Sat. pm 10.10.09
Hi, so appreciate each of you!

I’m writing to you an update on this morning’s 10/9/09 email. Dr. Gelband called me back today and we chatted. He has some new components he is working on, and suggested that when I’m in Chicago sometime that I come in. I asked him if Monday was too late, and I smile inside that I was able to get an excited reaction from him that—“We’ll make the time work!” I’m still hoping for a call back from Dr. Sandy as to what her recommendations are. What I appreciate about Dr. Gelband is his help to get a handle on the amounts for me on my supplements at this time with the muscle testing. He’s so skilled on that. He tells me that any disease process like this has an emotional component and getting the body back into balance is paramount.

He says antioxidants.(I’m thinking VIVIX, carotomax, E, C, B, Flavomax). I especially want to get the proteins tested because of the estrogen effect. What I plan to have him do is test me on what my normal intake is and then do a separate testing on the nutrients, then combine to see if my strength stays the same and see what the difference is. Just curious as to what my instincts have been.

Kristi G. wrote and reminded me about Dr. Bevacqua’s alkaline/acid list and the CarotoMax and FlavoMax. Shirley said 9 CarotoMax. Linda and Sally have played into that mom role, and reminded me to take VIVIX, Vitalizer and my other stuff daily. Phyllis wrote and talked about toxins. That’s also hopefully going to happen with the trip to Chicago, as he does have the foot bath, sauna, and Chee sp? machine. Diane, a nurse for 29 years says to get every question answered to my satisfaction and don’t let the Doctor roll over me.

Some of you may know that I was diagnosed 34 years ago with vaginal cancer and upon addressing things, turned Stage 3 around in about 2 months to nothing. My son & Esther, and others have doubted that it could have been accurate at the time, and I really attribute this to almost a modern day miracle. Anyway, two diagnoses, from 2 different doctors not knowing about each other and then going to a 3rd clinic with a nutritionist who also confirmed it was there and it was gone…it’s not been documented (both doctors are dead, records gone and I’m glad because of insurance concerns.)

I have my car scheduled to get the back bumper fixed at 8 am Monday and have a loaner car from the body shop. Hope that it’s travel worthy, and if not, West Bend insurance can get me one fast so I can get to Chicago and back safely. In the book, it talked about how this disease is so much more difficult for single women. Wouldn’t you think single men? They get breast cancer, too. I have a great support network, most guys don’t develop that early on.

James let me go early today from the grandkids, so I’ve been reading a great book which explains the testing and to understand the aftermath of treatments. I plan to have a dialogue with Teresa soon when both our times allow so she can honestly tell me about her decision-making, what are the best questions to ask the oncologist.

Time, that’s in shorter supply these days. I have 4 calls to return from customers in the last few days. I just remembered New Member Class Team meets tomorrow and they’re an important part of my support and so a reminder email needs to go out to them. Marc will be in town tomorrow long enough to say goodbye to before he boards the plane and I’m sad about that already.

Please know I appreciate your prayers, that’s a given. Other insights are appreciated as well, and I probably won’t be responding individually. I believe the choices before me are doable, and hearing well wishes or suggestions directly from anyone is great. The fact is I sift through information for fun, a generalist and getting more specific now.

Remember, no long faces, no doubts about Shaklee not having saved me from my family genetics. Cure isn’t an option, it’s like my other health conditions is something to work with for the rest of my life….and I’m up for it. Survival sounds too desperate. I have had fleeting moments of thought about, “Is this a virus, drift from the bomb testings in Los Alamos, NM when I was growing up in southern Colorado (my cousin thinks so)”. Will knowing that change anything? Right now I’m leaning toward most effective, the least traumatic for me, Ann Midori Fujimoto Barry, for a long-term treatment.

Do me a favor, it won’t hurt my feelings that you just delete these, no need to respond unless you want to, but I probably won’t explain or defend anything. I will consider your suggestions. I’m keeping a notebook full of notes in case I need to refer back to anything.

Thanks,
Ann