"Big achievement"
| Thursday 9th July. | Ian Hughes....clinical psychologist called and talked about going to the Elm Street Centre for socializing, but after visiting the place I said that I would n’t be going there......it was full of down and outs and no hopers. We’re going to take some giant leaps across the weeks and months of Andrew’s recorded thoughts.........let’s look at a trip to Spain in ’93 He’d gone on holiday to Spain with some members of a religious organisation, but felt very disappointed when they would n’t socialise. This all got a bit too much for him and he baled out and found himself a Welsh pub of all places. By this time he had given up smoking and Booze. It was a good sensation flying, we got there and fell out.....so I thought bugger those two they are n’t going to spoil my holiday..............anyway I found a Welsh pub and made numerous friends.I ended up coming home early, as there was a spare place on one flight, but it only went as far as Picadilly, I then had to make my own way back...’Big achievement’, coming home from Spain on a plane and train....I felt well in command. Continued with fitness regime all week......swimming, weight training.........sit ups, dumb bells.........and bath at 6 o’clock. |
| 19th of April 1993 | ............I’ve learned to rest.............I’ve learned to fast |
| August 1st.1993 | Time is really flying, but looking back on what I’ve achieved.......I feel I’m getting stronger and stronger, sports centre five times a week, swimming three times a week (no wonder! Ed) |
| Christmas 1993 | Trained myself to a standstill. |
At this period of time Andrew shows that although he likes the company of
others, he is independent and ‘doesn’t suffer fools gladly.’ At any stage of the
game he has shown that he will shrug off help which is not required and will
always instinctively pursue his own path.......like all those who recover from
any illness.
| Mon 10th January | Training with Bernard Chesney at Llanishen Centre.....I
carried on training in the house ...press ups, swat thrusts and
stretching. I also train at the sports centre. I like going there to meet
people, to have a chat.......at this stage I was going to the library for
a walk as well as to get myself out of the flat.......it was a terribly
rainy day, so I rested which I was glad of as I’d done a lot the day
before. I was fasting, but not a proper fast as I used to have a cup of tea and fruit. I didn’t start fasting till sometime in May.......................................... Knotted pains in mystomach........I used to go to Cogan to keep my mind off the pains. Staying off dairy products..............fasting regularly and getting stronger and stronger |
The next stage of Andrew’s recovery along with the exercising, the fasting and
the dietary improvements (lots of fruit and vegetables, white meat and
fish)...........was to get the mind into gear.......French
lessons.........Aikido..............Tai chi................ Word processing
(which has led to this web site)........and anything to help him regain his
focusing and concentration skills.................... you name it.
| 8th February 1995 | Empire pool, did twenty lengths......front crawl, breaststroke and backstroke. I could feel myself getting stronger and stronger The health tablets I’m taking at the moment are Selenium, Lecithin, Royal Jelly, Taurine, L cystine.....beta carotene.....glutamine.................... |
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