German New Medicine

I went to a retreat on German New Medicine (GNM) this weekend, but decided it was not for me so I left early. The old me would have felt that I was committed, that I should stay there because I paid to go, and that I should stick it out until the end. But I’m much more selective about how I spend my time these days so I headed out on Saturday afternoon to Dianne’s where I sat in the sun with her and Katey for a bit before heading home.

I've outlined some of the concepts of GNM, as well as some of my own comments in a separate post.

What I’m grateful for today: Options. While some options may take us down a dead end path, it’s good to know that there are many available to consider, to embrace, or to reject. One of the options is to take each day as it comes and enjoy life as I can. I think that’s the best option for me right now.

The good, the bad and the ugly

The good: I had a chest x-ray this morning and nothing showed up in my lungs. We'll have another look in about 6 weeks with a CT scan. Also, Dr C recommends putting off radiating the lesions on my spine until I have symptoms.

The bad: I still don’t know what is causing this horrible cough. I missed a message from the nurse saying that Dr G had prescribed Decadron (a steroid) and another drug (not sure what), but I was too late to call back, so I’ll have to wait until after the long weekend to get the prescription. I’m not in a hurry to go on Decadron anyway because it makes me manic and puffy, but I need some relief from this chronic cough after 5 months.

The ugly: I also had an x-ray of the rib that has been causing me pain and it appears that there is cancer there. So the plan is to do 10 radiation treatments to the rib in the next few weeks.

Mom and I had quite the morning at the zoo (aka the cancer clinic) so one of Anka’s magic pedicures was just what I needed this afternoon.

What I’m grateful for today: pampered feet. Heh, I might glow in the dark, but my feet look good!

Energy Therapy in Nova Scotia

Someone was asking recently about the energy guy I see in Mahone Bay, but I can't remember who asked. (I also can't remember what I had for breakfast, where I put my keys, or the name of my dentist).

Here's a link with information about him. http://chris-theedgeoflight.blogspot.com/2009/05/energy-therapy.html