Feb 18 (Day 16): WORDS OF WISDOM: “Friendship is born at that moment when one person says to another, ‘What! You too? I thought I was the only one.” — C.S. Lewis GENERAL IMPRESSIONS: Woke up this morning feeling like a new person. I’m so relieved that the hard part is behind me. From now…
Feb 17 (Day 15): GENERAL IMPRESSIONS: There was the sweetest, silent ritual the other day; it was for the birthday of one of the patients. The man was in the dining room along with all the rest of us when a silent procession of about 20 members of the staff filed into the room…and over to…
Feb 16 (Day 14): GENERAL IMPRESSIONS: I met a lovely German couple at the cooking demonstration yesterday. Dirk, the husband, has gorgeous, wavy hair the color of snow and piercing, blue eyes that you could get lost in. His wife, Angela, is blond, slender and sexy in a real “California Natural” kind of way. I…
Feb 15 (Day 13): GENERAL IMPRESSIONS: I have been having a maddeningly hard, heavy heartbeat for three days now. The doctor has been watching me very closely because of my heart issues, and I know I’m in good hands, but when your heart beats this hard for three full days, it makes you a nervous…
Feb 14 (Day 12): GENERAL IMPRESSIONS: I’m really sad…like “little kid” sad. Why? It’s February 14th, and my husband and I aren’t together. For most couples, Valentine’s Day is just another fun holiday: you go out to dinner, you exchange gifts or cards and have a nice night together. But for Leon and me, Valentine’s Day…
Feb 13 (Day 11): WORDS OF WISDOM: “Grief is in two parts. The first is loss. The second is the remaking of life.” — Anne Rolphe GENERAL IMPRESSIONS: This cleansing process is such an emotional roller coaster. I suppose it’s because we have so much time here to think…to feel. My friend, Emil’s grief over…
Feb 12 (Day 10): GENERAL IMPRESSIONS: Hallelujah! I am on DAY 10: I am now officially a third of the way through my treatment! This morning was much easier than yesterday; I wasn’t nearly as hungry or nervous. The doctor was right…The calories from the ghee really stay with you. Another fun thing, they changed…
Feb 11 (Day 9): GENERAL IMPRESSIONS: All morning long, I have been exhausted, impatient and incredibly hungry — so hungry in fact, that I find myself obsessing about food. I’ve even started planning my first dinner as a free woman. I’m thinking dinner at Romano’s, our favorite restaurant in Bombay. I’ll start with a glass of…
Feb 10 (Day 8): GENERAL IMPRESSIONS: I am nervous…I’ll cop to that right up front. This is the beginning of the phase of the treatment that almost kept me from coming here in the first place. As I describe this part of the treatment process, I urge you again, to remember that people come here…
Feb 9 (Day 7): General Impressions: Rough day today. Had a dizzy spell going into lunch. I didn’t even realize it, but one of the men who gives out medications noticed I was circling and weaving a bit. It got worse while I was at the table, so they called the doctors…pretty embarrassing. They both…
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