I don't have a good night's sleep, again. I am awake from 3 ish onwards. I receive an email from Annie Winkley (a good friend of Helen's, who I knew at uni, and lives in USA) - she tells me about Gerson therapy. I have a good browse through youtube and start looking at books. I am hoping to find a book that advises me how to cook meals using a dehydrator (low temp cooker). Gerson therapy advises high raw intake, organic, bean sprouts, masticated juices, but I think it is extreme in its operation eg a fresh juice every two hours. I need to read more about it.
Pancakes for Katy and Rosy
I made pancakes for Katy and Rosy, who delighted in filling them with lemon and sugar, chocolate spread, maple syrup... I am not allowed to eat until after my radiotherapy appointment, and found it ok to do this.
My walk
I made it out for a walk, in between rain showers. I had a very nice sunny morning. I cut the walk short because I was out of time, but did enough to feel like it was worthwhile.
Meeting Anna at Christies
We think it is very funny that we are both maths teachers, and now we are both being treated at Christies. Our appointments corresponded today, so Anna was waiting for me in the waiting room. She gave me a birthday card and some cakes too - the card being my first, because we had not had time to focus on my birthday before the appointment. Great to see you, Anna :)
My appointment proceeded as normal. It was very late - I spend an hour waiting, which I have got used to from time to time.
Birthday pressies and cards
Martha and Katy had decorated house with balloons. Martha made me a card that said I was 48. It looks so old. I still feel thirty! Katy made me a beautiful card too. Presents that come to mind are a carafe and glass from Dave, which is perfect for me right now, as I have to drink lots and lots of water. I will fill it with wine one day... Katy and Martha gave me a photo album, and my mum gave me photos of the girls in Herm (and lots of other good gifts). I had lots of other gifts too, which I loved. Margi, Colin and Grace left me a mug that said, "I would rather be down the meadows"; this is true!
Dehydrator
I have an amazing combined gift from a group of friends, which I am very grateful for. I will be getting a dehydrator, which is a low temperature cooker. This means that I will be able to cook food below 43 degrees, and retain all the natural enzymes in the foods. This will help me prevent my cancer from growing, and promote good health and natural resistance to illness. I will be making the order tomorrow, when I have time to do it properly. Thank you all - I really appreciate it.
Gert Lush Salad lunch
Dave, Martha, Katy, Mum and I go to North Star Delicatessen for lunch. Our laugh of the day was that we offered mum the option to share her meal with me, but that she chose to have her own. We both ate a meal for two each. I was starving of course, and I did not feel hungry at all this evening. I had a mediteranean salad with stuffed vine leaves, olives, sundried tomatoes, humous, pitta bread and salad. I also had a butternut squash salad on the side! Delicious. Martha was very disappointed that they did not have lasagne today, and settled for a baked potato. Katy wanted a baked potato.
My sleep
I then go to sleep. I have just woken, when Martha and Katy come home with Dave, to show me their shopping. They have new school bags, which I really liked; they included lunch boxes and fruit bags. Martha has some converse all star style boots.
Birthday cake
I made a wheat free birthday cake. Katy and Martha added candles, lit them, and came into the front room singing Happy Birthday. The cake tasted good too, so we can do this again. My next step is to see if I can make a wheat free and sugar free cake. I need to look up a recipe for this.
Athletics
Our afternoon and evening continues with the athletics. We can't believe how Ohurougu won the 400m. What a brilliant win - she had great mental strength to pull that off!
Louise comes round for the evening
We had a lovely evening with Louise. Great to see you. Louise is into CDs, so we played one of my CDs from Nigel and Sam.
Good night everyone. Thank you for all your texts and messages.
I am hoping to report that I sleep well tonight
love you
Sarah xxx
