Hi Biddy!

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Will certainly be keeping you in our prayers. Have you

applied for Social Security Disability? Jim was denied the

first time, but reapplied and was accepted. That led to the

option of medicare after a waiting period. While we opted

only for the hospitalization part (since he is covered on my

health plan), both part a & b were offered.

It seems that there are always additional health problems

that may or may not be related to PSC. Jim has found

considerable help with allergy (i.e., food allergies

especially) issues by going to a Naturopathic MD.

He has also gone (about a year ago now) to a Acupuncturist

who was absolutely convinced that the root cause of his

disease was his teeth. He had been going to the dentist for

his regular six month cleanings since forever. We changed

to a dentist who does amalgam free dentistry and she was

mortified at the shape of Jim's teeth. He had a wisdom

tooth that had such a big hole in it she couldn't believe he

wasn't in any pain. He has been going to the dentist ever

since. He's having to have major work done. Each body

chemistry system is different, but this makes some sense as

our mouths carry a huge amount of bacteria.

One other thing that he recently began doing is to drink 1/4

- 1/2 cup of aloe vera juice. He thinks it actually helps

him to feel better. He just finished a one quart bottle.

It's Lily of the Desert 99.7% certified organic aloe. He

says it tastes pretty yucky so he doesn't take more than he

can swallow at one time. It might be worth exploring.

One of the papers we have on our bulletin board is in the

form of a letter to Jim. It reads: Jim, Trust Me. I have

everything under control. Love, Jesus. It brings peace

when things seem so out of control.

Kathy (Jim '91 PSC)