Well, last year at this time I was wondering if I would see another Christmas. Well, it is certainly different this year. I feel great and the doctor tells me my cancer is in check. I feel that the doctors had a lot to do with it, but God is the one who did it all. But he has also taught me a great deal of lessons. One: He is in charge. Two: prayers, cards, emails, support do matter no matter how great or little. Just a word of encouragement is indescribable. Three: true friends are there. Four: Many things that didn't matter so much now mean so much, and the things that mattered so much mean so little. Five: if I die tomorrow I know where I will be and whom I will be with.
I was lucky enough to visit New York City last week on business. I randomly picked a hotel on 7th Avenue right between Central Park and Time Square. What a different world. It is truly a city that never sleeps ( and I did not get much ). I had a meeting along with my son and one of our project managers in the building adjoining Grand Central Station. The meeting was productive and Grand Central Station is a wonderfully interesting place. And the drive in and out of the city to the airport was an adventure. Coming in we rode in a 12 passenger van on a ride with more thrills than a Cedar Point ride. The problem is there you face thrills, in NYC you face death at every intersection. The ride back was much different. A stretch Lincoln limo. And basically the same price. It was great seeing all the buildings and landmarks. My son looked at me funny when in Times Square I knew who the statues of Father Duffy and George M. Cohen even before we saw the writing of who they were. I knew because of the movies about them. I guess I am a history nut.
I thank God this Christmas for his Son, my salvation and giving me one more Christmas. Merry Christmas everyone.
Tuesday, December 23, 2008
Saturday, December 13, 2008
Am I Suprised
Well, I am quite surprised by the number of people who have talked to me about the blog and my falling off not writing as much on it. I figured it was a good thing that I had less to talk about, but I was wrong. Seems more and more people want to know about what Patti and I are doing to stay healthy and how we are "living with cancer but not dying of cancer." I know as well as all of you that all of us are going to die but, it is how we live that is most important. Someday cancer may claim my mortal life, but it will never claim my eternal soul. That's the part we all have to remember.
I have had quite a few people send me books and articles on cancer. The common thread in all these books and articles is this, (both conventional and alternative) know the symptoms but do not treat the symptoms, treat the cause. The whole body is the answer to the problems. Every day I see new articles on the web about things that work and do not work. Conventional medicine has many articles on why a certain vitamins or minerals don't work. The also have as well as why chemo or pills work, but not for everyone, and side effects can be worse than the disease. Then alternative medicine show why certain vitamins or minerals do work and why medicines don't work. I find that many times the truth is in the middle. However, both now agree seemingly that environment, stress and what you eat are major factors. I just read an article this morning that obesity in this country could be reduced by 18% if we just cut out the fast food commercials we see and that "suggest" we deserve their food. All agree that sugar, salt, processed foods and chemicals in our food are a big problem.
Well, Patti and I are eating healthy. Our day consists of a large breakfast (2 eggs, turkey or beef bacon or chicken sausage, whole grain toast and real butter, milk and herbal tea of which all are organic or free range) lunch is usually what most eat for supper, and supper is a smoothie shake, vegetable or salad, and some fruits and nuts. If we snack we try to keep it to popcorn or some fruits and nuts. Are we health nuts? In a word, yes. We are nuts about our health. We do eat the stuff we both like. You will never catch me eating oatmeal. I told Patti that "I tried cancer once and didn't like it and I tried oatmeal once and didn't like it" so don't ask again. I guess that is my pat answer now when I don't want something. But all kidding aside, we both feel much better doing what is good for us. If it is not good for you, do what is. Remember, we are all different and we must do what is best for us as individuals.
I will continue to write more and maybe it will seem like this is a medical report on what I have found more than what I am doing personally, but I really want to tell people what I find.
In closing, I ask that you pray for Pastor Brad Quick as they have found more melanoma on his skin. I have prayed and feel confident that it will be just on his skin and not have spread and I have expressed this to him. I also have a friend at church who recently had some skin cancer removed and had a lump biopsied. The lump was benign. He called me to let me know. He and his wife were such an encouragement to me when I was down and truthfully, I felt like the wait he was going thru was my own. I was probably as anxious as he was. I am glad that God has spared him the further trial. As i said in the past, I am now in this exclusive club, and I would not wish membership on my worse enemy. But the club will have more and more member it seems unless we change what we are doing so that we will not have to find a cure, just like a better life.
Thank you all for your love, concerns and prayers.
I have had quite a few people send me books and articles on cancer. The common thread in all these books and articles is this, (both conventional and alternative) know the symptoms but do not treat the symptoms, treat the cause. The whole body is the answer to the problems. Every day I see new articles on the web about things that work and do not work. Conventional medicine has many articles on why a certain vitamins or minerals don't work. The also have as well as why chemo or pills work, but not for everyone, and side effects can be worse than the disease. Then alternative medicine show why certain vitamins or minerals do work and why medicines don't work. I find that many times the truth is in the middle. However, both now agree seemingly that environment, stress and what you eat are major factors. I just read an article this morning that obesity in this country could be reduced by 18% if we just cut out the fast food commercials we see and that "suggest" we deserve their food. All agree that sugar, salt, processed foods and chemicals in our food are a big problem.
Well, Patti and I are eating healthy. Our day consists of a large breakfast (2 eggs, turkey or beef bacon or chicken sausage, whole grain toast and real butter, milk and herbal tea of which all are organic or free range) lunch is usually what most eat for supper, and supper is a smoothie shake, vegetable or salad, and some fruits and nuts. If we snack we try to keep it to popcorn or some fruits and nuts. Are we health nuts? In a word, yes. We are nuts about our health. We do eat the stuff we both like. You will never catch me eating oatmeal. I told Patti that "I tried cancer once and didn't like it and I tried oatmeal once and didn't like it" so don't ask again. I guess that is my pat answer now when I don't want something. But all kidding aside, we both feel much better doing what is good for us. If it is not good for you, do what is. Remember, we are all different and we must do what is best for us as individuals.
I will continue to write more and maybe it will seem like this is a medical report on what I have found more than what I am doing personally, but I really want to tell people what I find.
In closing, I ask that you pray for Pastor Brad Quick as they have found more melanoma on his skin. I have prayed and feel confident that it will be just on his skin and not have spread and I have expressed this to him. I also have a friend at church who recently had some skin cancer removed and had a lump biopsied. The lump was benign. He called me to let me know. He and his wife were such an encouragement to me when I was down and truthfully, I felt like the wait he was going thru was my own. I was probably as anxious as he was. I am glad that God has spared him the further trial. As i said in the past, I am now in this exclusive club, and I would not wish membership on my worse enemy. But the club will have more and more member it seems unless we change what we are doing so that we will not have to find a cure, just like a better life.
Thank you all for your love, concerns and prayers.
Tuesday, December 9, 2008
December 9, 2008
I have not been keeping up with the blog as much as I use to because sometimes it drags up more bad memories than good. Right now I have four people that I am praying for who are dealing with cancer or are waiting to see if they have it. I look at the ones who have cancer and want to tell them so much about alternative rather than conventional chemo. I know I am so thankful for the people who came to me and presented alternatives so that I could make a choice. The biggest thing is what is good for you though. With reading so many things both alternative and conventional, I find that living a better life with or without cancer is not an easy thing to do. Right now I am on top of things with my cancer and have tried to keep a positive attitude that it is and will be under control. Changing my eating habits as well as what I am eating has not been hard to do. Actually I feel quite a lot better than I have for many years. The chelation treatments like I took today seem to kick my butt for the day, but by tomorrow I will have a lot of zip back into my life. I know that taking out all the bad things I have absorbed or put into my system over the previous 55 years takes time to get out of me. I am amazed how much mercury, cadmium, arsenic, aluminum and other metals come flowing out of me after the treatments. (this is found out with testing urine and blood.) The one thing everyone should know is it is not cheap to eat and take the vitamins and supplements one needs. The testing is also expensive, but why take the vitamins and supplements if you do not know just what you need. I know I am dramatically low on Vitamin D, probably the best fighter your body has. The sun is the best way to get it with limited exposure you do not risk cancer. This comes from both sides of the medical professions. Sometimes I know I get carried away with what I have found out since getting cancer. I feel sorry for those who I "preach" to not really meaning to, just trying to get some of the info out there.
One other thing that I want to put out. If you read recently about Manna Storehouse in LaGrange being targeted by the health department and USDA. Don't believe what you read in the Chronicle. Look on line as to what really happened. This is our government protecting us from what? No problems and it is a co-op so they are reaching. The people who run it eat the same foods they are offering and look at the alternative ways. They are good people.
Lastly, something that really hit me the other day. As I drove up 271 I noticed all the new hospitals, clinics, etc being built to help combat cancer. I thought about what is in the lobby of the American Cancer building. We will close our door when cancer is cured. 40 Plus years and what advances have come. Larger hospitals, larger salaries, larger work force, a bunch of expensive drugs that don't work. Think about it, health care will be the largest business in the US soon. By 2010 cancer will be the #1 killer passing heart disease. Heart disease was #1 in 1936 and cancer was #8. IN 1936 there were no cancer clinics. Drugstores were small and one or two in a town. Now look. Just drive up 271. And how many corners have the gas station been replaced with a drugstore. The last thing big business wants is a cure, unless they can keep you paying for it for years and years until either the cure kills you or something else does.
As you can tell, I am a doubter. I do not believe cancer will ever be cured within my lifetime or anytime in the near future using big business medical and big business drugs to do it. I like the way I am going on my treatments. I am not looking at the symptoms, I am looking at the overall reasons and changing them in my life: processed food, stress, sugar, artificial products, etc. And I know that if I die tomorrow, I know that I have lived a lot better since I quit the interferon in April that I would have. Also, I know I will be with my Lord and Savior.
One other thing that I want to put out. If you read recently about Manna Storehouse in LaGrange being targeted by the health department and USDA. Don't believe what you read in the Chronicle. Look on line as to what really happened. This is our government protecting us from what? No problems and it is a co-op so they are reaching. The people who run it eat the same foods they are offering and look at the alternative ways. They are good people.
Lastly, something that really hit me the other day. As I drove up 271 I noticed all the new hospitals, clinics, etc being built to help combat cancer. I thought about what is in the lobby of the American Cancer building. We will close our door when cancer is cured. 40 Plus years and what advances have come. Larger hospitals, larger salaries, larger work force, a bunch of expensive drugs that don't work. Think about it, health care will be the largest business in the US soon. By 2010 cancer will be the #1 killer passing heart disease. Heart disease was #1 in 1936 and cancer was #8. IN 1936 there were no cancer clinics. Drugstores were small and one or two in a town. Now look. Just drive up 271. And how many corners have the gas station been replaced with a drugstore. The last thing big business wants is a cure, unless they can keep you paying for it for years and years until either the cure kills you or something else does.
As you can tell, I am a doubter. I do not believe cancer will ever be cured within my lifetime or anytime in the near future using big business medical and big business drugs to do it. I like the way I am going on my treatments. I am not looking at the symptoms, I am looking at the overall reasons and changing them in my life: processed food, stress, sugar, artificial products, etc. And I know that if I die tomorrow, I know that I have lived a lot better since I quit the interferon in April that I would have. Also, I know I will be with my Lord and Savior.
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