Seven plus years ago when I got the word that my fathers type of cancer was incurable…. it was said they had to let it run it’s course. I thought this can’t be happening in America 2005 ….we have advanced further than this. I was angry while thinking no one person has the right to tell another human being they have a certain amount of time to live… it’s terminal.
We as a civilized society should help those individuals and guide them to options, thereby, not leaving someone in the dark. What I learned over that proceeding 14 months was sometimes in this political correct country filled with non sense. Is sometimes your best off knowing for yourself rather than… expecting the unknowing, whom think they have all the answers… to know for you… and are better than you… because they think they have all the answers….
Lesson learned: that never give up or get hung up because of a negative prognosis. Always look for options because where you came from they simply didn’t care enough to say we don’t know, however, we will findout for you. What a prognosis does for you is tell you a range of what other people had with your condition, but doesn’t convey the course of action you can take to help your conclusion.
What my April blog post provided was inspiration of how other cancer survivors came up with the plan that saved their own lives. In those blogs Chris Wark told how he was willing to do his own research and dedicated himself to a new diet filled with anti – cancer nutrients. Instead of enduring 9 months of chemotherapy which he thought at 26 years old was posioning his body to get better.
Other highlights was Brandy Green using persistence of finding her own way to make it work for herself. While Max Block turned to Mexico and Oasis of Hope and Kris Carr keeping a positive attitude while blocking out the negative stigma being labeled terminal and beating the odds against herself. While Sharon Blynn moved forward without thinking about it and flipped the script on her outcome while Howard Young found the best of the best for treatment of pancreatic cancer.
The Common Denominator: being each cancer survivor took charge in a proactive way and produced a positive outcome. By changing the habits that produced the cancer in the first place. While moving forward with a plan after changing their outlook and not masking what happen to them. Taking a negative diagnosis while finding HOPE and a plan of action to produce a positive outcome.
A Guide To Understanding Cancer Part 1 – Part 2
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LnfOHUBGf3A
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