The tooth rat came!
I’m assuming he took the tooth with him ’cause I haven’t been able to find it and I’m hoping that Bella doesn’t find it before me!
Speaking of Bella, she’s been having terrible tummy aches for the past year, maybe longer. When we were in the jungle I chalked it up to stress or water issues. Now that I’m digging through my own set of “guts” paying attention to what stirs hers is in my face…
Of course, lurking in my mind is… “Could she have this too?”

Saturday, I jumped up in my ride and rode over too Virginia Harper’s house (she is also my food counselor) for a cooking class. This was desperately needed because I’m getting a bit bored with the rice, bean and veggie combo that has become my staple.
I hadn’t been back for a cooking class since January, all my learning has come from books and websites. There were a few people who had been at that first class and they were shocked to see me, because they couldn’t believe that it was me! I guess I looked very ill in January and now I’m glowing (so they said). Ginny went on to say that she never judges what will happen with someone when they show up, it’s all about inner strength and lining it up in one’s mind and heart, “claiming” it, as she says.
As we went around the room introducing ourselves, one of the women told the tale of her son who was diagnosed with Crohnes Disease in the the 7th grade. By 9th grade he wasn’t getting better and suffering terrible side effects from the medicines. Their family has been eating whole foods ever since and he will graduate from high school next week with a clean colonoscopy! That’s right folks, his colon is FREE of all signs, symptoms, ulcerations and inflamation! The DOCTORS have given him a clean bill of health!!!
I thought of Bella…
My turn came around and I shared my journey so far, ending with my fear of passing this on to my girls.
The last woman to tell her tale gathered herself before speaking and then, with a deep breath out, she began her story of why she was there: her 9 year old daughter has been sick with Crohnes for the past few years. They have tried EVERYTHING, the little girl is now in Vanderbilt hospital with a colon that looks like chopped beef, it’s so torn up and bleeding that the doctors want to remove the entire colon – at only 9 YEARS OLD!” Of course the docs aren’t bad, they are trying their best to help her but medicine will NOT. Look at food as a reason or at least an alternative.
Once again, the only thing touching the inside of the intestines is food, why wouldn’t it affect it?
As the woman told her tale, my eyes filled with tears, not for me but for Bella and all of the people that suffer, especially the kids. Did you all know that LITTLE kids are the fastest growing population of digestive diseases?
Wonder why? What are they eating? Cookies, hot dogs, white flour products, tons of dairy, fast food… how many kids do you know that eat WHOLE grains and beans with a side of veggies for lunch? How many public schools serve this alongside of organic meat or fish for lunch?
NONE!
Just as the little girl’s momma was about to finish, she turned and said to me, “So the next time your husband or someone else hands one of your little girls an ice cream cone or a bag of chips think of my daughter. If your mom had this and you have this, you should be “PREVENTING” this as a gift to them.”
I lost it.
Big tears…
It was as if a knife shot through my heart into my back.

I returned to my house and immediately sat at my past life statue’s feet, praying for this little girl, praying for her mother, praying for my little girls and praying for myself… for the strength to make this happen for my family, not just me.
Later that night my tummy burned with emotion but I knew what to do to take care of myself. I drank my Umeboshi Plum, Twig Tea and Kuzu root with Shoyu sauce brew, soaked in a warm tub scrubbing my skin to circulate the blood, and relaxed on my bed. Within a few hours the pain in my abdomen passed and I claimed my position once again.
This way of living works, I just need to stay calm and patient.
Yesterday I returned to Happy Son Of My People for some acupuncture. I told him of my pain but that I wasn’t worried because I know this is all part of my healing. He said that when my heart is whacked with such a fearful blow, my tummy takes the brunt of it, locking up and constricting, and holding on tight, bracing for another mental punch.
This time I didn’t do it, this time I let it roll and opted to take care of myself by “CALMING” my mind and body.
Happy Son Of My People loaded me with a GANG of needles, I was KNOCKED out. I have no idea how long I drifted between realities, but everytime I tried to open my eyes I felt a part of my body drop deeper into peaceful darkness.
No visions, no thoughts, just rest.

I took Bella to the doctor, they ran SED rate tests on her and another blood test looking for signs of Crohnes… I’m waiting for the information to come back.
The little girl in the hospital is having a hard time now – her body has developed “steroidal diabetes.” I spoke to her mom yesterday, all she has to do is get this girl stable and then she will make her well… I will pray again today.