To Jordan With…Speedo’s! Huh? October 30, 2007

Avery was taking her time getting in the Dead Sea today because the wind was really kicking up the waves. See the white caps? Yes, there are speedo-wearing people everywhere. And who cares! This man was dipping into the clay pot for Dead Sea mud.
This is a 2,000 year old Olive [...]

Goodbye Good Friends October 29, 2007

We said goodbye to our friends from Slovakia, Addie and Latso. They will be reading this blog and they know I am getting their names wrong. Sorry guys! Latso has psoriasis and his sister came to the Dead Sea with him. They have been good friends to us for several days. It was Addie who [...]

Pictures From Jordan October 28, 2007

This is Avery getting a scalp treatment in the Therapy Center. The improvement on her skin is happening slowly. Her scalp is improving rapidly. No medicine here so the scalp treatment is olive oil and salicylic acid used to exfoliate. The creams we get from the Therapy Center [...]

"Look At All The Patches." October 27, 2007

We noticed something at the Dead Sea beach today. More people with Psoriasis. Mostly men.We saw a new person in the beach. Younger…around 27 years old with a severe case of Psoriasis. Also a Russian man with many patches. And a couple stopped us and asked what was wrong with Avery. Even here people are [...]

The People Of Jordan October 25, 2007

Hi everyone,

I stayed up late last night talking to the Sister and Brother from Slovakia. They are nice people. We all agree that Jordanians are kind and they are doing their best to embrace tourism. We talked about this Dead Sea treatment and how no doctor can write a prescription for it. It is expensive [...]

Something Is Happening. October 24, 2007

We are not sure. Or actually we don’t want to get ahead of ourselves. But Avery’s skin is changing. We saw the doctor this morning and he agreed that the there are positive things happening with her with right now. The good news is when we explained how bad the skin is burning in the [...]

Dead Sea Friends October 23, 2007

Good Morning,
We are up and ready to be begin our second full day of the treatment since seeing the doctor. I think Avery got a little too much sun yesterday. I did, too. It’s hard to regulate it. I need a water-proof watch because so much of the routine is based [...]

Let The Treatment Begin! October 21, 2007

Hi Everyone,
It is Sunday night, 11:15. We are tired. We had a long day and I know there are many long days to come.
We saw the doctor today. He gave us our regimen. Our days will be full. Here’s the routine. Basically it is a list of “S’s.” [...]

First Impressions! October 20, 2007

Hi Everyone,We made it. The flight was extremely long. We slept the first part since it was nighttime for us. We arrived and it was dark so we could not see much on the drive down. And you do go down, down, down. The Dead Sea is the lowest place [...]

Off To The Dead Sea! October 17, 2007

Hi everyone…I want to let you know about a journey I am about to take that will take me way from the morning show, the television station, my home and the country!
I am preparing for a trip to the Middle East with my 11-year-old daughter, Avery.
Avery has a skin disease called psoriasis and we are [...]