Some of the Tribe

Some of the Tribe
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All 7 of us Kids with our kids

All 7 of us Kids with our kids
No Parents, just kids

Monday, May 13, 2013

Charcoal Treatment

This picture was taken on May 4th - Dad's legs were so bad that they were weeping every where he walked. He was working out with Joe and Clay everyday and trying everything to help his legs, but still staying active. He was working but while at work he was noticing puddles around the facility. He would wipe them up but had NO IDEA where they were coming from. When eating lunch and getting up from the table he noticed a puddle where his legs were and then realized the puddles were from his legs weeping. He left at that moment and knew that he couldn't be there at the facility until his legs cleared up. 
My mom and dad had gone to Kiana's dance performance and while there the grandkids accidently tore my dad's pillow that he takes with him everywhere. Well knowing how OCD my dad is and how perfect he wants to keep everything, my mom went to her lady that mends everything for her to fix the pillow. (A tender mercy from our Heavenly Father-if the pillow didn't tear we wouldn't have known about this treatment). While there here husband came out to ask about dad and my mom just broke into tears and said that she is getting frustrated because nothing seems to be helping him. He continued to share something with my mom and got her in touch with someone that had been helping him with his prostate cancer, Rudy. He shared with her the Charcoal Treatment that dad should do on his legs to help clear things up. He did warn them that it will detox him and will make his body weak. He did tell my mom if they didn't start this treatment soon, dad would either loose his legs or his life. So he gave them step by step of the treatment and told them what to buy, etc. and they started the treatment. Max took these pictures of my dad's legs before they started the first treatment. The 3 boys: Clay, Max and Joe continued to do the treatment on dad's legs. They did it 6 days in a row and continued to see huge improvements.
  
The bottom of his feet were sooooo hard that it sounded like hard plastic when you tapped on them.
These were his feet after the 6 treatments, the skin was peeling off
Everytime dad would sit up and stand his legs would start to weep again and the fluid would start to make his legs swell. So he slowly stopped elevating his legs to get them used to being normal.
This was on June 15th at Coral Desert Rehab.
Dad wanted another treatment and his legs were clearing up.
Joe and Clay performed the treatment.