Yesterday wasn't too bad of a day. I stupidly drank a 20 oz. glass of Sprite in the afternoon. I could feel it immediately going to my head but I drank it anyway. This morning I awoke with the pounding head and neck pain. There is no doubt in my mind that it was the Sprite! My head has hurt all day and is just barely starting to ease up some. (It is now 5:50 p.m.) I am about to take my second dose of the Glutathione combination. There is a seminar on Monday that I am going to go to to learn more about this product and why it is patented. I am sure that I will not have a headache in the morning because I have been very good about my diet today. It is amazing how what we eat can take us down so quickly!

I can't believe it is Wednesday already! This morning I have a headache but not a pounding headache, it is more pressure. I can touch my neck and the base of my skull without going through the roof! Definitely something positive is happening. I don't think I took my afternoon dose of the Glutathione yesterday. So it is encouraging to still feel pretty good this morning having missed that.

Yesterday, I felt pretty good when I awoke but ending up in a raging headache for a short while later in the day. There is always pressure on my head but it is not pounding!

Monday it was the same thing. lot's of pressure but not a pounding headache until later in the day. I am quite amazed that this has worked from day 1. I will be grateful when the head truly is clear and stays clear. Again, I know my diet isn't the best right now. But we are getting there. I believe you have to take one day at a time.

Sunday was a pretty fair day. I did end up in a raging headache in the afternoon but still had a good day. I love Migraine Excedrin. I hate taking drugs but sometimes we need to function. I am very grateful that I only need it occasionally. There is always a blessing to count if you look for it.

On Thursday when I awoke, once again I did not have a raging headache! I really had a pretty good day until late in the afternoon. While we were eating dinner, the headache returned. Once again I took the product and had a very good reaction within a short while. I am convinced that this product really is helping.

On Friday morning, I once again awoke feeling pretty good. I didn't take my glutathione until late in the afternoon and was well into a raging headache. I feel that the headaches were also triggered by the combination of foods for Thanksgiving.

I felt fairly good this morning but again by about 2:00 p.m. I went into a raging headache. But, we went to a very emotional funeral at 1:00 and I am sure that that contributed as well. Today is the first time that I have felt the pounding pain in my neck as well as my head, since I started taking the glutathione. That in itself is very exciting to me! Always before my neck and head would pound most of the morning, until I had been up for awhile. Definitely something is changing and hopefully will become a permanent change. I am going to hit the bed shortly, I am sure lack of sleep doesn't help anything.

Glutathione?

I have been praying for some answers, I feel that I haven't had all of the nutrients needed to properly heal. The other day a friend from my Rising Star days called me to see how I was doing. We talked for a few minutes and she told me about a product she and her husband were using that had helped them immensely. It's base is Glutathione, an amino acid. I brushed it off in my mind until the next day when Dr. Mercola posted in his e-mail that Glutathione is one of the most important amino acids out there. It is the master nutrient in caring for the well being of the cell. So I called my friend back and yesterday we went to lunch with Eric from the main company to cuss and discuss this product and why it is superior to all others. Today I took it for the first time at 7:30 a.m and 4:00 p.m.. Both times within 20 - 30 minutes I felt a huge difference in my head. It is almost like a release of tension. I always have a headache in the morning, but this morning my headache dissipated after taking this product and was gone until about 3:30. That is amazing to me, not much touches my head these days. So when I got a huge relief this afternoon also, I am impressed, but still want to continue taking it for the 30 days to see what it really might do. I will keep you posted.

After Moss worked on me the second time, my body felt better for a day but I have hurt pretty much ever since. My knees actually seem better though, I can step very carefully on them and actually walk up the stairs normal. I still am very careful because my right knee still screams at me occasionally when I put much pressure on it. It has been amazing to go up the stairs normal!

I am monitoring what I eat and how much I drink. I am avid about drinking water, I know what a difference it makes for me when I do drink as much as I need. My energy is completely different when I am drinking my water. I wish I could get everyone to drink the water they need.

When I had the first C.O. poisoning, Ana was 18 months old when we found it. We had all been very sick, I swear from the day I conceived her, until the leak was discovered. Just because the leak is fixed doesn't mean that you are going to be OK. It truly takes some time to get even semi back to normal! After studying the effects of this, I don't know if we will ever know normal again.

I wonder how many people in this country are suffering from the effects of C.O. and they don't even know it. Never in my wildest dreams did I think we would have this problem and for sure not twice! Just a simple exposure can cause all kinds of nerve damage and we have had two prolonged exposures. I am wondering what we are facing down the road, it doesn't sound promising. I do believe though that we can put a major curb in what most people go through just by watching our diet and supplementing. I will be forever grateful to Uncle Stanley and all that he taught me.

Right now I have decided to do the Lemon, Maple Syrup and Cayenne cleanse. I am not going to be strict but I am going to do it every day or so or even a few days in a row. They say that the people of the LDS Church should be one of the healthiest groups around, just because they fast one day a month! I feel that I can't do a bunch of days in a row, but I can do one or two here and there. I will continue to supplement because I know I am low in some areas.

I will be headed out shortly to get what I need. I really want to feel decent again. It is nice to feel as good as I do now but I really want to wake up without a headache some day. It has been a long time since I haven't had a headache or a body ache. Pain after a while gets really old.

I Need Some Answers!

The last couple of months have been very interesting. In about mid August I had a melt down about Uncle Stanley not being here. Whenever I have had problems he was the one who always helped me. He always had an answer and if he didn't he found one! I asked several people to help me if I trained them on how to do what Uncle Stanley did. Needless to say they were all all willing but it was impossible to connect. As we all know though, everything opens up when the timing is right. What prompted this need for help was something burst inside of me one day when I was doing some enemas and I filled the toilet with blood. I passed a bunch of tissue and a lot of clots. This was from my colon. It relieved a knot from my left side that had been bothering me for quite a while. The knot almost disappeared when this occurred. I have known for quite a while that I needed extra help, the kind of help that only Uncle Stanley had ever given me, but there is no one out there that does what he does.

Shortly after asking for help, on September 4th, my older brother Jerry passed away. I still can't even think of that time without crying. I know though that he is in a better place and I am so grateful for that. I am rather envious though, sometimes I get so tired of the pain on a daily basis, I can't help but wish it had been me and not him. I pray that wherever he is that he is happy and finally enjoying the ability to see, and to run freely with no restrictions. I love you Jerry.

The twins, Janene and Janeal, flew in from Texas, of course, and were here for two weeks! That was awesome! We all had the opportunity to spend some much needed time together as brothers & sisters. I have truly been blessed.

The day after the twins flew home, we had a fire in Herriman which affected many of my children, especially my daughter Laurie. The fire chief told her that there was no way she would come home to a house after this was over, her home would burn! It was a long night. Her home did not burn, what a blessing!

Also just before Jerry passed, my daughter Amber decided to alienate herself from the family and did not come to our family reunion, Labor Day weekend. I thought for sure she would call when she heard about Jerry, but she did not. I prayed hard that she and Parker would be OK. With everything she had said about her new husband, I honestly wasn't sure, that he would treat either one of them well. But especially Parker. At 4 years old, he needs someone to stand up for him.

Life doesn't stop for anyone. You can never say, "Hey, I need a break!", it just doesn't happen that way. I am continually having to say the "Serenity Prayer"...'God grant me the Serenity to accept the things I cannot change, Courage to change the things I can, and Wisdom to know the difference.'. This prayer has helped me on many occasions. There are several other family members at odds with each other and I continually pray that they will find some peace and work through these issues, so that we can be a family once again.

Sometimes I wonder why I had 11 children, the stress of watching them go through life can be very challenging. With Julie & Michael thrown in there, it also adds a little more to worry about. I continually pray that Michael will return from Afghanistan safely and that he will not return there again. His family needs him. So with my 13 kids there isn't a whole lot of down time.

A week ago, one of our sons in law, Moss, worked on me for the first time. He definitely has a talent for this work. (And the strength!) Before he was done, I could tell I was bleeding, and by the time I got home, I was into a full blown period! The last period I had had a few weeks before had been one day and did not feel complete. I bled very heavy all that night and the next day or two, passing a ton of clots that first night. What a difference that treatment made! I felt so good a couple of days later, I could not believe the difference! Then stupidly, I worked on 5 adults and 3 kids. I was pretty tired by the time I was done and the next morning ended up having a good cry and pity party for myself. That's when I also began to research Carbon Monoxide poisoning on a deeper level. I need some answers!

September!

The day after my last blog was our annual family reunion. I knew I needed to come home that first night, so I brought Robert and we came home about 9:45 p.m.. About 15 minutes later I received a call from my sister-in-law telling me that my brother was in the hospital in very serious condition. I waited for awhile to see if he stabilized and he did somewhat. So I decided to wait and go over if they really needed me. At 1:15 a.m. Marilyn called again saying, I had better get over there right now! Jerry was not doing well and they couldn't seem to keep him stable. His heart rate kept dropping and his pressure was very low. After an hour or so they finally got him stable and we were allowed to go in and see him for a few minutes. From everything the doctor said, we knew he wasn't going to make it. The twins were able to get help from their church to come immediately so that they could say good bye. They flew in from Texas.

About 3:30 a.m. he was stable enough that I came home for a few hours, but I could not sleep. I knew he wasn't going to make it and I really pondered that knowledge. When Janene & Janeal arrived about 10:45 a.m. I went over to the hospital to be with my siblings, to say good-bye to Jerry and to let him go home. It was a very bittersweet experience to be able to be with him when he technically passed. We all stood around him and talked to him and told him how much we loved him and to let go and go to mom and dad. I have never had this kind of experience before. We had them unhook everything at about 1:15 p.m., Saturday the 4th of September, 2010. He passed at 1:56 p.m.. It took about 10 minutes after his final breath before they came in and pronounced him dead.

It is wonderful to know that he can see again, that all of his disabilities are gone. What a blessing to know that he is in God's hands now. Because of other mitigating circumstances, we weren't able to have his funeral until the 14th. Thank goodness the twins flight home wasn't until the 18th. His funeral was very sweet. Several of his friends from the special needs mutual came and sang "I am a Child of God". I don't think there was a dry eye in the room. What a sweet experience. He attended the special needs mutual program for about 30+ years. I had the privilege of taking him to mutual the last 8 years. This is the first time that my brothers and sisters and I have been together since our father passed away 2 1/2 years ago.

I had many enjoyable moments with my family during this time. I am so grateful for that. I will miss taking Jerry to mutual very much. Thursday's were our evenings to just joke with each other and remind each other how much we loved one another. Jerry always asked about each one of my kids, he never forgot any one of them. He always said to tell them hi and that he loved them. I pray he is at peace finally, I am so grateful that he is no longer in pain. God bless you Jerry in your eternal path, I will always love you.

The twins flew out that next Saturday. On Sunday I went out to my daughter Melanie's to play Pinochle. That was the night of the Herriman fire. It turned into a crazy night, as did the next several. I am so grateful that only a few homes were lost. Four of our kids homes were in the line of fire, but none were lost! We thought for sure Laurie's would be gone, but it made it and we know that it was truly a miracle!

I pray a special blessing on those men & women who worked endlessly to stop this fire from burning more homes. They are truly heroes!

As you can see, this has been an incredibly emotional month in very many ways. I am very thankful to almost be at the end of it. Hopefully October and the rest of the year will flow much smoother.

I pray the Lord will bless each and every one of you!