It’s worth it……
Everyday I follow the guidelines and recommendations outlined in “Healing Multiple Sclerosis” and incorporate the parts of The Plant Paradox by Steven Gundry providing they don’t compromise what I believe to be 100% correct, as in the ABP. So as I approach my first full year and contemplate the improvements I’m experiencing daily, and trust me when I say there are many, many changes. I think because I’ve never taken any of the medication, the drugs most doctors want their patients to take, (apart from Betmiga to help bladder control and Levothyroxin for my thyroid) I believe my body hasn’t had to cope with the long term negative effects that exacerbate the symptoms of multiple sclerosis. So a year ago my overall feeling then wasn’t that much different to how I’m feeling now, but the first two months were damn hard and as we all do, I struggled big time and it was inevitable that I’d have doubts as during those months I actually felt much worse and really questioned my decision. But as the second month became the third, fourth, fifth and especially the sixth, any doubts or questions I had totally faded away. The small, subtle improvements I feel everyday are testament to her recommendations and my own personal justification.
I’ve previously mentioned that I live alone so apart from my one hour daily carer and the regular visits by my much loved and appreciated sister Suzie, I’m on my own and that lump of grey matter in my head spends a lot of time in thought, wondering and trying to work out if I’m doing enough. I’m not perfect, far from it but in those quiet night and early morning hours I analyse my daily, weekly and monthly actions, should I have eaten or done that? could I be more strict with myself? of course there’s a couple of things I could do better and slowly but surely those actions will be incorporated. But in reality I have only positive thoughts about what I’m doing, I had horrible days last year which makes me so proud of myself now, I didn’t give up, I learned from my mistakes, and I made a few. I’m so lucky to have been told about this by my friend Mary in Wisconsin and so, so, so lucky that Janet stepped in to help, encourage and guide me on this journey, I’m not healed…. yet, but I am 100 % sure that I will be, I just have to be diligent, focussed and determined, it might take three more years, it might be less but however long it takes, it’s worth it.