Post-Thanksgiving Update and Confession of Food Transgressions

Ryan, Colson and I took an awesome trip to Michigan to see my family, and most importantly, my 9 month old nephew, Nick. Nick was most likely vaccine injured and almost died. He is diagnosed with Leigh’s disease, a disease where his mitochondria are not fully functioning. His life expectancy is a couple of years. You can read more about Nick here: ••• Help Us Help Nicky •••

The greatest part of the trip was to see Nick and celebrate the fact that he is improving! I am very proud of my sister and brother-in-law. They have put together a great recovery team for Nick, with the most crucial recent addition being a complementary medicine-based nutritionist. Nick will be strengthened and then detoxed, accelerating his recovery (with bone broth being part of that recovery). His neurologist, who is very open to complementary and alternative medicine, says that 1 in 10 survive, and after seeing Nick I believe he will that 1!

Now for more mundane matters. My step-mom is a fantastic cook, and the food tasted great (although it was hormone/antibiotic and pesticide filled). After the first two days, I threw in the towel and ate the amazing pies she made for Thanksgiving, along with even more pie and some Bailey’s. I ate more white sugar in the 5 days I was there than I ate in an entire year, and Ryan was right there with me. Because we do not use white sugar, other than to make Kombucha, our white sugar intake is almost zero unless we go to a birthday party, Grandpa visits and buys us ice cream cones or Ryan flips out and buys ice cream, which is rare.

The outcome? My formerly pain free shoulder that I injured giving birth is hurting, as are the joints in my formerly pain free legs. I have some minor body odor, and no acne, thank goodness!!! All in all, the repercussions are less than they have been in the past.

Today is our first day home, and that bowl of Brussels sprouts with bone broth  and lots of butter that we ate for lunch never tasted better. See Remember to Save Those Turkey Bones! for recipes and video. I am sure the detox will take only about a week.

I miss my family terribly and would love to be there cheering Nick on, but it is good to be home eating my food and continuing on the journey to recover Ryan’s, Colson’s and my health.