I am hoping that this gets directly to Dr. Mom, Sandra Ellis.

I was in very good health until Dec. 2002 when I contracted pneumonia for the first time. I was put on Prednisone to 'open my lungs.' This same year we also moved; I believe in cleaning our old house I may have chemically burned my lungs. They felt like they were on fire. Either the pneumonia continued throughout the year, or I ended up having pneumonia three different times, each with a prescription of a higher dose of Prednisone. Not knowing any better, I followed doctors orders.

Feeling better, in Feb. 2004, my husband and were working on our unfinished basement. We had just finished a day of running electrical wires into different rooms. To end the day, we were putting a small (3x4) piece of insulation back into the hall ceiling where all the wires had been exposed that ran to the main electrical box. Not having 'worked on insulation' that day and not having a mask on, I accidentally inhaled the fiberglass and dust particles in the air which sent me to the hospital that night where I was kept and put on oxygen for three days. I was sent home with another large dose of prednisone to keep my lungs open and have been fighting for air and my life ever since.

Because of a terrible reaction to the prednisone, I began looking for other alternatives. That's when I discovered juicing and you (Dr. Mom.) I changed my diet, cleansed my system and began to 'try to nourish' my body back to health. I drank homemade carrot juice by juicing carrots, apples and celery from Feb.-Aug. 2004. I lost weight (without meaning to) and went to 103 lbs where I stayed for a month or so. (It was scary.)

I had made tremendous progress. However, my lungs could NOT get rid of the fiberglass. I even had what's called a 'lung wash' two times. I was told, this is where they go in an 'rinse out my lungs with a water/saline solution' to remove the mucus plugs that heavily coated my lungs. The first 'surgery' was miraculous. I went from being SOOO asthmatic to 'not asthmatic at all.' Within a year, the challenges of breathing were back, so my pulmonologist ordered another lung wash to help remove the remaining fiberglass. This second attempt was not near as effective.

Still diagnosed with serious asthma (and nasal polyps), I was put on advair, albuterol, different nebulizer treatments and nasal sprays to make it possible for me to breathe. Since then, I've also been told I am full of cysts.

On top of that, this past Sept. (20th) I broke my knee in a very unusual way; (just turning to bend and reach for the hand of a child.) My knee popped and I fell to the bench. The knee did not hit the floor or the bench, yet it was broken across the weight bearing part of the knee and shattered into hundreds of hair-line fractures from the front to the outside part of the left knee.

Just a month ago I was diagnosed with 'Steroid-induced Osteoporosis' (-2.75) and told that my bones are that of a 75 year old woman; (I am 45.) My Vitamin D levels were 17. Because of the side-effects and troubles I've had with medicines, I told my favorite doctor (2 counties away from my home)that I wanted to try and heal naturally. He is also my moms doctor who has Osteopenia and is on 'bone strengthening medicine' under his guidance. He does NOT know what to do to heal me, but is open to letting me try to heal naturally and he will observe the progress between my mom and me. He strongly encouraged me to take a prescription of Vitamin D (because the sun is not as effective in the wintertime).

So far, I've taken five weeks of 1 Vitamin D capsule a week, taken epsom salts baths (for magnesium), dried eggshells and ground them into powder and eaten them (for calcium), and have drunk delicious broth made from boiling chicken with bones. I am trying to swim weekly (so far I can only do it once a week) to build muscle and bone mass while my knee heals.

My nasal polyps are back in full force, the asthma is out of control and I have no way to know if any of this is working or not. I felt strongly I should contact you for some guidance.

I take full responsibility for my own health, but have NO IDEA WHAT I'M DOING!!!!

I remembered that your mother had osteoporosis and was cured; I have hopes that you have knowledge that might help me. Sandra, I know that you are busy, but I could sure use your personal guidance, if possible.

Thanks for your time!