Cancer is a very complicated and complex set of issues that often fool the brightest minds that medicine can offer. I cannot tell you the number of phone calls I get each year from patients and their families that are at the end of their rope. The chemotherapy has stopped working and the complications are mounting while many of their medical centers are struggling to find answers. Between 1,500 and 1,600 patients go down each day in the United States and those numbers are not going away.We have much more to do to win the war over cancer. In the first two weeks of any diagnosis of a rare or advanced cancer, it is imperative that the cancer patient and their inner circle focus their intention on a battle plan. If they cannot, they need to seek out a lead researcher who can help them to formulate one. Webster's dictionary has various synonyms for intention. Included are: intent, purpose, aim, end , objective, or goal. It goes on to define a goal as something attained only by prolonged effort or hardship. Surviving a diagnosis of a catastrophic complicated cancer is hard work. It is a daily step by step process. One must focus an enormous amount of time and energy on survival. Many, many cancer patients want others to do this for them. If you are too sick or are not in a space to do this, then you must find intelligent strong individuals to bring into your inner circle to help you do this . Taking action will help you to save your own life.
Take home points and action steps :
1. Pick up the phone and start calling for help.
2. Use Integrative Oncology websites ( shown in my upcoming blogs )
3. Become familiar with tissue types and staging of your own cancer.
4. Learn the nuances of your type of cancer.
5. Find survivors with your type of cancer and learn from them.
6. Don't listen to the death sentences.
7. Write down goals each day.
8. Use the DataBase coming in my blogs.
9. Use a Frontal Attack, Go after the cancer. Stand up to it.
10. Walk through the fear.
Remember, It's possible. There is a way through this. Never give up.
