The inspiration for this blog first started to keep family and close friends (or others who may also be searching for answers) updated on John's progress as we work towards the healing process.  John was told that he had the symptoms of Parkinsons Disease in May of 2011.  As I started to research and learn about this disease I learned that all the medical community has to combat this illness is drugs to mask the symptoms, but I hear in many cases they can make life better. I also keep hearing that there is no reversal for Parkinson's. I'm not convinced of that yet, so until then, we are on our trek to make Lemonade from the Lemons that have been handed to us.  And hopefully along the way we will be able to help and bless others from what we learn.  So here we GO. . . . .

The later part of March we set out to Palm Harbor, Florida, to the Florida Detox and Wellness Institute.  After doing some research I learned of this place and the alternative approach that they took to heal many with lyme disease, addictions and neurological disorders, including Parkinson's. 

Our first day here (April 1, 2012) we met with Gary, our assigned nurse. He started to go over the items from John's test results. He told us of supplements and treatments that John would need while at the Wellness Institute. John still needed to have a Brain Scan.  We scheduled that for the next day.  We were told that John's mold toxicty level was 25 higher then normal, but that he tested negative to Lyme's. (Most of the people here are being treated for Lyme's, including John, in case it was a false negative)

After the brain scan on Tuesday, we started IV treatments on Wednesday (April 3). So Wed, Thurs and Fri., John was given Glutithione IV's to start clearing the mold out of his system.  The following Monday we met with Gary again, and I asked if we could start the Vitamin C IV's  (What they call "The KILL") since John had been doing the Glutithione IV's for months before coming there.  With Dr. Crozier's approval he approved.  We had one more Glutithione IV that day than started "The Kill" on Tuesday (April 9). Wednesday he received a bigger bag of The Kill or Vit. C, followed by an IV of antibiotic, Leviquin. The remainder of the week (Thur & Fri) he received Glutithione and Amino Acid IV's followed by Leviquin. 

One thing I didn't mention is that all through this process John is also scheduled and receiving Colonics twice a week.

The week of the 15th John received the Vit C. IV's Mon-Wed. followed by the Leviquin, and the glutithione IV's followed by the Leviquin on Thur. and Fri.  (John's mold levels, at this point, are only 6 times higher than normal from his blood tests) Wednesday of this week, after his treatment, John started feeling light headed and started feeling sweaty and shakey.  They said that he might start feeling worse, but that that was a good thing.  They called it a die-off symptom, that showed that he was starting to break through his bio-film, the film protecting the toxins in his body. 

On the 22nd and the 23rd he received more Vit C. IV's followed by Leviquin, and on the 24th he received a Vit. C IV only.  That day, Wed., while talking with Gary he started feeling bad (shaky and lightheaded) this episode seemed to be worse than last week, but again they said that this was a good sign. (At this appt. Gary reported that John's labs said his mold was back up to 17% higher than normal. He said this told him that the bio film had broken and released the mold toxins into his body.  So now we needed to continue to detox and clean his system.) Thurs.& Fri (25-26) they gave him a triple bag of Glutithione with Phosphatidylcholine added.

On Sat. we had fun touring around Tarpon and the Sponge docks with John Newell. It was great to see the area through his eyes, since he grew up here in this area.  We had planned to go to the Oakland Temple today, but John was not feeling well when we returned, so he went back to bed for awhile.  (Part of his issues are due to a deep tissue massage that he received on Thursday, he is pretty sore from that - this was not done at the Sponagle Institute.)

I tried to remember the past few weeks in one blog post, Hopefully I'll post more often now that I know how to.  Cheerio!