January 15, 2019, marked six months since I started the raw fruit diet. I had been sick for many years, searching for the answer to get well. For the past three years, I'd been pretty housebound and unable to function well enough to be part of the world.
I went to countless doctors, natural healers, naturopaths, tried almost every therapy possible, stayed in out-of-state healing clinics for up to three weeks, tried virtually every diet possible, took thousands of supplements, flew across the country and even abroad to find answers. And nothing worked… until I quieted my mind with meditation and felt strong enough to post on a Facebook forum that led me to the truth. Someone who cared enough to speak the truth took the time to give me information and links about Dr. Robert Morse's protocol. At first, I dismissed it.
Who wants to be told that their current thinking about their protocol is wrong, right?
Luckily, the next day I returned to the post and decided to watch the videos he shared with me. The Dr. Morse videos I watched immediately resonated in my soul that THIS was the answer I was looking for. It made perfect sense.
That same day I told my husband, "Let's go buy some fruit," and I've never looked back or questioned the protocol.
With an ambiguous diagnosis of Lyme disease, anxiety, flesh-eating bacteria, life-threatening gut bacteria, and much more, I struggled every day to live for many years.
With an ambiguous diagnosis of Lyme disease, anxiety, flesh-eating bacteria, life-threatening gut bacteria, and so much more, I struggled every day to live for so many years. My daily existence was about survival—that's it. I had to spend countless hours treating the symptoms so my body wouldn't be overwhelmed by it all. I had to fly to Florida from my home state of Illinois four or five times to have good bacteria injected into my gut so I wouldn't die.
There is so much story to tell and my plan is to write a book to help others heal like I am.
I'm finally healing and improving every day. The fruit diet allowed my body to detoxify my lymphatic system and my kidneys to filter out all the bacteria, toxins, parasites, etc., on a wild, crazy, and somewhat incredible healing journey.
Today, six months later. I'm writing this from a hotel room in Phoenix, Arizona, where I'm on a business trip with my husband, participating in activities, meetings, dinners, and social events with 1,000 other people who belong to an elite class of financial advisors. It's hard to imagine that I couldn't even leave the house six months ago. Gratitude fills my entire being for Danielle, who took the time to message me with this information on such a dark and scary night six months ago.
Am I completely fine? No, not at all. It takes time to detoxify a 59-year-old body that has been collecting and storing toxins for all these years.
Am I considerably better? You bet! I have a life now, and I no longer wake up every day wondering if I'll survive the day. Instead, I look forward to a future of incredible health and vitality and the knowledge that my best days are ahead because I've never been healthy in my entire life. And if I'm healthy, I can do it all—enjoy a life full of adventure, freedom, and enjoyment.
Although I'm not focusing on the symptoms these days, instead keeping my mind on my future and grateful for the moment, I've posted what has healed below to give encouragement and hope to others. Please note that this is a brief list of everything I was going through.
Muscle tension in my neck, head, and shoulders so much that my head was pulled to one side and I couldn't keep it straight or turn it to one side or the other
Debilitating fatigue: I could barely walk from one side of the house to the other
Flesh eating MRSA for over 5 years in various places on different parts of my body.
Horrible brain fog, inability to make decisions, think clearly. Sometimes I barely knew who or where I was.
Hypothyroidism: I no longer take thyroid medication.
Anxiety was through the roof with an overwhelming feeling that I was going to die at any moment.
I think I had the worst parasitic infection on the face of the earth (I'm still trying, but it's much better)
Heart beating 24/7
Hearing heartbeats in the right ear constantly
Blurry, painful, spasmodic eyes, extreme dryness
Heartbeats and flashing eyes
Pain and heaviness in the lungs
Movement throughout the body (I now know this is mange, and better but still present)
Pain in the chest
Stagnant lymphatic system: Tests constantly come back with reports of heavy metals, high chemical load, pesticides, mold toxicity, mycotoxins, etc.
Kidneys not filtering – leg edema (the ER doctor told me this was normal)
Sad and depressed and cried every day (I can't imagine feeling like that now)
Terrified of being alone
Thoughts consumed by worry about whether it would get better
Constant rashes and hives
Low blood pressure
Always cold, often had chills
Constant intestinal pain
Okay, you get the picture? I'm lucky to be alive... I take that back. The only reason I'm alive is because I believed in my heart that God had a purpose for me, and if I kept searching, experimenting, and believing, I would one day discover it. And I did!
I am so grateful to Dr. Morse and all my fruitarian friends who have helped guide me along the way.
However, I can't attribute my recovery entirely to diet. It's much more.
I now know that we are the creators of our own lives and that I am always in control of my health through my thoughts and emotions. Thanks to an extremely insightful energy healer, Laura Hernandez, with whom I have worked for almost a year to discover the power that lies within.
My purpose here is to give hope. For those of you who are in the heat of the battle, know that there is an answer and the choice is yours to heal yourself as I am. It's always a choice. And then the hard part begins: putting it into action even when the future looks bleak and there's no evidence yet that it's working. Surround yourself with those who have walked the path before you and found success. There are many teachers out there who will guide you through dieting and teachers who will help you find the power of the mind and let go of the destructive programs that are holding you back.
Let go of the victim and allow kindness because you are worth it and deserve it.
NEVER GIVE UP!
~Kim Whitaker
