MMS Seminar and update

The last four days or so have been spent hunkered down in the hotel due to two solid days of non-stop winds, rain and new snowfall followed by two full seminar conference days.

I've been doing well, slowly upping my dose, but I've gotten to the point where I really can't handle the taste of the MMS drink anymore so as of today, I've started activating the MMS with the 50% citric acid solution in a little dish, then using a dropper to transfer the activated MMS (MMS1) into an empty capsule. I quickly close the capsule, put in my mouth and chase down with a glass of water so I don't even have to taste it. Hallelujah! I don't feel any nausea but I can feel it doing its work in my body. For anyone thinking of trying this, you must make sure to use capsules that won't melt so quickly as you're putting liquid in it. It is such a relief for me not to have to face the dread of drinking the stuff every hour.

As mentioned earlier, we had some crazy inclement weather for a few days, starting with thunder, lightning, rain and wind that melted half the snow, seemingly rushing in spring, only to be followed by more wind, colder temps and fresh snow that added about 2" to the ground. Everything was white again with newly formed ice on top of the small lakes. Being from southern California, it was exciting to experience such ever-changing weather and watching the cloud wisps move swiftly over the slopes of the mountains. We even had a brief power outage in the middle of the night.

After the snow storm the next morning. PH: Ann Huisman

We just spent the last two days in the conference room and basement of the hotel being trained by Doug and Michelle to know the ins and outs of MMS, CDS, the protocols and more. It was jam-packed full of information and I feel much more confident in myself knowing what to use for different health issues. I highly recommend these seminars for anyone wishing to become a health minister to help others or those just simply wishing to become more knowledgable about MMS and its applications.

On the first day, we learned all about what MMS and CDS were and how to make the different solutions and protocols as well as the terminology and metric measurements. We were also taught how to start and administer the protocols and what symptoms to look out for when determining whether to change the dosage. Michelle had each of practice making some the protocols and administering them to ourselves so we knew what it felt like. We put the solution in our eyes, nose and ears, as well as brushed our teeth with it and made the gas to put in our mouths. I swear my vision was MUCH crisper and brighter after putting the drops in my eyes! Michelle said that most people say that as well. We also talked about different instances where MMS/CDS helped heal people, including breast cancer (considered easy-peasy to get rid of, according to Doug) and a major improvement from autism. DMSO, zinc oxide, Aztec clay and other things were taught in how to use in conjunction with MMS/CDS.

We found ourselves down in the basement of the hotel on the second day, learning how to make from scratch MMS, CDS (one with a 50% citric acid solution and one with a 5% hydrochloric acid solution), 50% citric acid solution and 5% hydrochloric acid solution. It brought back memories of being in high school doing lab experiments in science class. The scenario in the basement wasn't much different, with the hot plates, funnels, bowls, gas masks, gloves, tubes and beakers being used. It was pretty fun! At the end of the day, they sat us down for a little test of several case scenarios asking what kind of protocol we would do to help that person. The great thing is that there really isn't a wrong answer and a lot of us had our own approaches to each situation, but there's certainly more effective methods than others.

I feel much more equipped with knowledge now on how to help myself, my family and friends now and am amazed by the efficacy of MMS, etc. Thankfully, they gave us a workbook with all the information they taught us that I can refer to along with the many notes I made in it. Below is our class and teachers (minus two others that were in attendance):

On a side note, we've been enjoying watching these puppies and their Mama from our window. Unable to resist holding a puppy, I went downstairs to go outside and see them. They were only about five weeks old and ultra cute. They've been weaning the puppies, getting them ready for new homes. Here they are:

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Pamporovo Skiing!

Looking out our hotel windows, we could see that the snow was melting - fast. The weather acted up earlier this week, surprising us with a glorious thunder and lightning rainstorm on Monday night. We'd been laying low for two days in a row, while it rained off and on, exposing more brown earth and dead grass on the ground. We realized that if we wanted to go skiing, we had better get our butts up to Pamporovo ASAP and ski before there wasn't any snow left.
 
So on Tuesday night as we all sat together at the dinner table, it was decided that a ride would be arranged the next morning for anyone who wanted to go skiing or just get out and get some fresh air and exercise at Pamporovo. A total of six of us ended up going, with only my Mom and I skiing, while the rest of them hung out inside the small lodge, enjoying the view of the slopes while warmed by the fireplace.
 
I'd been feeling really good those last three days, as my protocol had changed from CDS to MMS and wasn't feeling the effects of detox. My Mom, however, had been dealing with some intense shoulder and side ache pain, but she pulled herself together as she was quite determined to ski.
 
I was particularly excited to go skiing because I hadn't been on a pair skis since I was about 15 or 16 years old, which was the time I had started snowboarding and had been up until yesterday. I had skied from about four years old until I started snowboarding, but the technology back then were long, straight heavy skis with ill-fitting boots. I'd been aware for the last several years that ski designs and technology had greatly improved and was opening up to the idea of skiing again. Plus I was getting so over having to unbuckle and buckle my snowboard bindings every time I rode the chairlift or wanted to get anywhere on flat surfaces.
 
We both had brought all our ski clothes, gloves, helmet and goggles, so all we needed to do was rent the skis, boots and poles. The chairlift and rental prices were gentle on our wallets - $25 for an all-day lift ticket and $13 for the rental. True, Pamporovo is no Mammoth Mountain, but considering that my Mom needed to take it easy and it was my first time skiing in many years, it was perfect for us.
 

 
I'll tell you what - from the very first moment I started transporting myself on the skis over to the chairlift and later started skiing down the hill, it was as if I'd never stopped skiing. I was exhilarated by how responsive my skis were to every turn I made. I couldn't recall skiing ever being that easy. While I had a great time snowboarding for the last 21 years, I think I'm a true ski convert!
 
We started with some of the easier runs to see how we both did and within only a few runs found ourselves at the top of a black diamond run called The Wall. It was basically a steep, nearly mogul-less slope that had compact, groomed but skiable snow. We skied on that several more times while stopping every hour on the hour to have our drink of the MMS protocol down at the ski rental place, where we left our belongings.

Snezhanka TV tower at the very top next to chair lift

At the top of The Wall

 
At noon we said a quick hello to everyone else in the lodge and then proceeded back up to have lunch at the mountaintop lodge. By then the weather had picked up and it was snowy and blustery at the top. We sat near the big windows and watch the snow swirl by as we ate potatoes, Greek salad, goulash and bun-less hamburger for lunch.
 
Mom was starting to feel more pain after all that skiing before lunch and was thinking she could last for just a few more runs. On our way from the lodge over to the beginning of the ski run by the chair lift, we could see from a distance that the rest of the crew actually rode the lift up! They just wanted to get out and explore and because it was so windy at the top, they just went over to the lodge where we'd just had lunch and hung out there while we did our last few runs for the day.
 

By the time we were done, the snow had become what my Dad used to call "Sierra Cement", referring to the wet and heavy afternoon slush of the Sierra Mountains in California. Regardless, I was having so much fun I could've skied all day. I had more energy than I knew what to do with. Mom had reached her limit but I was so proud of her for pushing through the discomfort and not letting it get in the way of having some fun.
Afterwards, while waiting for everyone else to come down off the mountain, we sat in the lodge and had some tea. A man selling bells sat nearby us to organize his inventory. I took the opportunity to photograph him and his bells, which he sold to skiers to wear while skiing. They're worn to alert those below them that they were coming up behind them. We bought a bell each (and got one free) as a souvenir. I plan to wear mine next time I go skiing.

 

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Devin Hot Springs

There was an air of giddy excitement in the lobby of the hotel as we all waited, towels in hand, to board the 22-passenger van/bus. It was a beautiful, sunny early afternoon and we had all just finished lunch, eager to do something different to distract us from the physical discomforts of being on the MMS protocol. We were going on an excursion to the hot springs in the town of Devin, about a 40 minute to one hour drive (depending on many things) northwest of the hotel.

 

After boarding, we made our way up the deep snow-banked road and I thought the springs were at a higher elevation than our hotel. I realized I was wrong when we reached the mountain crest and quickly found ourselves far below the snow level. The snow and fir trees soon became a thing of the past and brown, leafless trees and bushes took over, looking like a typical wintry landscape with hardly a green thing in sight.

 
As mentioned in my earlier posts, the buildings and homes here are in shambles, with obviously no money for new materials or better construction. We saw more of this on the drive. I noted that they don't even demo abandoned/damaged buildings. Everything is pretty much left as is. I'm pretty sure that most structures here would break just about every building code in the US. They make do with what they have, or don't have for that matter. I saw one house with a huge plastic sheet on the roof that had some sort of advertisement on it with many rocks weighing it down, obviously to prevent water leaks. There are many lean-tos made of wood sticks and sheet metal, much like the kinds we made as kids.
 
However, we drove through a village called Shiroka Laka where most of the building were in much better shape and had more of an architectural style to it. It's also home to one of Bulgaria's only two music schools in the country. From Shiroka Laka Hotel's website, it says:
 

Shiroka Laka is a lovely village, comfortably situated in the central Rhodope Mountains, South Bulgaria. Its name means "wide meander".

Shiroka Laka is a national architectural and folklore reserve. It is famous for authentic Rhodopean houses – of the Zgurov, Uchikov and Grrigorov families, as well as for the unique iconostasis in the local Church of the Holy Mother of God.

Shiroka Laka is the music heart of the Rhodopes – the mountains of the legendary Orpheus. It is the source of the famous Rhodopean songs and their unique tunes with caba gaida (a local type of bagpipe) accompaniment. The most prominent Bulgarian folklore singers, bagpipers and ensembles have been discovered and created at the National School for Folklore Arts – Shiroka Laka.

After passing through that charming little village, we continued down the mountain valley road that meandered alongside a river and finally turned off into Devin. We made our way through this small city and found ourselves on an obscure road just outside of The main part of the city, driving right next to a smaller river. I kept thinking we were going to actually soak in the hot springs in the river, but instead ended up at a facility called Struilica. It had a large 25 meter long pool, a jacuzzi style pool and shallower large kid-friendly pool, all filled with water fed by the hot mineral springs from the nearby river.

 
The faint smell of sulfur wafted through the air as we hurried to strip our clothes and get in the water. While the air temperature was much warmer down here than at the top of the mountain, there was still a chilly bite from the winds that had picked up, enough to hurry ourselves in the water to get warm. Each pool had varying degrees of warmth, with the jacuzzi being the hottest, which is where everyone eventually found themselves and stayed until it was time to go.
 

I personally didn't last too long. I had been doing great with the protocol all day, not once feeling nauseated, until after about 15 minutes of being in the hot pool (I had been in the cooler pool for awhile first). I have low blood pressure, so I can't last long in hot temperatures anyway, as I get quite dizzy. I soon started to feel sick and just got out, dried myself and got dressed. I was done.
 
The rest of the day was just awful for me, always feeling close to throwing up, but never did. I had to muster up courage to finish the last 2-3 doses of my protocol. I just hung out close to Michelle (Mary's assistant), a fellow American, who was there to monitor everyone's health during the outing, while everyone else enjoyed the hot pool. Even my Mom was able to last the whole time in there. We made a quick stop on the way home in Devin to use the ATM machine and managed to snap a few shots:

 
In spite of it all, it was so worth the trip and was actually rejuvenating to swim in those mineral waters. The ride back to the hotel didn't seem to take nearly as long (as is usually the case), and we even stopped near the top of the mountain to help a couple with their stuck stranded car, which they needed to jump start. Coincidentally, it was right where some natural spring water taps were and several of us filled our bottles with this water before piling back into the van.
 
We were all so incredibly wiped out that we quickly ate our dinner and went right to sleep. Today I am feeling much better on the protocol, not once feeling sick, which means Mary has something to add for tomorrow. Yikes! Here I go......
 

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Smolyan Excursion

We'd been getting a bit of cabin fever so it was exciting to get out of the hotel to do something a bit different. So Mary and her husband Doug drove my Mom and I, an assistant of Mary's, and one other patient down into Smolyan for some Bulgarian-style spa treatments of waxing, manicures and pedicures.
 
Smolyan is seven kilometers down a windy mountain road that quickly drops in elevation (3,300 ft vs over 5,000 ft where our hotel is). I was sort of expecting the town center and other buildings to be more up kept and newer, but it's not. It's quite in shambles (please forgive me if I sound British, but most of what I hear are British and Australian accents and use of English!). However, the location is amazing as you can see in the photos, of this city built in a valley with the mountains rising up on both sides.

Along with getting our spa treatments ($19 for a mani/pedi and $2 for a waxing), we also walked around a pedestrian road where there were various stores and businesses. Local raw honey and herbs were found along with some locally made leather zippered animal pouches I scouted out as a gift for my son.

After we all finished our spa treatments, Doug and Mary took us to a place past our hotel up the mountain road to one of numerous natural spring water spouts found roadside everywhere in Bulgaria. Here, people stop and drink fresh mountain water from the run offs.

Okay, that was the fun stuff yesterday. Now, for the not-so-great stuff. We were definitely feeling the detoxifying effects of our protocol in our own ways. I was nauseated for part of the day, at times feeling close to upchucking. Yeah, not fun. I was also burping all day long. When I asked Mary about it that night during our daily review meetings, she said that the MMS was doing its job. The gas is created by the bad bacteria being killed off by the MMS. Being her cheeky self she also said I was one of the lucky ones since you either burp or "fahrt"! Because of that, she kept my dosage amount the same for the next day. The goal is to have a person handle their protocol without nausea before upping the dose. Again, nausea indicates the die-off is happening faster than the body can process and eliminate. There's no need for one to feel ill for it to be effective. We've had a few more things added to the protocol. Below is a picture of the MMS, the Activator (for activating the MMS) and the CDS along with the separate droppers for each one. It really is like a chemical lab when mixing it all together. When you mix the activator (citric acid) with the MMS, it creates a yellowish gas after a couple of minutes, which you then put into your water and drink. Fun times! I am feeling much better today.

Here is a picture of our daily appetizer/hors deourves spread before they bring out the main dish:

Now on to the hot sulfur springs this afternoon!
 

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Nearly a week in

I am going to basically cram in the last five days in one post. Aside from the fact that blogging from my iPad is a bit of a mental block (not quite as easy or efficient as from my iMac desktop), I have just been spending my days getting adjusted to the time change and the MMS protocol.
 
The drive from Sofia airport to Pearl Lodge was very long - 3.5 hours with the last half hour being incredibly windy and bumpy as we drove up a narrow mountain road full of potholes our driver was constantly avoiding. They drive nuts here! I swear our driver would drive on the opposite side of the mountain road only to get back in his lane when another car coming the opposite direction approached. A bit nerve-wracking, to say the least.
 
We were quite surprised to see just how many unfinished buildings there were along with numerous abandoned businesses and facilities along the way. It was as if some massive rapture took place. Later, we would go for a walk on a road by our hotel that led us to an area full of unfinished ski/mountain lakes resorts. I kept thinking construction was on hiatus during the winter, but then my Mom noticed the paint was peeling on one of the buildings and knew this was a years-long cessation of construction. As we kept walking up the road we came across a large sign with an artist's rendition of the completed resort, announcing the opening of the resort in, get this........December 2008!! Later on we asked someone in the clinic about it and they said that most construction in Bulgaria stopped simply because of the domino effect of the economy. It's kinda eerie walking around with cranes still up and nearly finished buildings just sitting there.
 
The hotel is quite decent, especially for Bulgaria, considering it's the poorest country in the EU. it touts itself as a 5-star hotel but is really the equivalent of an American 3-star hotel. Having said that, it's actually quite comfortable. We did get a very nice upgrade from a 1-bedroom suite (I slept on sofa bed) to a 2-bedroom 2-bath corner family suite yesterday which has vastly improved the quality of our stay. Many more windows with endless views of the mountains and valley.

The area where we're at is quite unique and according to this article, has rejuvenating effects. That was fun to discover as we had no idea about this prior to coming here. Below is a picture of a sign we came across on our walk that talks about the air:

 

Now, about the health restoration clinic. So what is this place? It's run by the Genesis II Church, a non-religious organization started by Jim Humble, the discover/inventor of MMS. The head Health Minister here is Amanda Mary (goes by Mary), who runs the clinic along with volunteer assistants. Everyone here works on a volunteer basis, including Mary. That is truly one of the most astonishing things about this clinic and the organization behind it. They could easily charge thousands for their 24/7 services and products here but they don't because their belief is in helping mankind and simply depend on donations alone. All we've had to pay for is the food (25 euros per day) and lodging (70 euros) per night, along with our airfare (just over $1,000 from LAX). We also have to pay for the MMS/CDS and any supplements/herbs and medical tests we take but those are very minimal costs. It is my goal to soon set up a fundraising website for anyone who feels compelled to donate to their cause. They require a 3-week stay (or longer, depending on your health condition, etc.) to make the most of the protocol.

 
The day after we arrived to the hotel, we had our initial meeting with Mary, a funny and caring woman from the UK and her volunteer assistant Leonardo, a British-Italian. It's been so fun listening to her talk as I love the British accent, especially after becoming addicted to Downton Abbey, ha! She shared her story (scroll down to second post on this link) with her own bout of cancer and how she was healed from MMS and also talked about what CDS/MMS does. We went over our medical history and based on that she determined what the starting dose of the MMS/CDS protocol would be. CDS is a new form of MMS they've been having more efficient success with. Mary also uses herbs/plants, etc. to supplement the protocol. I was given capsules of MSM, which is sulfur, moringa and Bio-Kult probiotics to start with. I was really stoked to learn about moringa, a plant I had never heard of before and plan to take long term. Be sure to click on the link and read about it.
 
Our first day called for the smallest dose of CDS which is a liquid that you put in a bottle of water and drink from every hour on the hour for 8 hours. The main goal is to build up the doses slowly so you don't get nauseated (which indicates the die-off is happening faster than your body can process and eliminate). I won't lie, the stuff tastes and smells yucky. Its very much like chlorine bleach. Yep. By now, though, I've managed to trick my brain into thinking it tastes like strong lemon water. Here's what it looked like:
 

 
Basically, this is our daily schedule:
 
8:00 am Breakfast
10:00 am Start hourly MMS protocol
10:30 am Meet with assistant to go over how we've been feeling on the protocol
Go for walk
1:00 pm Lunch
Sleep, read, etc.
5:00 pm Meet with health ministers to go over how we're feeling and make any changes in individual protocol for the next day
7:00 pm Dinner
 
For me, I'd been waking up nearly every morning from anywhere between 4:15-5:30 am due to the jet lag, and then napping every afternoon. The protocol made us tired due to the die-off of pathogens, etc. in our bodies. I was personally having a hard time with my blood sugars due to the traveling, time change and elevation (around 5,800 ft.). My blood sugars are just now leveling off after 5 days of being here. Apparently high elevation affects your blood sugars and it takes about 5 days to normalize.
 
We are not the only patients here and there are seven others from around the world here from Australia, Norway, Nairobi, South Africa, Canada and Turkey. For every meal, we all sit together in the hotel restaurant at a communal table and eat the foods that have been approved and made specifically for the people doing the protocol. They serve raw milk (with or without raw honey), raw sheep milk yogurt and organic fruits, veggies and meats. For all those considering coming here, it's decent food and the soups are awesome, but it's nothing fancy or gourmet and can be a bit repetitive at times, but hey, the goal is restored health, so you just go with it. I imagine the food might be a bit better in the summer months, when a larger variety of fresh foods are available.
 
The best part of mealtime for me though is getting to know everyone in the group. Even Mary, her husband Doug and daughter Hope, and her two assistants Leonardo and Michelle join us. It's become a family atmosphere where you don't feel alone while here at the clinic. There is such a level of caring, acceptance, camaraderie between us all. For anyone coming alone, just know you will make new friends and not feel isolated. Many stories and experiences shared, much laughter had and also concern for some not feeling so hot on the protocol. It's an atmosphere where most of the patients freely share what health issues are being dealt with and Mary or one of the assistants will ask across the table, "How are you feeling tonight?".
 
Imagine going to lunch somewhere with your doctor and maybe even some of his or her other patients and being almost equal peers with your doctor where health information is freely and openly shared with each other and even the doctor learns from the patient! Pretty much everyone here by now has been on a long journey of searching ways of healing naturally, therefore having a wealth of knowledge about certain herbs, healing diets, alternative treatments, etc.
 
Today both my mom and I are on CDS with 2 drops of activated MMS per dose. So far so good. I haven't actually gotten nauseated yet but could feel close to it at times. There were a few challenges for my Mom but she's doing much better today.
 
In just a couple of hours we'll be heading out for an excursion into the town of Smolyan, about 7 km down the road. Tomorrow a group of us will be going to a hot springs 40 minutes from here for some therapeutic soaking. Stay tuned for an update!
 

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Beginning our journey

 

My mother Ann and I are on a health-restoring journey in Bulgaria at Pearl Lodge, a hotel high up in the Rhodopes mountains near the town of Smolyan. After 24 hours of travel that included an arduous 3.5 hour drive to the hotel from Sofia airport, we were utterly exhausted having been unable to sleep at all on the plane.

With both of us dealing with our own health challenges, we together decided to go the unconventional route of using MMS under close medical supervision to see if it would help boost our immune systems, and thus have a healing.

I have had Type 1 diabetes for 21 years, and after many years of research and trying nearly everything I could to heal from it, I came across MMS. I found reports of other Type 1 diabetics who took MMS that said it helped lower their insulin needs. Much is unknown about the cause of Type 1 diabetes, but it is known that there is more than one cause, including scar tissue, inflammation and even viruses.

According to those working with MMS, there is about a 50% cure rate with Type 1 diabetes when the MMS protocol is administered, which indicates that those cured may have had the type of diabetes caused by a virus, which is one of the many things MMS helps to eradicate. When I say "cured", I don't mean that the MMS itself is curing anything, only that it rids the body of all pathogens, bacteria and viruses, etc. so that it boosts the immune system, thus enabling the body to heal itself now that it's free from those burdens.

I have no idea if I will be cured but it's certainly worth a try. My goal is to document this so that if there is any major change in my health condition, others can be inspired by it and have hope for a healing from their own health issues. I also wanted to help those who are considering coming to this Bulgarian health restoration center know what to expect when they do come.


 

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