Day 14 has come and gone and thus ends Phase 2. Tomorrow is Phase 3 and you know what that means...weigh and measure. I don't expect to have lost very much during this phase as there was more food. Although, I wasn't eating as much of it either. I'm pretty sure there will be some on the first part of Phase 3, since I'll only be eating watermelon. (My niece used to call it waterlemon and I still think of it that way.) I can eat as much as I want, but that is all I can eat. My sister-in-love told me that her Costco (they live in Yucaipa, CA) had watermelons for $5.00 each. I have one cooling in the fridge as I type and I'll start the day with that one. I'll go to Costco in the morning and see if I can get a good deal like that.
Saw my dad today. He's is in a really tiny room. How tiny is it? It's so tiny you have to go outside to turn around. Insert rim shot here. He slept most of the time I was there. When I arrived, the doctor was there with them. They are talking about releasing dad to a rehabilitation center. My mom isn't too thrilled with that. Friends and relatives that have gone to these places have had horror stories. My mom told him, if they aren't going to put him in the rehab located in the hospital, then she would rather take him home.
So. Can someone explain to me the purpose of a rehab of this nature? It's like a halfway house or something. Your being released from the hospital but you can't go home yet. So we're going to stick you in this half way house only we call it rehab.
Anywho, mom and I left to go back up to the house and spend some time with my brother and his family and my sister. Around 3pm, my sister and brother went back to the hospital to see dad since they would be leaving a couple of hours later to go back to California. My mom went over there around 4pm. As soon as the sibs got back everyone was rushing around packing their respective vehicles. While this was going on, here come my aunt and uncle (my dad's one and only sister). And then mom came back from the hospital. So much coming and going and going and coming. Oy! After the sibs left, mom and I had a nice visit with my aunt and uncle. I just got home about 20 minutes ago. I guess I'll hear in the morning, if dad is coming home or not. I'm sure he's eager to sleep in his own bed in relative peace and quiet.
I just want to thank all who have taken the time to pray, send positive thoughts/energy, what ever your belief system exhorts you to do, for my dad. We are hoping this will be the last of the cancer. My folks have done some reading and research into foods that will help keep dad (and mom) healthy and cancer free.
Part of the reason I decided to do this detox is because I know that I am a prime candidate for a myriad of diseases, not the least of which is cancer. God gave us all this wonderful food to eat that helps to support the incredible bodies we have been given.
"Oh yes, You shaped me first inside, then out; You formed me in my mother's womb. I thank You High God--You're breathtaking! Body and soul, I am marvelously made." Psalm 139:13, 14 (MSG)
I know that I have abused my body by what I have eaten in the past. Now I have a chance to correct that as much as possible by eating as healthy as I can. I'm cleaning out the temple and doing a total remodel. This detox may only be 26 days long, but the journey is just beginning. I can hardly wait to see where it leads.
Tally ho!
Nevada Smith
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