a hard time keeping food down because of the nausea, but it has been better since coming home. She is still experiencing some of the side effects but Dr. Maughan told her that it took two and a half months to get to this point so it will probably take two and a half months for the symptoms to heal. He encouraged her to look at her progress on a weekly basis, so how has she improved from last Sunday? Because the symptoms are constantly better, worse, better, worse…
I am so relieved that she is so strong and has recovered so much. She told me that she feels that Dr. Maughan saved her life on Wednesday, and he agrees as do I. I am so grateful to have my mom on this earth. She is such a blessing to me, and by the amount of traffic i’ve had on my phone, I’d wager that she has blessed too many lives to count…
I love you all and feel like the luckiest girl in the world right now to see so much love and support…and miracles happening all around me.
Lots of love,
Noelle
PS I’ve put together a link if anyone is interested in donating. Everybody has asked me how they can help and I think that the most helpful thing would be to help by donating!

A lot of people have been asking what they can do or how they can help. We have decided that the best way to help is by donating what you can to help us pay for the medical costs related to surgery and recovery.

Just click on the donate link below, and you can use your credit card – you don’t need a Paypal account.

We are so grateful for the generosity and love felt by each one of you. You all are such a blessing to my mom.

Lots of love and gratitude,

Noelle

Click Here To Donate

Hi Everyone!

Vicki is doing great this morning! Yesterday was a hard day, as is usually expected the day after surgery.

She wasn’t able to keep any food or liquids down yesterday but is doing much better this morning and her appetite is slowly coming back which is awesome news – especially to help with the nausea.

We’ve figured out which medications work the best for her so that has helped quite a bit.

She was moved out of the ICU yesterday afternoon and is in a normal recovery room which allowed her to get more rest last night. She is sleeping the a lot. The surgeon, Dr. Maughan came in again this morning and said she is recovering beautifully and to keep resting and listening to her nurse By the way, I don’t know many surgeons that are this amazing with their patients! He came in three or four times yesterday to check on her and didn’t wake her two of the times…I truly think he is an outstanding gentleman.

The Physical Therapist just left a few minutes ago. Vicki is able to do all the exercises pretty well, and was able to sit up, stand up, and walk down the hallway with the walker! Yay! She still feels the vertigo and nausea especially when walking, but the PT seemed very pleased with her progress. She still is experiencing pain with her left eye and ear but the surgeon thinks its because the swelling her brain experienced before, during, and after surgery-and the PT agreed, saying that 3 days after the surgery patients usually experience the worst swelling.

I’ll continue to keep everyone posted on Vicki’s progress. We are in the process of posting a link for anyone who is interested in donating to help with the cost of medical bills and I will let you know when that is up and running.

We love you all and are so grateful for your care and concern for Vicki. She asked me to ask everyone to please keep praying. She is still having a hard time and in a lot of pain after the surgery, but I read her the texts and messages that people are sending to me and the support really helps her stay positive.

xoxo’s from all of us to you

Hello to our wonderful family and friends!

I have had an overwhelming amount of phone calls, texts and emails-people wanting to know how Vicki is doing, what the diagnosis was, how the surgery went, and how she is doing now. So that I can spend more time taking care of my mom, we’ve decided that it will be easier to post updates here on her website blog instead of sending individual texts to everyone We are so grateful for the love and support we feel from an amazingly HUGE amount of people. My mom feels so loved and taken care of. I will give details on what has happened up to this point, and then write updates on her progress as we get them.

I know that many of you want to come see her and make sure, with your own eyes, that she is okay. At this point I am not sure how long she will be in the hospital, and her main goal and purpose while she is there is to heal, rest and recover. I’m asking you to use your own judgement about coming to visit her. You all know Vicki, I tell her people want to come see her and she says, tell them to come!!! haha so I know she will appreciate any and all visits that she gets. Knowing how selfless she is, I just want to make sure she gets well after a traumatic event .

Vicki is doing well in Intensive Care. Last night the nurse told me that she is recovering quickly (knowing mom, I can’t say I’m surprised haha) and could possibly be out of ICU and into a normal recovery by this afternoon. I stayed with her in the hospital last night and she had a little bit of a hard night. Her body doesn’t love the medications and is not used to them, and she doesn’t love putting them in her body, but right now the less pain that she can feel, the quicker she will heal and be able to completely stop using them. She is sleeping well and a lot. She just returned from a Cat Scan with the Neurosurgeon, Dr. Maughan. Her right eye is bothering her and the doctor said it is probably just because the nerve was stretched from the tumor so once swelling and the nerves have a chance to relax, her eye should feel better. One of us is with her at all times, so if you have any questions you can still text me if you’d like. I will be in classes all day today but I will post here again this evening with updates from today. Below, I will post background information for people who haven’t heard what has been going on.

We are so grateful to everyone for your prayers, positive thoughts, and support during this time. We really feel your love and support.

Lots of Love, Noelle

Here is an update on what has been happening: on Friday, December 2, we found out that mom has been fighting a brain tumor. This started about 2 years ago with ringing in her ears and then mild vertigo earlier this year, but didn’t get serious until mid-September of this year. Mom was still healthy and active until a few weeks ago. She’s had horrible side affects including vertigo, numbness on the right side of her face, serious migraines, ringing and pain in her ears, problems with her eyesight, etc. She’s not able to work, drive, or even walk without assistance.

The past few months we’ve been going to several specialists to solve the side effects but we’ve had no luck. Last Monday (November 28) we went to a hearing and balance specialist and after some tests he informed us that she either needed to go to the Emergency Room right away or to a neurologist. Luckily we were able to get in with the recommended neurologist the next morning (Tuesday, November 29). After that appointment, the neurologist ordered an MRI. We went to the MRI appointment on Wednesday (November 30) and they told us that they would call us in the next day or two if they found anything serious in the scans, so Friday morning (December 2) we got a call from the neurologist informing us that mom has a benign brain tumor in the stem of her brain. The neurologist wants mom to have brain surgery as soon as possible because the surgery should alleviate all the symptoms she has been experiencing.

We had a consultation with the neurosurgeon, Dr. Peter Maughan, Monday afternoon (December 5). The technical name for the tumor is Schwannoma or Acoustic Neuroma. The tumor is bigger than the size of a golfball, and is taking up about half of the space in moms brain. The doctor thinks that it could have been there for years, possibly since she was a child but has grown recently to a size that her brain can no longer “deal with”.

Because of its size, it was pushing against nerves that control her breathing, eyesight, balance, hearing, appetite, etc. which is creating all the horrible effects that she is experiencing. The doctor was very concerned about mom and wanted to get her into surgery as soon as possible. He didn’t have a spot until January 2012 but we are so grateful that he made it possible for an earlier date due to the severity of her case.

We went into the hospital yesterday morning (December 7) at 5:30am. The doctor informed us that the surgery is very risky not only because it is in the brain, but also because of the location of the tumor in the  brain.

The Surgery was completed earlier than we expected. After several tests, a lot of prep and another MRI, she went in for surgery at 11:00am yesterday and the surgeon was finished by 2:30pm. It was successful. He was able to remove most of the tumor. He informed us before the surgery that there was a little bit that couldn’t be removed because of how close it was to the facial nerves, giving too much risk of paralyzing mom. However, he believes that the surgery and removal was successful while allowing her to keep her functions. Mom was moved to ICU after the surgery and is currently recovering beautifully (as I mentioned above at the beginning of this post) I will continue to fill in any missing pieces of information as I get them. For now she is stable and on the recovery road…

xoxo’s from Vicki and her family

Happy Thanksgiving! I hope you all are where you want to be, and full of gratitude today, as I am for you!

Vicki

Well, I made it!  It’s really hard to work AND do the classes when I don’t feel up to snuff yet!  I’m getting better and I am having hope.

Its amazing how much emotional hits really affect your physical health.  This structural thing has really “kicked me”, so to speak.  I have dealt with things successfully on the inside of my body…yet I have little experience to this point on the structural part.  They all work together, yet I am humbly aware how much we need each other.  We are not islands, even though I felt like I was invincible.

I had my next adjustmant at the Specific Cervical Specialists yesterday, and of course, I felt a little bit better and things got a little biot worse!  I have been using the LDM- which is available in my clinic, for 4 doses and I can’t believe how well that works with the oils.  The pain of the sinus’s do not bother me after 3 doses!!  I have been “oil pulling” the Sesame oil for about 4 days now, and sure enough the sinus symptoms are reducing, and the cold sore broke out on my bottom lip…just as I was told.  I keep putting On Guard on it and some in my mouth and the cold sore is at bay during this bunch of classes that I am teaching!!  I am so happy about it!!

I am still using the magnets at night, which greatly increases the blood-flow and reduces the sinus pain while I sleep.  If you are interested in knowing more about these great additions to heal, leave a comment and I will expound more upon them.  Those magnets really enhance the herb and the oils especially when I am sleeping and my head is as low as my heart.  Without them, I have pain all night, and it is hard to get any sleep for the next day…

Well I learned two really important things yesterday…more like I was reminded of these two principles:

One, was at the Specific while I was sitting in the zero-gravity chair–that the only way we truly help people is NOT to worry about them.  When we worry, we take their power from them and they don’t have the power to solve their issue.  I always thought that taking care of others meant that they were on my mind all of the time…yet when I take care of myself (yeah, it is NOT selfish) and people are attracted to me for information or help, I have the confidence in them, and instill that confidence in them, that they can do it themselves…THEN and only then, am I truly caring about people and am truly making a difference.  As I raise my OWN vibration to where it really resides, I attract people who are committed to raise their OWN frequency to the level which creates the health, clarity, energy and life of their dreams.  Oh Yeah…I knew that…I just forgot!

The second thing I heard from Tiffi, and it really gave me comfort:  When I perform and deliver…such as the class last night...and really bless and inspire the people, ESPECIALLY when I don’t feel as good as I’m used to…I really serve and prove that I believe and live what I teach. She told me of some great leaders who delivered life-changing messages IN SPITE of how poorly they were feeling.

Thank-you for seeing the value in what I have to offer IN SPITE of what I am going through.

Well Im off to the clinic.  My intention is to make a positive difference for somebody today…

Ok! I’m finally doing it!!     Blogging…

I have put this off because I’m not feeling as chipper as I usually feel, and before that I’ve been TOO BUSY!  Am I the only one who uses that excuse?!?!

I have had vertigo and crippling headaches for 6 weeks now.  I say this because I’m finding out that there are very many of us suffering from this at this time.  Where did it come from that so many of us have been affected?

I finally found out, that my upper cervical vertibrae is off center to the right 4m (probably from the mountain bike accident 1992) .  Wow!  Dr McIntire, with The Specific Cervical Specialists (the only one in Utah!) told me that ‘way off center’ is 1/2m.  No wonder I have been hurting so much.  I think that I have been the clinic working 4 times in the last 6 weeks…thank you Tiffi!!

I have been using the Netipot with warm distilled water and DoTerra’s On Guard (2 drops), Eucalyptus Oil (1 drop), and Oregano Oil (1 drop, ouch!) twice a day.  This has helped me heal from an old sinus infection from many years ago.  Before I have an adjustment from the Dr’s at Specific Chiropractic Center, my sinus’s flare up with massive pain and vertigo, so I use the oils in the pot and on my face.  Oh did I mention that my face went numb on the right side?  The oils help keep the tissue warm and stimulated while I wait patiently for these adjustments to correct the problem.  I have only had 3 treatments, yet  I KNOW I will heal from this and then help others; in my Clinic with full cleansing, and DoTerra Oils, Raw Foods and getting people to just have their cervical 1 and 2 adjusted so that the communication lines are functioning again and the rest of the spine corrects itself. It makes sense!  I’m sure its easier if you don’t put it off, like I did.  Everything else I have been doing everyday…

I immediately went on my cleanse with colonics the first 4 weeks,  which eradiacated any excess mucus.  Coupled with the Raw Foods from Noelle, that she graciously makes for me along with other Raw Food Lovers on Monday, Wed and Fridays;  I am not ‘sick’ during this bout of challenges.  Dr Cheney told me that I was extremely healthy, that my skin was looking great, and because of the cleansing and the raw foods that I eat, my spine will heal quicker.  I am counting on that!

I am still keeping up with all of the lectures/discussions that I do, PREPARING well for them by taking care of myself first.  I have a Raw Food Storage Class this Wednesday…  I feel like I have nailed each one of the classes– and people who have been searching for answers, have found their missing pieces of their ‘puzzle of health’ with me and my clinic.  After 30 years, I hope I am making a difference for people somehow.

I am grateful for my book: “From Bin To Banquet“: Sprouts, the kale with the seed cheese and my dressings are sometimes the only foods I can get down, on the bad days.  Noelle’s soups are great. The Rejuvelac gives me alot of energy too, as tasting and smelling sometimes is difficult.  All the recipes are in that book, and I have been lining it!  I have lost about 11 pounds from being committed to taking care of myself. I didn’t plan on it, but I embrace the loss of excess, any way it comes!  I think its natural to lose weight this way…

I have been completing my personal Book lately.  It has been at the editor and they feel that 3 more chapters and I will be done.  There are a few inspiring tidbits that I am including, but all in all, I am proud to get that out.  People have been asking for it for 28 years!!  Finishing that will be a big accomplishment for me.  The other health books and recipe books are 85% finished, I have about 10 more.  I’ll just take them slow, they are alot funner and easier to write…and face.

Well, I have divulged alot about myself for one day!  I usually keep my challenges to myself, yet I am learning that I need you all too.  I hope that what I am going through will be helpful to some of you.  I know that I appreciate putting the challenges I experience to the test.  It isn’t fun, but I have to remember all of the years that I have felt fantastic and run circles around my friends and my grandkids.  I’ll be up for that soon, and until then, I will continue doing my own program!!  Off to the clinic tomorrow to assist others on their path.  The more I serve, SENSIBLY, the better I feel. Talk again soon…