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.