In this open and honest conversation with Stephen and Heather Grooter, we discuss what to expect with common Lyme treatments. Stephen leads us on a discussion about the obstacles you encounter during Lyme treatments. The longevity and emotional ups and downs that encompass chronic illnesses. And the emotional and physical responses that patients cycle through as they go through their own FIGHT.HEAL.LIVE story.
Books:
Suffering Why Me, DR Paul Cho
The Pain Chronicles, Melanie Thernstrom (The Cures, Myths, Mysteries, Prayers, Diaries, Brain Scans, and the Science of Suffering.)
Documentaries:
How to Survive A Plague (AIDS epidemic)is the untold story of the efforts that turned AIDS into a mostly manageable condition…
Vitality (2012): A provocative look at the broken medical system in America and how our definition of health is skewed; this movie takes us through a journey into lifestyle and teaches us basic things we can do every day to enhance our health.
Episode Outline-
1 – Detox protocols
-sauna (boost with essential oils), where to buy, how long to help, what to expect.
-enemas, why do them, do they result in preventing the body from being able to go.
-coffee enemas versus probiotic enemas versus other detox types of enemas.
-juicing and use of food. What to do if you can’t tolerate eating much veggies.
-If you are the healthy spouse, what can you do to help your Lyme patient?
2 – Rife machines
-what is it
-does it help
-how long does it take to help
-If you are the healthy spouse, what can you do to help your Lyme patient?
3- Herbal treatment and antibiotics
-is this scary, how long does it take
-If you are the healthy spouse, what can you do to help your Lyme patient?
4- Emotional and physical response to treatments
-feeling bad can mean your headed in the right direction
-can you trust your body? Or do you have to overwrite it?
-If you are the healthy spouse, what can you do to help your Lyme patient?
5- The mental burden of chronic illness.
-what to expect
-how to help Others who have Lyme.
-If you are the healthy spouse, what can you do to help your Lyme patient?
From my heart to yours: This song was deeply encouraging to me this week. May you find strength, courage and hope in it as well….~Sarah Schlichte Sanchez
Though You Slay Me (featuring John Piper) by Shane and Shane.
~”Not only is all your affliction momentary, not only is all your affliction light, in comparison to eternity, and the glory there, but all of it is totally meaningful. Every millisecond of your pain from the fallen nature or fallen man, every millisecond of your misery in the path of obedience, is producing a peculiar glory you will get because of that. I don’t care if it is cancer or criticism, I don’t care if it was slander or sickness it wasn’t meaningless, its doing something. Its not meaningless. Of course you can’t see what it’s doing. Don’t look to what is seen, when your mom dies, when your kid dies, when you got cancer at 40, when a car careens into a sidewalk and takes her out, don’t say “That’s meaningless.” It’s not. It’s working for you an eternal weight of glory. Therefore, therefore, do not lose heart. But take these truths and day by day focus on them. Preach them to yourself every morning. Get alone with God and preach his word into your mind until your heart sings with confidence that you are new and cared for.”-John Piper
Mary Ann Bobko
April 25, 2016 at 1:18 am (2 years ago)Thank you so much for these podcasts; I am in my 5th month of treatment for Lyme – I have thought at times – no one can get how this feels unless they’ve had it – going thru a rough season – thank you for the encouragement and hope!