In a different country

Arriving here, only two blocks away from the ocean, instantly brought me back to time spent in Morocco and Maui. I associate all these experiences by their similar climates, being able to walk short distances to the ocean, and the fact that life, in this climate, dictates open windows. I enjoy hearing life going on around me in a different language. I enjoy looking out our second story window and seeing the ocean on the horizon. I enjoy peeking out the window occasionally to see (although we hear it all the time) the activities at the car wash adjacent the clinic. I enjoy the cool breezes that blow thru. The green growth and tropic plants are lively. This clinic, which we shall call home for two weeks, is a different way of life, but one I am finding relaxing.

Lariate

Why blog?

I wanted to take a few minutes and share with you one of the reasons why I put this blog together.  When my wife was first diagnosed with cancer, we looked into every treatment option available.  On the allopathic side (conventional therapies), there is a lot of “statistics, evidence, and documented scientific research” to support the case that chemo/radiation/surgery is a well traveled and reliable road.  However, when looking into alternative therapies, I had a hard time finding relevant stories, updated pictures and documentation to support a decision to pursue an alternative treatment.  We had read through Healing the Gerson Way.  The book was helpful, but did not answer all of our questions.

Our questions were simple:  What does the Gerson clinic look like?  Where will we be staying?  Can I drive my car?  I wanted to be able to talk to someone who had been down this road before and hear first hand what it was like.  Through prayer and the gracious hand of God, we found what we were looking for.  We had the opportunity to meet Sharlene, a beautiful and hope filled gal that graciously came to our home, shared her story with us, and described her Gerson journey.  She gave us the tools to start off right and the incentive to pursue this further.  This was such a blessing to us.

I hope that this blog can do that for someone else who may be looking into, wondering about, or even considering Gerson Therapy.  You may have simple questions like we did, or more advanced ones.  Feel free to use the comment section below and we’ll get back to you.   As we share our story, we hope you will find the encouragement you need to take your next step.

Gerson Clinic Walking Tour

After a day…

It’s been a full 24 hours since we checked into the Gerson Clinic in Baja, MX.  We’ve met a lot of wonderful patients at the clinic.  In all, there are 8 patients, and about another 8-12 companions along for the journey (some have family in town visiting for the weekend).  Many of the patients have stage 4 cancer, ALL of them are filled with hope, beauty, and excitement.  Each of them have been eager to share what they’ve learned with us, even though some have only arrived days prior.

• Put some honey on your rye toast, it makes a great desert.
• Scoop your baked potato into the “special soup” to add flavor and texture.
• They limit you to one teaspoon of brown sugar in your oatmeal, but they don’t say how much you can pile onto that teaspoon.
• Use chamomile tea as a chaser for your green drink.
• Tell yourself “This tastes great!” before each meal.  it' helps.  after about 3 days, your body will begin to like the meals--except for “the soup.

Lastly, the most frequent thing we’ve heard is “This is BETTER!”  A lot of the patients we’ve met have endured conventional surgery, chemotherapy, and radiation.  Everyone agrees, this is a better path.  I’m looking forward to getting to know our new “graduating class of 2011.” 

Grace,

Dhondi

Healing the Gerson Way

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Gerson, here we come!!

Right from the start, we feel blessed.  We have wonderful family, wonderful children, wonderful friends, wonderful community, wonderful church, and each other.  This journey is already bursting at the seems with blessings. 

One of those blessings was the drive over here.  From Tolleson to San Diego, we encounter NO traffic.  The whole way, it felt like we were following this big cloud that kept us in the shade.  When we woke up this morning, we made haste to the border and—thanks to Google earth—made our way to the clinic as if we’d been several times before.  (I spent hours flying over the route in Google earth, checking out the landmarks, and experiencing the street view). 

We arrived at the clinic and were greeted by the patient director who is very friendly and nice.  After breakfast, he gave us a quick tour, told us what to expect, and then we got started.  First a chat with the doctor, then a quick physical for Lariate and an EKG, then juice, then another juice, then lunch, then juice, then another….well, more on this later.  For now, we are enjoying the BEAUTIFUL weather and relaxing. 

We’ve got a lot to learn and we’ll fill you all in shortly.  Thank you for your prayers.

Grace, Dhondi.

Everything Causes cancer?

We arrived safely in San Diego.  Our goal was to rest up and enjoy a night alone together before starting Gerson Therapy.  Since we were staying in the famed downtown gaslamp district, we decided to walk to dinner at the Yard House.  Once inside, we were greeted with a friendly sign which reads: 

WARNING:  Chemicals known to the state of California to cause cancer, or birth defects, or other reproductive harm may be present in the foods or beverages sold or served here.

We chuckled at the irony of this.  it seems like everything is attributed to cancer (what you eat, what you don’t eat, cell phones, water, etc).  As a result, it’s easy to think that our cancer is a fluke, a random occurrence, luck of the draw, etc.  We know and trust in the Lord’s sovereignty and we believe this cancer is a part of the story that He wants to tell thru our lives.  This blog, therefore, is not our story, but His story.  We invite you to listen to and participate in God’s story as it unfolds in our lives thru our present circumstance.

Because He Lives,

Dhondi & Lariate Wiegel