Thursday, 16 July 2015

It is what it is

Sometimes I don’t really know where to begin writing… 

It’s all just a bit too much to explain, so perhaps easier not to…but then I think that it is worth explaining, because it’s a crazy journey apart from anything else that should be documented, but I don’t have the explanation for all the things that are going on, so I guess that makes me feel ‘unsafe’ when explaining things to ‘the outside world’. Obviously it’s easier if I’m able to say ‘this is why I’m feeling this and this is why I’m feeling that, but all of this is unknown territory to me, as much as it is you. I don’t have any explanations for each of the feelings I’m experiencing. All I have is the physical and emotional (and sometimes when I’m feeling deep enough, the spiritual) to share. That makes me feel vulnerable because I want to be able to say something along the lines of “yes, this is just the body’s way of detoxifying and healing, so don’t worry, I’m just going through that process and I’ll be fine. But I don’t know that for sure. That’s just what I hope. 

The important thing for me in all of this is that I step into that mindset of believing…really believing on a deeper level that I’m healing. That’s the only way it can happen. But there’s something that I haven’t quite figured out yet – there’s still something that stopping me believing. I’m almost there but I know I’m missing a link at the mo. It’s like I can feel I’m getting closer to the ‘key’. It’s as if some conditioning from way back is stopping me… so, I’m working with a few different techniques and people to see if I can unlock this ‘code’. Gees, it sounds cryptic. If I can see it as something fun, a game, something light, it would be better than a ticking time bomb, which generates fear. But that’s difficult in itself. I don’t really see it as fun. I just want the luxury of being one of those people that really sincerely believes that I can do this. Because I know that they are the ones that cure themselves. So, I pray and I hope each day that grace will give me that. 

There’s a lot of fear coming up at the moment, which I know is also part of all of this. I have to be true to what comes and let it be there, not get too caught up in it, but just let it be. It’s all part of this incredible, crazy ass, journey. 

I’m also feeling a lot fire, but I guess that’s a good thing too. It’s all there for a reason…to burn all this nasty stuff. The truth is, at the moment, I don’t really feel like myself. I had a session yesterday and acknowledged that I’m not only trying to re-programme my mind in many ways, but my whole body is actually in a state of re-programming, of flux, on a physical level. I’m trying to change my body round into a state of positivity, of alkalinity, of strong white blood cells, of immunity, of health and healing, of joy, of love, of yummy yummy deliciousness, oozing only good things. Hehe… you get the gist… 

I feel like the steroids are making me a bit wild in amongst all of that though, so that’s a challenge. Wowzers, they’re strong pills – big face, spots, mood swings, joint pains, you name it – they do it. In fact, I’m pretty sure that that’s where a lot of this seemingly “un-Betsy” fire is coming from. Bless Zac, who’s on the receiving end of it. Eeek. 

Wow, just acknowledging as I’m writing that this blog is actually rather challenging to write. I feel like I don’t want to tell you all exactly what’s going on, but at the same time I feel like I don’t want to not tell you, because this is me. It’s the reality of it all. This is my journey. And it’s my truth. But truth can be scary. I guess it doesn’t have to be though. It just is what it is. But maybe this journey is about vulnerability, initially anyway. Standing in this space of “difference”, of the unknown, of what I believe in. Letting you all know how things are at the moment without any answers, without the rose-tinted lenses. I guess that’s all I have. I don’t have reassurance to give you at this stage. Just what is. I guess it makes us all a bit vulnerable – the ‘un-knowingness’ of it all. Life’s way of teaching us a bit about ourselves I guess. Sending massif love to all you soldiers xxx

Tuesday, 7 July 2015

Home sweet home

So, crazy old time since leaving Mexico. Bit of an epic journey back to the UK. We left Mexico, went across the border to Yuma, Arizona and stayed the night there before flying out the next morning. Yuma to Phoenix. Phoenix to Charlotte. Charlotte to um, well circling round Charlotte for an hour to be told that the plane was overweight, not enough pressure or something, so didn't set off over the Atlantic at that point. Got off the plane back in to Charlotte again. 4 hours later on, we got on another plane then eventually off back to London Heathrow. I actually felt remarkably ok considering everything. My whole digestive system has been totally out of whack so I made myself do a coffee enema as soon as I got back to the flat in Brighton, then cooked some dinner and managed to stay up until 9.30. 
But the last couple of days have been tough for old body. It's not been easy with jet lag, digestive issues, I got a cough, a swollen spotty face from steroids and I've had this crazy thing going on with my left knee...(random). The night after the flight I woke up in the night with excruciating pain. For those of you that remember about 14 years or so ago I had keyhole surgery on that knee and haven't had much feeling in that knee since. The last 48 hours, I literally can't explain the level of pain I've been experiencing. Absolutely huge. It's taken my breath away. It really has. Then this morning, same again. The most intense pain. Totally full on. Then later on it started to subside and Zac asked me how the feeling was in the knee. I suddenly realised that I had complete feeling back in the knee - all the nerves in the knee (after pretty much 48 hours of the most agonising pain) have regenerated themselves and it seems to be a normal knee again. The most random, kind of hilarious, thing. I'm not going to get all excited or anything about it, but all I'm saying is "sure - you go right ahead body and heal whatever it is that you'd like to heal. I'm giving you as much goodness as I am capable of giving you. I love you and I'm open to anything and everything!"

Friday, 3 July 2015

Mexico - last day

Well, this is it. 12 days in Mexico done. One hospital room. Zac and I. Treatment after treatment. Dendritic cell therapy and bone marrow stem cell therapy have been the most 'different/complex' ones to get my head round. But then again, not much I have to do other than try, and trust, and hope, and be positive. As I felt right from the beginning, Dr Payan, the doctor here, knows his stuff and is doing everything he can to help me. We had a good meeting yesterday, going through everything I've done here and going through everything I will be doing to carry on the protocol when I get home. He said he's here with me every step of the way from now on in. It's going to take focus on my part (and communication with him), but I know I can do that.

My bowels are a bit out of whack, but hopefully being back on home turf with food and water that my tummy recognises will help. My face is a little bit large shall we say - the steroids that I'm to keep the swelling down in the brain give a sexy kinda swollen look in the face :) But other than that, the body's feeling good! ...and it's only gonna get better from here. I know it. So here goes. England here we come. It'll be nice to be home, that's for sure. See you all on the flip side. xxx

Wednesday, 1 July 2015

Healing with Kirtan




Thanks to the lovely Dharmakirti and sangha at Mandala Yoga Ashram here are my first kirtan recordings on soundcloud.

So nice to have something recorded that I can listen to and share with you all. And what's more, Ella and Hazel have bought us some time in a recording studio in Brighton as a wedding present... so more recording fun to look forward to!! Whoop whoop!!

It's totally fundamental to my healing journey so it's really exciting! Looking forward to including you all in all of that too!

Monday, 29 June 2015

Mexico - Day 8

So just to let you know we're still alive and kicking' out here...
Crazy though it may sound - I haven't actually left the hospital! Kinda weird to be in Mexico and not to have stepped foot out onto Mexican soil since I've been here. I'm not quite sure how it's happened but it's just been treatment after treatment and every time I've thought about going anywhere the moments kinda passed and it's bed time or I feel like having a lie down. It's all quite intense on the body, as you can imagine, so I've been having my fair share of resting too...
Zac and I were just talking about how amazing it is that we've been in the same hospital room together for however many days now actually quite content. No turbulence really at all. We've both just been happy 'being'. I guess one thing is in a place like this, is that you come along, and you're given a regime/protocol and you just 'do'...and I guess there's something rather comforting in that. The lovely Dr Payan when we arrived said it himself - it's not my job to come here to worry. That's his job...which I don't believe he's doing, but I guess if there's anyone that going to take that role then it'd be him...so I'll leave it to him I guess.
So we've got 4 more nights here, followed by one night at a hotel before we fly out, then land back in the UK on 5th July.
I'm trying to sort myself out with hyperbaric oxygen treatment for when I'm back home, need to find some willing and obliging therapist to give me ozone rectal therapy in Brighton :) ...apparently it's the best way to get it in ya - Doctor's orders. nothing to be embarrassed about at this point in me journey. Just gotta swallow the lot. hehe. I'll continue with a coffee enema a day and some juicing for sure. Just bought myself an infrared 'hothouse' dome thing, which I posted a picture up of on my previous post. ooooh, it's the yummiest feeling thing. £200 and worth every penny. Going be learning biomagnetic pair therapy with Zac so that I can continue that.
Other than that things continue tickin' along nicely here. Still a fair amount to get through before we leave here. Still quite a bit to learn. Things will be different again when I get back home and another routine to get used to...but it all seems manageable, so we'll see...love love and more love xxx

Thursday, 25 June 2015

Mexico - Day 4

So after Day 4 at the Clinic, it seems like the treatments are fairly standard each day, so not much to update you on really, as I start to get into a bit of a routine here...which is nice.

Here's me in the wee infrared sauna that I sit in each day, with ozone to it...

Then, this is a infrared dome under which I lie after my laser therapy... oooh, the organs feel yummy after all of that :)


My body's generally feeling like a pretty damn lucky body to be having all this goodness being thrown at it...

I'll spare you on the photos of my coffee enemas I reckon, but you gotta trust me on that one - I do them, I promise ;) Different IVs going on each - now I'm having Vitamin C, yesterday B17, different ones each day it seems. Essiac tea twice a day seems pretty standard and will continue when I get home I think, as will artemisinin and enzymes. I'm trying to get my head round the biomagnetic therapy coz that seems pretty powerful and will be important for going home with, but think I'll understand that one with time.

Still more to understand on the immunity side of things...lots of interesting stuff going on there...

And as for everything else on mind, positivity and emotional wellbeing - lots of exciting things I'm thinking about for my return to the UK. Theta healing, Psyche-K, Reiki are a few things that I'm feeling drawn to. It's all about the healing, letting go of toxicity in all forms, cultivating a body and state of mind that is free from fear and tension...staying present to exactly what is. All good stuff to cultivate and learn!! ...and some amazing people that I'm coming across in my path to shine the light :) wow, what an incredible journey this is

Tuesday, 23 June 2015

Mexico - Day 2

Therapies of the Day: