I have 9 more days in a hotel room before I get to see her. The Canadian 14-day mandatory self-isolation programs comes with fines up to $750K and/or up to 6 months in prison.
Before we leave, I'm going to get her going on an essential oils regimen called the Emotional Reset. This collection of oil blends was assembled by Jack Canfield (the world's #1 success coach) and Kathryn Trestain (a former White House correspondent who was debilitated by PTSD after her WWII war hero father was killed by the VA medical system and her mother died during the subsequent court proceedings). Kathryn attributes her recovery from PTSD to essential oils.
The last time I was here I tried the oils on my mother once. She was coming out of her grief over my father's death, but was still highly limited in her communication ability. She seemed to understand things, but she could only grunt (or occasionally scream) in response. The stroke undoubtedly had a role in this, but she seemed to have other problems. Mainly, I think, she was deeply unhappy to be living with physical and mental diabilities in a large, institutional-style care home after having the run of 36 acres on the beautiful banks of the Peace River in northern British Columbia for 35 years. On one of the few evenings before I had to get back home, I applied the oil blends, one after another.
By the time I had completed the EO sequence, she was laughing at my jokes, speaking in complete sentences, and happily reminiscing about her 65 years of marriage with my father. It was a remarkable transformation. You can never tell in these situations whether it was the oils or something else, but I'm willing to bet it was the oils. I plan to repeat the process for several days in a row before we head back across the border, and continue it for a while afterwards.
Back in Arizona we have a much nicer place waiting for her. Instead of a multi-story apartment-style building with 100+ residents, it's a former family home, refitted to be a care home for 10 seniors. Instead of institutional green walls, it has murals, and goats and chickens in the back, and garden boxes in the front, and a large atrium with colorful birds. I'm hoping she'll actually be happy there.
Keeping you and your Mom in prayer that you’ll be able to get her to the states so that she can thrive instead of being institutionalized.
Great info! Thank you. Prayers for a successful relocation of your mother.
A friend puts 2 drops each of Wild Orange and Balance in the palm of her hands, rubs together and breathes. She then rubs her neck and throat to continue breathing the mixture. She said it is very calming.
Lots of good information on this thread. Thank you, LJ, for starting it.
Hey there AZ. Good to have you back for a visit. The penalties for breach of the self-isolation are indeed severe here, though I haven’t heard of a fine greater than $2500 yet, not that I’d necessarily know. I’d expect nothing less from that nazi Trudeau. I hope your plan to get your mom to Arizona works. Good luck and safe travels for both of you.