Part II:Day 2

Second day and a good one. Okay, Carl is utterly freaking out about the forecast for La Crosse next week...in the 100's!! Rock on! I'm so excited! Bring. It. On!!!! Hey, Karri, Carl says to feel free to turn on the a.c. He's all worried about the heat taking over the house. I'm okay with a hot house - whatever you decide to do, just remember who shares the wine. (wink-wink)

Anyway, met with John's doc today. His blood all looks good - very relieved to hear that information. His live blood sample looks mch healthier than last time. Blood cells are free and moving around independently - not stacked, not depending on each other. He's got a little of an overproduction of yeast which is a little worrisome. Where would that come from? Most likely an overabundance of refined white sugar. Our bodies naturally produce yeast and refined white sugar helps the yeast to mulitply and stick around longer. We'll probably add a little more cocktail to the IV each day to get rid of it, but also really watch his candy intake for the next few months. We did let him have a little more than usual lately - amazing how his body reacts that crap. Dried blood shows a vitamin C deficiency, so we'll probably add on a vitamin C supplement. No big deal there, either. So, all in all, it's very, very good. All the labs look like the live cell therapy took and is doing well. Thank God, literally! Dr. Vasquez also gave us his blessing to go ahead with our hoped-for adventure to China. As long as John eats natural, organic food he should be good. Now I have to find an organic grocery store...So much to do...

We did a little shopping today, after John's treatments. Went to the Arts and Crafts Market. Wowza. These people are amazingly talented. There was a ton of wood, metal, pottery and garden art. We spent two hours there and got lost twice. The shopkeepers were a little annoying, but not nearly as bad as Revolutionary Blvd from last time. I could've stood in those shops for hours marveling over the art. Found a fantastic new "fuel belt." A fuel belt is a belt I wear on long runs that has mini-water bottles so I can stay hydrated and energized on a long run (like more than 2 hours). In Mexico, they have leather fuel belts that allow a runner to carry Bud Lite, Miller Lite or Schlitz. In a big can, too! Awesome! These Mexicans know how to run! I had to laugh out loud when I saw them hanging from the ceiling.

It's nice to have a kitchen in our house. This gives us the option of making meals here instead of eating things like cactus and quinoa (which is actually pretty good, minus the cactus) or mushroom pizza (as in a gi-normous mushroom with quinoa and cheese). We've had some good meals the last couple of days, too. Chicken and veggies, potatoes and veggies, lentil soup...all yummy when someone else makes it. When I make it at home, it's more like, "Hello? Domino's?" For whatever reason, it doesn't taste the same.

Until tomorrow...