The Oaxaca Project

Rosa is new at the hospital. She has a lymphoma in her right eye. I taught her how to tap to feel better, to help that itchy feeling she gets in her eye and to talk to her body about getting better.

Today I lent her a TappyBear to use for the time she is staying in the hospital. Her eyes got big when I brought him in and showed her the tapping points. She tapped on her body corresponding to each point I showed her on Tappy.

As I was getting ready to leave, lunch arrived. I turned around and Tappy was right next to her as if he were having lunch with her. How sweet!

Rosa and Tappy eating together

Today was one of those days when I received an unexpected but truly beautiful gift.

Samantha used her fingers to call me closer to her hospital bed. When I approached she put her arms around me and gave me a sweet kiss on the cheek. I was so touched. This is one of the most beautiful gifts that a child with cancer could give me. She showed me how my presence and use of EFT, LOA and visualiztion has touched her heart. I was honored to receive it.

Jorge is an 11 year old boy who has been waiting and waiting to “win” a TappyBear. Well today was his lucky day. He was all grins to receive his Tappy. We talked about how best to use Tappy to help him feel better. We came up with 3 ways:

1. Tap on Tappy about his feelings about being ill and on how he wants to get better

2. Have Tappy sitting and looking at him so he can see how Tappy pays deep attention to what Jorge is saying. That way he’ll know that Tappy is listening to any concern he has. He will feel supported.

3. Tap on Tappy as if Tappy is sick and that Jorge wants to heal him.

I know that Jorge willl enjoy trying these 3 ways of using his new Tappy and create more of his own.

Emigdio has leukemia.
The first time I met Emigdio he was alone in the hospital bed, lying there pale, sad and without any energy. He saw me come in with TappyBear and I could see the curiosity in his eyes. When I came in with TappyBear, he was curious. Who is this woman and why is she carrying a stuffed bear? I asked him if he wanted to learn how to use his magic fingers. He nodded. When I asked him if he felt sad or had pain, he said he didn’t have any energy. We began using Tappy and tapped about energy. His color got better and he sat up.

Fears
The next time I saw him his color was still good and he told me he felt lots more energy, and was much less tired. He was smiling so widely that I felt delight.

I decided to find out if he had any fears. He thought a moment then said he did. I asked what color it was. He said it didn’t have a color. I asked if his fear had a shape or form. He said an animal. I asked him to close his eyes and tell me what animal. He thought for a moment then told me it was a dog. When I asked if it was a ferocious dog he nodded vigorously yes.
We tapped:
I have this fear and it looks like a dog.
It is a mean dog.
It is a black mean dog.
It scares me.
I don’t like it.
I’m afraid of it.
It might hurt me.
I think the dog would like some attention just like me
He might need some love too..
I can change the mean dog by treating it nicely.
I think I’ll give it something to eat so that it feels better.
I change the mean dog to a nice dog, a pet, a friendly dog.

I asked him to close his eyes again to look at the fear that was a dog. He did, but then opened them quickly with pleasantly surprised shock on his face. He said it wasn’t a bad dog, but a good dog. He was smiling from ear to ear. Since he was alone again I asked if he misses his family. Of course he did. I had him tap on seeing his family in his mind’s eye and that they were always close. When we finished he didn’t feel alone but that his family was right next to him.

The following day, the nurse reported to me that Emigdio had excitedly told her about how we had used Tappy to get rid of his fears.

As I work with this young boy and see how excited about healing he is and having a way to get rid of his fears, my heart fills and tears come to my eyes.

The Promise
A few weeks later, Emigdio was in ICU with an intestinal infection. He told me the infection was green, an ugly green. We used TappyBear to clear out this image. As we tapped he decided to burn the ugly green. It took a while but then it was gone. We put healing “energy” in its place.

Now that we’ve tapped together several times and he felt confidence in me, I asked him if he remembered when he first got sick. Without pause, he said three years ago when he little brother got ill. He was scared, that fear was like lots of bad dogs. We tapped to release those fears/bad dogs.

I asked him if there was anything else. He said he was scared for his little brother so he promised to get sick so his brother could get better. I could hardly believe what I was hearing. What an incredible promise. How does one heal when one is holding such a powerful promise?

We tapped:
I was scared for my little brother and got sick instead.
He got well, but I stayed sick.
I thought I was doing a good thing to make him better.
I didn’t know he would get well on his own.
Then I stayed sick.
I am a good boy.
I promised to get ill because I love my little brother so much.
I chose to get ill for my brother, but I don’t have to do that anymore.
Now I know my brother will get well on his own and I can get well too.
I release myself from that promise to be ill for him.
I can now get better.
He said the fear was gone but I knew something stayed by the look on his face. So I had him look at his disease again. This time it was a pain in his left chest/heart. I asked if he felt guilty and he did.

We tapped:
I feel guilty because I promised to get sick so my brother could get well.
I am a good kid doing what I thought was best.
I didn’t know better, but now I am free to heal too.

He looked so relieved. Afterwards he only wanted to close his eyes and sleep. There is nothing like a deep release to make you want to rest.

The next time I saw him he looked wonderful, happy and healthy. His father said he was doing well.

Emigdio

TappyBear, a therapeutic teddy bear, sits on Deborah Miller’s lap. She cuddles the bear and says to the child, ”TappyBear knows just how you feel. He is scared, too. He doesn’t at all feel well.” The child looks puzzled and curious. “You know how I make TappyBear feel better? I tap on his buttons and that makes him feel better.

Want to try it?” Deborah taps on the tiny buttons on the bear and says, “I am scared of being sick, but I am still a good bear.” She sees the child relax and a tiny smile crosses his face.

To read the rest of the story click here:
The Oaxaca Project by Tine Thevenin

I find that kids of all ages love Tappy, including the “Big Kids”. What I mean is the teenage kids with cancer. Teen girls and boys like tapping on Tappy to help them feel better.

Diego used Tappy with his friends. They laughed at first, but his friends were so happy to have a way to help their friend feel better that they forgot all about him being a stuffed animal. It was about helping their friend, which made them feel useful and not helpless.

Fabiola likes her Tappy because she can share him with her younger brother, whom she loves deeply.

Zuleyma likes Tappy because it makes her feel calm and relaxed.

Minera uses Tappy because she is really shy and it lets her tap about whatever she needs but privately. She used to be so quiet and distant. Now she is quite open with me and I always get a smile.

Anastacia is another shy young lady who Tappy helped get rid of fears, sadness and tiredness.

Rodolfo is my EFT Champion. He uses EFT and Tappy for himself, his whole family and friends. Check out the earlier post to read the whole story.

Diego

Fabiola

Zuleyma

Minerva

Anastacia

Rodolfo

Samantha does NOT like when she has an IV put in. She doesn’t like the needles and DOESN’T want to be poked. She cries when the nurse attempts to hold her hand to look for a vein. I came up and did some tapping for her but she continued to cry. The cries weren’t as loud or anywhere near as angry as they used to be in the past. I know part of her anger and cries are her way of looking for attention and to be heard (she had a tumor in her mouth and throat).

I continued to surrogate tap for her and talk to her. I tapped that the nurse only need to poke her in one try, and he did. I tapped that she could be relaxed and that way it would hurt less. She calmed but with tears running down her face as she watched her IV being put in place.

Even though the nurses hadn’t finished taping the needle in place, Samantha asked me for some paper to draw on. (I love when a child forgets the trauma and looks for something fun to do) I got some and told her it had some things written in English on the back (I donate old papers to the hospital so the kids have more paper to draw on). I read a few lines in English. Boy did Samantha laugh. She asked me to say more in English. She would laugh again and again.

It’s nice that even something as speaking a different language can help a child forget about having an IV put in. When I left she was contently drawing pictures.

Samantha

I took my computer into the hospital to show Abisaid that he is in the video – The Oaxaca Project – giving hope to kids with cancer.

He is a shy 6 years old and had never seen himself in a video before. His eyes got wide and he gave me a big smile. He liked seeing himself on film. it obviously made him feel special.

I showed him this video specifically because I want these children to understand how important they are – as individuals – and as part of this project to help children with cancer. For a youngster to begin to grasp that they are participating in something bigger creates an opportunity for expansion and growth within them, it creates an understanding that they are important in this life and that it is worth living.

Abisaid - Video Star

He’s the young boy with Tappy at 4 min and ll seconds in the video

Paolo is an amazing young man. He has been using EFT and his TappyBear to feel better.

I taught him how to speak to his cells and ask them to heal. He says he can actually “see” them when he concentrates on them. His medical studies reflex this incredible faith he has in his body and his ability to heal. He looks healthy. He feels good. He is happy and content. He is one of the few kids with cancer who is going to school and getting top scores.

His experience with cancer has led him at the sweet age of 8 to be a pediatric oncologist. He wants to help other kids get better. I have no doubt that this young man will do just so. He has lofty dreams and the determination to make them come true. He is a true inspiration for us all.