Fri 31 Oct: Halloween night has arrived... my garlic breath will keep the witches at bay :-)  . The kids are better to come tonight for "trick or treat" and finish all the chocolate in the house or I will not be responsible of the left overs. Yesterday I was good until I went out for shopping at Nutter's and saw so many tasty snacks... and it really got me. I had my second attempt with the enema and I resisted the fluid inside a little longer. I am still a long way away to do the required time or quantity... and then make a run (a fast one) to the toilet to release. My morning weight is 71 1/2 kg.

Thu 30 Oct: Yesterday was day one of Liver and Gallbladder Detox week. This is the toughest week of the program and you have to take concoctions all day long. The day started at 6:00am sharp with a fruit/garlic juice... to finish at 11:00pm with the enema (I will spare details on this last one at this time... and no pics). Eileen prepared the Potassium Broth, 4 hours of scrubbing and chopping swiss chard, kale, garlic, carrot skins, potato skins, beets, celery, hot peppers, onions, celtic salt, cayanne pepper. In a 20 liters pot this variety of vegy is boiled in distilled water for 7 hours... than you eliminate all those lovely vegy and you can only drink the broth that is left. This broth is full of natural potassium and other minerals and vitamins that the vegy release in the process. I have to drink all of it during this week. I am somewhat over the solid food cravings (I only get short sporadic episods now, yesterday I had my oriental cuisine attack). What is starting to get to me is the quantity of fluids I have to ingest in one day. The Blood D-Tox tea is becoming a chore to drink. Last week was mixed with another tea and the taste was a little milder. My weight after the evening bath is 70 1/2 kg.

Wed 29 Oct: Yesterday was a long day... the drive to Saskatoon (140 km South of PA for the friends abroad) to see Dr. Roger Keith, liver specialist. It was worth waiting almost 3 hours (he had an emergency surgery to do). He is a very nice man with gentle manners and he explained in details what he could see in our CT Scan films and showed them to us in the process. We have now a visualisation of what we are fighting against. His opinion was that the tumors in the liver are too small to be operated. Being also a probable metastasis of the colon cancer even the chemotherapy would not add chances of success. He also mentioned a localized chemotherapy intervention on a liver artery, but this technic is no longer offered in Saskatchewan. As for the freezing technic it requires open surgery as well as it is more for larger tumors and with risks of bleeding. He mentioned doubts about the causes of my right kidney loss of functionality. It could be the tumor, or a new tumor pressing into it or could be a kidney stone. We will have a consultation in Saskatoon with Dr. P. Lau (urologist) about my kidney November 4. Having the tumor in the colon it is obvious that the first hypothesis is the easier to pick. In all is final opinion was NOT to operate or treat the liver... We were happy with the final outcome. Other people may have felt a sense of loss. We did not. We have picked a different route and we will now go even stronger that way. As I am writing this, Eileen is in the kitchen preparing one of the concoction I have to take for the first day of the Liver and Gallbladder Detox week. In Saskatoon we also went for more discovery... and visited Steep Hill on Broadway, an organic product co-op. It is very small but offers from produce, meats, cheese, etc. Than again to Dad's Nutrition for more produce, organic olive oil, etc. I had to visit a toilet in every place we been. I should be starting a ranking guide of public toilets ;-)   My morning weight is 70 1/2 kg. After the evening hot bath 71 1/2 kg.

Tue 28 Oct: Today we are off to Saskatoon for a see a Liver specialist (Dr. Roger Keith) and to look for more organic produce for the Potassium Broth, one of the parts of the THIRD week detox program starting tomorrow. I have received nice cards and emails from family and friends to support my current situation. This is so nice. It is nice to see that people care about you. I would say is essential to perceive this circle of love around you. My days are now spent loading a kitchen timer to remember the next concoction I have to take. It is time now for my morning run...

Mon 27 Oct: A funny thing is happening. I can finally enter a supermarket and not being attracted by food. I can just speed up to what I need... the organic produce, and leave. Eileen which is also on the same diet and was so good until now to keep me focused... is now starting being affected by the smell of food. I still don't suffer from hunger pangs. my fluid diet is filling me up enough, the chewing of the garlic keeps my teeth in exercise. I feel good, my energy is increasing. Going to the toilet with high regularity is flushing my system. My weight after the evening bath is 72 kg.

Sun 26 Oct: Let me share with you my everyday snack (right photo) raw garlic cloves, cayenne pepper and UDO's oil. Garlic is the nature surgeon, Cayenne Pepper addresses the circulation. Yesterday was a lazy day... I needed a change and a rest. No run in the morning or hot/cold shower. Just the regular pills and teas. Went shopping for organic produce. Purchased a 20 liters stock pot for the THIRD week detox program. We have a long list of ingredients to find for this special broth. Next Tuesday we are in Saskatoon to see a liver specialist for me. In Saskatoon we can find the missing items. Had some computer problems and had to dedicate the morning to it. I am still going trough my medical history and posted more documents online: Chest X-ray Report - 10 Oct, 2003, Tissue Report - 9 Oct, 2003, CT Scan & Ultrasound Reports - 28 Mar, 2003, Tissue Report - 23 Jul, 2002, Endoscopy Report - 22 Jul, 2002, Endoscopy Report - 19 Mar, 2001, Discharge Report - 20 Dec, 2000, Clinical Report - 12 Dec, 2000. I still have more to prepare. The draft for the THIRD week Liver and Gallbladder detox program is ready and it is SCARY. I won't have any time at all to breath... My morning weight is 71 1/2 kg. After the evening bath is still 71 1/2 kg.

Sat 25 Oct: We finally have been able to fully enjoy the new GREEN STAR. We could not get the Wheat Grass pulp out of the machine. We had to call the company to get help. All it was is that it takes a lot of Wheat Grass (right photo) for the juicer to generate internal pressure and start expelling the pulp. Their instruction booklet was short of clear words. Over all I feel good, my weight is going down again. The picture I see in the mirror is more and more like me in my teens :-)   My morning weight is 71 kg. After the evening hot bath, 71 1/2 kg.

Fri 24 Oct: the Intestinal Cleanse #2 has really kicked in. I go at always faster intervals to the toilet... to the point that it is my new office !!! Starting from yesterday our lunch starts with fresh Wheat Grass. The green juice is quite pleasant. So every day we crop some grass and goes straight into the juicer. Two weeks into this new life I somehow found a way to accept things. The hot and cold shower is no longer a torture, it is just my routine after the morning run, but I won't go as far as recommending it. Please just don't ask to look ahead... I have enough with the present. I need a nap now...

Thu 23 Oct: yesterday was another long day... the SECOND week program has added the Intestinal Cleanse #2 (another mixture of herbs to help flush the colon, see the glossary). It must be taken 6 times a day all week. I can pretty much swallow anything right now. All the garlic and ginger have made my mouth taste buds crazy. Today I will try to behave with garlic... my stomach can take them all... but my mouth has a limit. I eat well above my quota. Every time I had a little craving for a snack. Our day is a continuous go go go... you just finish taking something, that you hardly have time to prepare the next thing. I experience several changes of mood in the day. Eileen is such a support... tender and strong as the case may need. At times I need sweetness, other times I need to be shaken and make see reason. More blood tests have being done today to see mainly what my CEA and liver funtionality.

In the afternoon we finally received the juicer we were waiting for... the GREEN STAR. We opened the box, like you do at Christmas. We assembled the unit and had the first go with Wheat grass... nothing was coming out... we needed quite some time to figure out how it worked. Immediately we felt lost having returned the CHAMPION juicer to Evan that was so easy to use. Eventually we managed to prepare dinner and this time was green color!!! The main reason we got this machine was that we could do difficult green such as grass and leaves... Well, soon I have to prepare the morning fruit juice and we will see how it works. Yesterday we received 3 trays of fresh Wheat grass from Vicky (owner of Booster Juice). What a great lady, she managed to get for us the grass from Saskatoon. I would recommend you to try a shot of Wheat grass juice at Booster Juice next time you are close to Walmart. I will offer you more info on the properties of Wheat grass and other things soon. My weight is 72 1/2 kg. after the bath.

Wed 22 Oct: I am publishing online more of my medical records because I want to know more of what is going on as well as having all my data available for consultation. 2 more reports are online: Endoscopy Report - 8 Oct, 2003 and CT Scan Report - 8 Oct, 2003. Well you know me... I enjoy taking pics, so I will show you the equipment of my new life: Choosing a Juicer. I still have my up an downs with the lack of solid food as well as the freedom to access food in general. I have checked and I have the OK to indulge with chewing raw garlic... well above the 12 cloves... up to 50 a day. I am absolutely in theme with the seasonal Halloween. If you meet me these days be advised that you will know if I am around before you see me. Today I have started the SECOND week of the program. My schedule is even busier... we will see how it goes by the end of the day. The morning run was good and needed. My morning weight is 72 kg. After the bath is 73 kg.

Tue 21 Oct: I was so tired last night. I missed my afternoon nap and I do realize that I can't afford that. I need a lot of rest. I will try not to do it again. It was quite a day with a lot of new info about alternative therapies. I went to the board meeting of the PA Canadian Mental Health and after our business I had to share my news. I have already been away several months this year to get Eileen affairs in order in England... and now I have another excuse to limit my time. I am not much of a president... At the meeting they were eating Chinese food... one of my favorites. The draft of the second week program, to start tomorrow, is online and waiting for Doc Ian approval (SECOND week intestinal cleanse). You know that your life has changed when you get happiness from a bowl movement ;-)   This morning weight is 72 kg. The evening weight after the bath is 72 1/2 kg.

Mon 20 Oct: Another week is starting. My cravings for solid food are getting better. Having Eileen also joining the program has helped me a lot. I just could not do this program without her. I skipped my hot bath last night. We were both too tired and felt more important to get sleep. Today Eileen got active and called Dr. Castillo (www.drcastillo.com) in Tijuana, Mexico. In just a week we have had several connection leading to him. After my 4 week total body cleanse (FIRST and SECOND week intestinal cleanse, THIRD week liver and gallbladder detox, FORTH week Kidney and bladder cleanse) we are considering to go We just finished a phone call to Claude Marlow that works as an info agent for Dr. Castillo out of Tucson, USA. We had a lot of interesting info as well as an incredible courtesy. My morning weight is 72 1/2 kg.

Sun 19 Oct: I am sipping my Cayenne broth (Blood D-tox and Liver/Gallbladder tea). I like to call it this way because that is what it reminds me of. Doc Ian is gone very generous on the Cayenne pepper. This morning we tested the citrus juices purchased at Sears with oranges and grapefruits. We do the pineapple with the borrowed Champion juicer. How much we learned in just over a week about juicing. I had an emergency run to the toilet in the middle of the night and another one at 5:00am. Usually my body is used to wait for my morning glasses of water to let the bowl movement work... not this time. I had a quiet evening/night. Very loving with Eileen. She works so hard for me and is encouraging me to fight back and beat this. Yesterday we chased around Prince Albert for organic produce. At times it is very discouraging. The only one that has some selection is the Superstore but they don't always carry the same items. Safeway has a very little corner. The Co-op downtown has only a few vegetables and not on a regular bases. I did some yard work and had a long afternoon sleep.

Sat 18 Oct: I have increased the Intestinal Cleanse #1 and more gas and cramps have showed up in the evening/night. This morning I could not seat on the toilet soon enough. I think I will stay for another day on 3 pills. A little mishap this morning... a gallon of distilled water was all over the place. The jar collecting the distilled water was not in his place properly. It takes 5 hours to produce 3 liters of water. I have to use distilled water for drinking and for preparing my teas. I have made one more step ahead in better understanding the process of all the pills and potions I am taking by preparing a glossary of the first week program. One more black cloud this morning... missing my Saturday eggs on toast, really got me. My second bowl movement just after lunch is very liquid. My morning weight is 72 1/2 kg. Isn't this a great diet ??? Look at my weight !!! I am not even trying to lose weight but just to kill a bloody cancer. My weight after the evening bath is 73 1/2 kg. Are the vegy starting to stick on me ???

Fri 17 Oct: another day... I had a good sleep, nice and deep. I really needed that. My mind wondered things this morning as I was awake in bed and enjoying Eileen's warmth. She snores at times and that is music to my ears and also a reminder that she is there... I am in the middle of a serious battle. My days are quite full with the program... shopping for organic produce, equipment, preparation, etc. I am also doing my best with work but I am slower than I would like. Only now I realize that my energy level was down. I had accused the many things I had to do. The truth is that the cancer is getting a lot out of me. Having made this realization helps me accept the present. I need a lot of rest. I am trying to have a long nap every afternoon. I can tell that my moods are very much connected to how tired I feel. Tiredness sneaks on me and by the time I realize it... is too late and I find myself down. Today I have all the ingredients of the program ready and will be 100%. I still have so much documentation about the program to read and understand... I will do this a little bit at the time. Eileen is right now preparing my cup of Blood D-tox and Liver/Gallbladder tea. This tea contains a generous cayenne pepper amount and I have mixed feelings about it... for one thing I feel it is more like a soup. This far is still only the hot/cold shower to scare me... and I have to have another one soon... My bowl movement is good this morning. Last night I have increased the Intestinal Cleanse #1 pills and will do the same tonight. A second good bowl movement in the afternoon... and few more little visits. We went to visit an organic farmer for carrots and garlic. We met him a week ago at PA Farmer's Market. The guy showed to be quite knowledgable but there was nothing that Eileen did not know. He offered us a chance to see another juicer, the Green Power. Finally after a week we know what we have to get. Back at home we order online from www.bestjuicers.com (the owner of the company, Rob Armstrong, takes our call and is very helpful/knowledgeable) the GREEN STAR gs3000. The main feature is the low speed operation (110 rpm). The low speed preserves the enzymes, minerals and vitamins as well as prevents the oxidation. This way the juice last longer. www.bestjuicers.com is a great site loaded with a lot of info. I am getting into the routine of the hot bath before bed... as I indulge well over the 30 minutes. I love garlic but I think I can trace a limit... tonight is my first use of a fresh clove of garlic as a suppository. My weight is 72 1/2 kg after the bath.

Thu 16 Oct: the start is the morning run, I have more energy then other days. Eileen insists that my skin color is improved. On my return my first experience with the hot/cold shower... the first contact with cold water is worst then I thought. I cheat a little as I am not able to resist the 60 seconds under the cold water... so is more like 30 sec cold and over min in hot. I am rewriting the program of the day to include all the new procedures (click here to read 1st WEEK). I have another encounter with my family doctor and we discuss in full the CT scan report... the cancer is bigger then I had understood and is already pressing on other organs. The feeling that I get in hearing his words about the uncertain future have the opposit effect. I feel I am on the right track with the new treatment. I don't expect to be right but personal perception in this things is also very important. I have the feeling that surgery will only deal with effect of the cancer (sure enough I have already been operated in 2000). What I need now is to go to the root of why the cancer was generated. After Cora left me I have focused on physical activity and that has helped me find peace. What I completely left alone was my food. I now see the importance of finding an equilibrium of them all. We have to shop for more equipment to prepare components of my program... the blender. While in the supermarket I wonder to look for food, the new regime doesn't really leaves me hungry... but the mental thing about solid food is strong... I have to admit that I get some pleasure in looking at it... when are the 6 weeks going to be over ? Right now the only crunch I am allowed is my raw garlic cloves. My weight tonight is 74 1/2 kg and after the hot bath 73 1/2 kg.

Wed 15 Oct: This morning I feel much better. I have energy back and I am active starting my diary online to share my experience. The new juicer has produced a wonderful breakfast we all the organic fruits we purchased in Saskatoon. We were out walk/running for 45 minute on the river path with sunshine. I found a Champion juicer to test from a friend and will do that tomorrow. I received the package from Ian Shillington, N.D. (see photo) and we are trying to make sense in all we have to do. I read something in the program that shocks me... after my morning run I have to have a hot and cold shower... at intervals of 1 min for 7 times. My moods are still up an down. I do realize that this is the only way to go but something in me, the anarchic spirit, is trying to fight rules and constrictions. Eileen is wonderful and is trying hard to keep me on track. At times I feel bad that I may take it on her. The day closes with the hot bath while drinking ginger tea. One more thing for the night... a hot cloth fill with Castor oil will have to be on my abdomen every night for about an hour. My weight is 75kg after the bath.

Tue 14 Oct: a black day... I was in down mood since the night before and I woke up with the same mood. We are off to Saskatoon shopping for a professional juices and organic produce not available in PA. My mood doesn't improve I have a feeling of apathy and hopelessness that I can't shift. I am constantly effected by the sight of food and snacks that I see everywhere we stop. I realize the loss of my freedom to have what I want. This is the first time in my life that I have to control what I eat. We find the juicer we want at Sears... but at the same time we discover at Dad's Nutrition Centre a different one. They do not stock it but have literature. Here we find ample organic produce. For dinner we use the new juicer and it is very noticeable the extra juice we get. After dinner we make some Internet research and we understand the concepts of juicing more clearly. We have to shop again for a machine that will juice at slower speed in order to retain more vitamins, minerals and enzymes as this is the main purpose of the diet. While in my evening bath we happen to listen to a radio program on healing... the speaker was saying how during an illness research has shown that there is a type of immune cell that causes symptoms similar to depression. I get a good laugh thinking that today my healing has started. My weight is 74 1/2 kg after the bath.

Mon 13 Oct: The garburator in on top of my list and is ready by lunch time. Now we can dump everything in the sink and dispose of everything. I realize that is a need for me to simplify the process wherever I can. We notice that our little juicer is not up to the task and we loose too much juice. In the evening I have my first 30 min hot bath. This is supposed to trick the body into thinking it has a fever and jump start the immune system. I felt really rough after it. My weight is 75kg in the morning, 74 1/2 kg after the evening bath.

Sun 12 Oct: I feel overwhelmed by the amount of pulp and mess that the juicing process produces. We go shopping for a heavy duty garburator. I miss parts and we go to buy them. I can't install today. My weight is 76kg.

Sat 11 Oct: I feel really good. My system is not overloaded with the digestion process. Eileen insists that my skin looks better and my eyes are sparkling again. We have a busy day. We start very early with shopping at Sears where we find the best reverse osmosis water purification system on a deal... as well as a 3/4 of a gallon water distiller. Next stop is the farmer's market on their last day open air. Here we found an openly declared organic farmer for carrots, garlic, beetroot. He mentions a juicer (Green Power) as he also makes juices. Back at home I get busy installing the reverse osmosis unit that I finish before day's end. The distiller takes 5 hours for 3 liters of water. My weight is 76kg.

Fri 10 Oct: We work out our full day menu of Juices and pills (click here for menu). Eileen decides to join the program to make it easier on me as well as she feels that the program in this moment is better for her too. We start chasing organic foods... Superstore has some, Safeway few, we have not checked out Co-op yet... and Garden Centre IGA has none !!! Our goal is to find variety of organic fresh produce. My weight is 78kg.

Thur 9 Oct: meeting with surgeon Dr. Randy Friesen to discuss CT scan results and possible operation. He offer to operate as soon as the following Tuesday on the Colon cancer and do a biopsy of the liver. We agreed and get going on the required documentation. I have a turkey soup for lunch... it repeats on me all afternoon. I have a visit with my family doctor (Rod Unsworth) for my preop exams (chest xrays and ECG test). The doctor compare the chest xrays with the previous one... no change is noticed. At 3:00pm we called Ian Shillington (Naturopatic Doctor) and he proposes an alternative attack on the cancer. Immediately he takes me off all solid foods and put me on a strict organic fruit and vegy juices regime. For dinner I have my first vegy juice... and my body really likes it. We use a little Braun juicer that we borrow from my neighbour Addline. My weight at the end of the day is 79kg.

Wed 8 Oct: colonoscopy & CT scan... the news is that I have a return of my Colon cancer in a lower position of the descendent colon. About an inch in size. In the afternoon the CT scan shows small dots on the liver (4 spots). I was diagnosed with Colon cancer in December 2000... I entered the emergency ward with a severe blockage and pain. I was opened in my abdomen and the cancer was discovered and 10% of my Colon was removed. Since I made a good and fast recovery until this year when my CEA (carcinoma embronic antigen) blood test showed cancer cell activity.