Extended Stay.....

Yesterday Amanda decided she'd like to stay on the IOM for a few more days, so we have extended our trip until Friday night.  She can spend more time with her Mum and sisters, and this is what she wants at the moment. 
Yesterday we found a quiet spot to sit a couple of hours ahead of sunset, at one of the southerly points on the Island, called The Sound.  A very beautiful spot, where seals frolic in the icy waters of the Irish Sea, and gull calls constantly fill the air.  The sky was blue, and the sun was bright.  It was wonderful.
Amanda wanted me to partake in
one of 'The Journey' exercises.  This is a kind of meditation, that helps you discover what lies beneath most of your emotional problems, if indeed you suffer any.  Amanda's in anxiety.
She wasn't sure that I was the right person to assist her in this process.  This made two of us, but I'd read the book as promised, and was willing to try anything to help her through this current stage in her life.
We got comfortable on a patch of grass which was surrounded by lichen covered rocks, the sun was in our faces.  A seal swirled in the water below us, moving like the liquid that surrounded it.  Amanda closed her eyes, and relaxed.  I was on!  I remained serious throughout (not an easy thing for sceptic of these types of processes), my voice, calm and soothing.  I was also taking notes where they needed to be taken. 
As the sun slowly fell, and the shadows crept over the rocks, the temperature constantly fell.  I was also desperate for a wee.  I gently asked Amanda another question, scanned the area for onlookers, then ran a few feet down the rocks, relieving myself with an intense gusto that any man who has held onto a wee for over an hour can recognise.  A sigh of relief, and  a quick run up the rocks, found Amanda still in deep thought, allowing her body and mind to process each and every thought and emotional sensation she was currently experiencing.  Mine had been desperation, relief then a deep satisfaction and comfort..... and coldness!  After a little over two hours, this emotional process of  'The Journey' had been completed.  Amanda had some writing to do.  I grabbed my camera, and ran up the hill to grab some sunset images, whilst Amanda warmed up in the car, and got the writing.  My rather numb fingers were inefficient to say the least. But I managed few nice shots.
We'd carried out a similar exercise the evening before, again it took a little over two hours, again, I was bloody frozen by the end of it!
Amanda was very happy to hear from Janni's friends (Rebecca & Leo) that had used Gerson Therapy, and found it to be a resounding success.  Leo was on his last legs, the doctors saying there was nothing they could do to help.  Gerson Therapy cured him.  Still here many, many years down the line, even though the doctors had written him off.  They heard about it from Rebecca's aunt, who suffered breast cancer, had a mastectomy, followed the Gerson Therapy, and was back at work 6 months later.

I'm sure most folks look at the alternatives as a last ditch effort, when conventional medicine has failed, but Amanda is willing to use it as her standard course of treatment, just like Rebecca's aunt.  Both amazing ladies aren't they!