Trying a New Therapy

I had my appointment with my oncologist Thursday.  My blood pressure was a bit high, so we got into a discussion on what had me so tense.  I applied for services for my handicapped adult son, only to spend 4 hours to get put on a waiting list.  When I asked how long, the only answer I got was it depends on when we get funding.  I was also told that if asked, I should tell them he qualified under Pervasive Developmental Disorder, and not mention the mental retardation or Down's Syndrome. In order to get paid to not put him in a group home, the waiting list is 9 years.

But, they also changed his diagnosis.  Originally it was PDD-NOS (Not Otherwise Specified).  The psychologist said if someone drug him into court and asked for a diagnosis under oath, he'd say Childhood Disintegration Disorder (CDD).  It's under the PDD diagnosis, but has a later onset than autism and has a lifetime of gains and losses, sometimes with the person losing so much they notice it.  My son just asked me to home school him this summer because he can tell he's lost a lot.

THEN, I get an email that said that the new health care bill wants pre-natal screening to be free, with no co-pay and that they are moving in the direction Europe is already in: pushing abortions for things that don't have a cure, like Down Syndrome.  When I read that, I connected it with the comment from the intake interview, and realized they are already denying services to Down Syndrome adults.

That naturally led to a discussion of Obama and the new health care.  He's against both, to be short about it.

He said that he got into medicine to cure people and now the government is getting in the way.  We talked a bit about big pharma, and he more or less said that he can't suggest holistic therapies in the United States.  He's from Columbia and occasionally goes back.  He said over there, he has seen great results with alternative therapies like coffee enemas.  I told him I'd heard of it, and at least I'm taking the Laetrile.  He said he was glad I was doing that.  I took that as a hint.....research coffee enemas.

So I did.  I took my first one this morning.  To be brief (and you really need to look it up on line, there are numerous different opinions), this is how it goes.  You boil (using filtered or bottled water) 2 cups of water.  Then you add 2 tablespoons of coffee and let it steep for about 5 minutes.  One site suggested using a French press.  That's what we drink all the time, though the recipe is a bit weaker.  I had left over coffee this morning, about a cup, so I added a cup of filtered water to it.  This made it slightly less than body temp.  The idea is to hold it as long as possible.  They suggest 12-15 minutes, but I only lasted about 3.  And it took 3 times to empty the bag instead of 2.

They also suggest you lie on a towel, but I thought, no way, not until I know what it's going to be like.  I'm glad I sat on the toilet.

The theory is that it cleanses and detoxes your liver and gall bladder.  Like I said, I'm not telling anyone to try this until you've researched it for yourself.  I felt a bit nauseous afterwards, and they said that was a possibility since it induces your gall bladder to produce more.  Apparently by the time your stool gets to the end, all the nutrients are gone and it has a tendency to get putrid.  Also your lower colon has more blood vessels that go directly to your liver.  Getting rid of the putrid matter helps free up your liver to get rid of other toxins in your body.  This works in conjunction with conventional therapies.

I'm going to try to do this once a day.  We'll see how it goes.