I haven't blogged in weeks now partly because I've been out of town but partly because I just have not been feeling well. I've been having some pretty bad weeks, my pain level increased and I had a difficult time getting around. But I am back and it has been an interesting journey these past few weeks which I would love to share with you all.
In this journey I have met some very interesting people. One person in particular is a woman who was diagnosed with Rheumatoid Arthritis about 20 years ago. Like me, she chose not to go the traditional route but chose to fight it naturally. A few years into her diagnosis she met another woman who had RA who told her about a health and wellness center in Santa Rosa, CA called True North. They specialize in medically assisted water fasting as well as juice fasting and a vegan diet. At the time she heard about this place she was in so much pain she had to shuffle her feet to walk, she could not lift her arms above her head and she had a difficult time getting up from her seat. She was skeptical and fearful of what might happen to her if she tried to water fast for 7 days but she was at a point in her life that she would try anything. It has been 10 years since that first trip to True North and she has gone for 14 days every year since then. When I met her you would never know she has RA in fact she told me she has not had any symptoms from RA in the last 3 years! She is 70 years old but you would never know it, she looks like she's in her 50's. She is beautiful and vibrant! I sat and talked with her for 2 hours about her journey and she was such an inspiration to me that I am now going to True North myself in October.
It was so great to finally meet someone who set out to combat RA naturally and was successful at it, what an inspiration!
