Hello from Germany

I hope everyone has had a good return from Summer holidays and a great return back to school and work. I made the journey from Malaga to Stuttgart just over a week ago now and have settled into the lovely spa town of Bad Mergentheim. My zero German has been a bit of an issue until Alan told me about Google Lens… so now I’m finally able to figure out where I am and what’s going on!

I’ve been receiving treatment and therapies at Hufeland Klinik. It is just amazing. It is the most peaceful, serene, caring environment where I am receiving conventional treatment alongside alternative therapies. In addition there are a lot of complementary therapies in my schedule every single day too, to help me feel calm and relaxed. So far, it really feels like I’ve managed to clear my mind from a lot of negative thoughts and just focus on healing. I thankfully still don’t have any side effects from the radiation, but I did manage to find a hyperbaric oxygen tank in Marbella, so I was able to keep going with that throughout the whole family holiday in Spain… it seems where there is a will (and the internet), there is a way.

While here I’ve also been working my way through the Michael Singer books. Untethered Soul and Living Untethered, soon to be followed by The Surrender Experiment. These books are having a profound impact on me… I don’t think I could have found a better series of books to read while going through this new diagnosis and treatment. I think there are lessons in here for us all about how we perceive life, so its a yes from me and I recommend you add to the “to be read” list!

I will be here maybe another week or two, to be determined… and in the meantime I’m just enjoying finally being in a place that looks at me as a whole person and not just a target for prescription drugs. There are people from all over the world here – Germany, Netherlands, Denmark, USA, Russia and UK so far and it’s clear to me why their reputation has spread far and wide. The Klinik is amazing, the lead doctor is wonderful – with a real wealth of information, while the nurses manage to get a vein every time – and that’s just the medical bit. There is a beautiful park over the road, a thermal spa up the street and proper Hansel and Gretel woods out the back.

There was real joy the other day when the guy from Florida (with Lymphoma) who has been having chemo alongside everything else they have here, has halved an 11cm tumour in 6 weeks. He took the decision to have treatment here as he figured it was cheaper than the conventional treatment in the US that his insurance refused to pay for! I think he’s feeling pretty happy about that decision right about now.

The kids are doing great back at school and are handling this all amazingly. Our nightly zoom calls have proven to be an interesting mix of changing backgrounds, filters and even the odd game of charades. Alan is crushing it in the Dad department and I can only thank him for taking time out from work to be with the kids so I can have this precious time that I so dearly needed.

Looking forward to catching up with everyone soon. Sending love to you all. xxx

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