...on Anna, "I want to be with my children!"
You must see Anna's progress since we first met her. She was bed-confined for 4 months, weak & unable to move freely without pain. Her face pale ( low Hgb and Hct) and her eyes sunken. After (click) unconventional herbal & local breast cancer therapy, the tumor dropped off. Since then, she progressively improved in strength. She lost 35 pounds but at her present weight a picture of vibrant health.
We visit her once a week now.
In our first weekly visit we delivered carrot juice with dandelion roots & oat greens. We found Anna seated on a chair in their backyard with visitors from a nearby Amish community. She decided to entertain outdoors while "sunning-up." She was all smiles.
Their home is located close to tall trees, peaches, pears, apple trees and grape vines. Gentle blowing wind runs the windmill and in turn pump well water to cool off the tanks filled with milk. The milk comes from "milking" the cows twice a day.
We did not stay long but we were able to pick green beans and sugar beets. We also bought peaches, green apples and sweet corn. Esther suggested Anna to start walking down the hill with her kids and if she gets tired, she could ride back home on the "buggy."
The following week, she was helping her husband (Milo) run their store. Of course, she was happy to see us again. Her good news, "I get the mail myself. Before, I order my kids to do it for me." Their home is on a 130 acre farm land and the mailbox is about a quarter mile down the road. Esther was impressed how stronger she looked. Anna selected the best delicious pears, squash, zucchini, and corn for us.
We noticed bees swarming and flying around. We were concerned but Anna reassured us not to worry. They were harmless if we do not swat or shoo them away and if we got stung, she said, "it is cure for arthritis!"
We asked why the bees were all over the place? They smell the harvested honey and they want the honey back. If containers were left open, the bees would gather the honey and re-deposit them to the (click) hive boxes.
Anna showed us how heat separates the honey from the honey comb (beewax). Last year Milo harvested 800 gallons but "this year nearly half less because of the wet weather this summer." We bought 4 buckets (5 gallons a bucket) of raw honey to keep for ourselves and our friends (who ordered).
In our last visit, we brought rocket fuel booster (increases immune system) she requested. It is a juiced mixture of garlic, onion, honey, cayenne pepper, ginger and lemon, in a quart of hot water. She liked this concoction and felt it is helping her family, too.
"When I (Esther) was asked how much I charge for the delivery of the 'stuff'... if only she sincerely knew the joy of seeing her with a glowing smile and the blessings I received can't be replaced with money or material things in this world. It is always a wonderful feeling to see someone getting healed and feeling well."
Milo was happy to tell us that a day earlier, he noticed somebody jogging towards their house. It was Anna! She was all enthusiasm and energy. She said, she had not eaten "meat" for 4 months. An Amish vegetarian?
We learned most Amish who get sick go to Mexico for treatment, but they decided not to follow that route. We asked "why?" Her answer, "I want to be with my children!"
* Picture of Rosie & Wilma, youngest of 11 children. Anna has 2 sets of identical twins in the family.
