Dear Mom,
Oh boy, I have a doozy of a story to tell you!
Karen and Ron and I went to Guatemala on the big trip I told you about for the alternative therapies, based on everything we were told by Melissa about kinesiology and other energy practices. Just before we left Melissa cancelled on going with us, so the three of us ventured out alone and took our chances.
All in all we handled things well, but when I came back I had brough an additional little visitor with me, a parasite or some sort of little stomach/intestinal bug.
In a move I thought was quite inspired, I spoke to an herbalist where I got ‘the bug’ and she gave me some treatments to try but my stomach was still feeling kind of icky after several days, and I made it back in the states. So, of course I wanted to call you and pretty much already knew that you would say get to a ‘real doctor and get some real medicine, don’t mess around with parasites!’ but I went ahead and called Vida and Izzy to see what they said. They were both very helpful and of course have stepped in as “Moms” to get me to do the right thing. They said make sure that if I don’t feel better in another day, to go see a doctor and I got some names.
Amazingly, the herbal remedies worked, but I want you to know that your nursing friends are watching out for me (and Dad) down here on earth. I thought that would make you feel better to know about me getting rid of the stomach bug and surviving a third world country adventure - and your wonderful friends becoming my friends too!
As always, I miss you and love you!
Mary
p.s. In case someone is looking for help here, The herbs involved in the healing are: quassia, chaparro-amargo, jacaranda, black walnut, reem and wormwood. The cleansing diet involves beans, brown rice, garlic, onions, carrots and zuchinni, only with butter and olive oil and no major spices. No alcohol, no fruit, no chocolate, basically nothing good and nothing acidic! Write me if you want more info.
