Digest Number 259

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Dear Patricia,

 

Thank you for the wishes of well being. I sincerely appreciate them.

 

Actually I have already picked my treatment, and (surprise) it was not the

treatment my ex-doctor recommended. I say ex, because he told me if I did not

go with his recommended way of handling this, he would no longer see me as a

patient. So you can see I am hardly pushing the mainstream way of treatment. I

told adios.

 

I have very little respect for most of the doctors in which I have come into

contact. Not from my own illness, but from my daughter's. She is now 27, was

diagnosed with a very rare disease at Duke University Medical Center when she

was but 19. She is totally disabled and cannot care for herself. A shame, I

know, but even more so because she was already accepted into graduate school,

and she is brilliant. That is gone now. We have been to Wake Forest University

Med Center several times, several trips back to Duke, and spent five weeks at

Mayo last summer. Results: Zero. Nothing. Plus we have taken her to various

recommended physicians in other areas. Same results. We have tried various

vitamin-mineral combinations, some herb conglomerations, and nothing has helped.

My point is that as far as the established medical society is concerned, I hold

out very little hope or admiration for them, or their treatments. Some of the

meds they prescribed actually created other monsters with which we had to deal.

 

I have read Pauling, Dyer, I think all of Chopra, although I think he now has

realized he has found a money tree and is vigorously shaking it for all it is

worth. Read Weir, and a host of others. Some things helpful, some not, as

could be expected. Been doing meditation and deep breathing for years.

 

My " aggression, " as you so colorfully put it, doesn't stem from my illness.

It is partly genetic disposition, but mostly a reaction I get when people read,

make that scan, my posts and then reply, telling me I have said something that

is 180 degrees from what I actually said. They send a " flamer, " if you will.

 

I don't know why you expected me to react aggressively. Then you make the

statement most seriously ill people do this. This hasn't been my experience

with these people at all. In fact, just the exact opposite. I guess we haven't

been around the same people.

 

At any rate, take care and thanks for the good wishes.

 

Roger

 

 

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patricia skinner

Sunday, August 10, 2003 7:06 PM

Re: [s-A] Digest Number 259

 

 

I'd like to say to all of you arguing about treatment of cancer that we

should all stop and take a deep breath here. Serenity is very important if

you want to a) think clearly, and b) recover from an illness (or prevent

yourself from becoming ill).

 

Anger and aggression don't really play a part in message boards such as

this. I think we're supposed to be here because we're searching for

alternatives to the regular ways (according to modern society) of dealing

with health issues. This means we should treat each other with love and

respect for starters.

 

If anyone is here for any other reasons, I would suggest they stop and

analyse their need for aggression and argument.

 

Sorry to hear that you have cancer Roger. I truly wish you well. If you're

doing some research with a view to picking a treatment for yourself, you

should go back a few decades and read a book by Max Gerson, called A Cancer

Therapy: The Results of Fifty Cases. You'd also be well advised to read

Linus Pauling's book How To Live Longer and Feel Better. There are many more

relevant books for you, but these are an excellent jumping off point.

Another name in the world of alternative treatments for cancer is Ann

Wigmore.

 

If you have emotional issues connected to your illness, you may also find

anything by Deepak Chopra thought provoking. Don't laugh, but Yoga and deep

breathing exercises really can help you overcome emotional stress.

 

I fully expect you to react aggressively, many seriously ill people become

aggressive. Remember, no one will know but you if you decide to take the

advice here. :-)

 

Wishing you all well,

Patricia Skinner.