Joshua 1:9
"Have I now commanded thee? Be strong and of good courage; be not afraid neither be thou dismayed: for the Lord thy God is with thee whithersoever thou goest." KJB
This week I have been snowballed with good news. On Tuesday my surgeon told me that the margins were totally clean. This means that the cancerous tumour has been removed successfully. And on Wednesday my medical oncologist told me that my CT scan was clean. YES!!! MY CT SCAN IS CLEAN!!! Yahoo!!There was surprising news that my cancer had for sure morphed into a triple negative cancer. There was not HER2+ cells in the tumour that they removed. So the chemotherapy protocol has been changed once again. Oh yes, the new chemo started on Thursday. I prayed that the medical oncologist would make the best decision for me and so I am trusting that God guided his decision and that this chemo will work. It is the right choice.
There is a Dr. Kelly A Turner who has recently written a book called Radical Remission where she indicates that there are 9 key factors in remission.
1. Radically changing your diet.
2. Taking control of your health.
3. Following your intuition.
4. Using herbs and supplements.
5. Releasing suppressed emotions.
6. Increasing positive emotions.
7. Embracing social support.
8. Deepening your spiritual connection.
9. Having strong reasons for living.
I think that Radical Remission is the next book that I want to read. :) I am very interested to seen how my life fits into these nine factors.
May God bless you and your loved ones. <3
I have finished reading Radical Remission. I very much enjoyed reading Dr. Kelly Turner’s work. In fact, I lapped up the cancer stories that turned out to be survival stories. Positive outcomes that occurred even when medical specialists said there was very little chance of survival. I also like that she has put together a web site where anyone can upload or just go and read stories of positive outcomes. (www.radicalremission.com) Hope is probably one of the first steps to dealing with cancer successfully. I am really not sure what to think about ‘John of God’. However, too many of her case studies turned their backs on western medical procedures. I see a place for western medical intervention. I can understand when a patient is sent away to ‘get their affairs in order’ that they have no medical options. I do not understand the story where a cancer patient does not jump all over the chance to have a tumor surgically removed from their body. Perhaps, my opinion will be changed as I continue on with my journey. I do recommend reading Radical Remission. It is written by a Ph.D. who saw a need to study cancer patients beyond their medical files and emphasizes that there is more to getting well than just following medical protocol. I agree with her.
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