Interlude...

Today was our first full day off following the first 10-day program.  It's very quiet around here with only 6 of us guests staying over to the next program (that's more than usual, though) and only one staff member assigned to look after us from morning till night.  After Gavin's heroics with the pumpkin soup last night, June was on the grounds at 5:30am to turn on the steam baths and to start working on everyone's breakfast!  All day long she's plugged away in the kitchen on her own and she's done a great job!

June prepared breakfast, then a mid-morning whey & water drink for four of us, then lunch at 2pm, then a mid-afternoon whey drink, then a supper soup for some, protein shake for Tammy and fruit & yogurt for me : )  The quantity of food that Tammy's expected to eat is certainly more than she's used to; so much so that she asked if she could have the protein drink for supper instead of food!

Tammy and I tried the steam bath again around 11am and she was once again able to do a 10 minute session, this time followed by a cold shower rinse and 10 minutes of rest lying down.  Our second go 'round was only for 5 minutes then a rinse and a rest.  Today, as opposed to yesterday's experience, Tammy lost a fair bit of motor control because of the heat.  She regained a good amount by the time we finished everything, but even by bed-time, she wasn't fully recovered.  In part, we think her recovery was poorer because we used the steam during the heat of the day (30C today, or thereabouts).

That being the case, I brought Tammy up to our room and then carted meals and protein shakes up here from the kitchen and we just relaxed in the shade, on the deck next to our room!  Not a bad way to spend an afternoon!

Besides June, there are a few cleaning and maintenance staff here and there getting things cleaned up and ready for the next program beginning this Sunday.  Gary and Toby were also intermittently in their offices today, catching up on a few things they haven't had time to complete this past week.

Gary was also finalizing a revised nutrition plan for Tammy based on the consult we had with he and Toby on Monday.  We're planning to do a Vitamin C flush tomorrow morning... stay tuned!!  [insert dramatic music here...]