Thank you Chriss. I see you all over this site and am amazed at the wealth of information you seemingly posses. You also have a friendly caring delivery in the information you distribute. Many people would be left hanging if it wasen't for you and a few simmingly dedicated members answering there concerns. I'm new to the site and look forward to maybe developing a few online connections. I plan to continue posting as this helps me take the focus off myself and place it on potentially helping others. Even if my post is about me, the content is really for the sole purpose of helping others.

[I love to write but I can't spell.]

Thank you for welcoming me into your community by commenting on my post. :)

I know you don't yet know me but I'm looking forward to my first virtual hug. Peace.

Heya,

I completely agree with you, especially the part about how cancer is no longer the death sentence it used to be. Just seeing the things that have changed in 14 years (I know it's a long time) from when my Nan passed, to now, when my mum is currently going through treatment for an aggressive form of breast cancer, like my Nan did, is amazing. The chemo back with my Nan, meant that she was only able to have one round, because that one round made her neutropenic, and she didn't survive longer to have any more. But seeing how less harsh the treatment has become is just something else. It's also really reassuring, knowing that a cancer diagnosis isn't the be all and end all, like you said. But even 2 years ago, when my aunty was diagnosed, from then up until last November when Mum was diagnosed, things have changed even more. Thank everything that there is research and the research is kicking cancers butt. 

I hope you are well as can be, lots of love and light to you  

Alexia x

Hi,

I agree. We practise Mindfullness which leads on to lots of different things. It started with my daughter being very unwell and we had to change everything from our mindset to our washing powder. Its had such a positive impact on all parts of our lives and my daughter is now vegan, a student nurse but also massively into holistic therapies and treatments and we're always reading about the link between your mindset and physical state. I'm really glad you pointed out that it's best to follow your doctors advice though. My daughter won't take a paracetamol any more, she will meditate her head ache away for example and she did tell me that if she got cancer she would refuse conventional treatments and take the natural holistic route which I think would be ok but used along side medicine. I think the two would work together really well. 

Its an interesting post though, got me wide awake this time in the morning anyway!! Take care. Xxxxxx

An interesting post but not a viewpoint I can wholly agree with.

When diagnosed in 2013 I was told that without chemo I might survive 2 to 12 months, with chemo up to 2 years maximum but my chance of surviving 5 years was around 3%. 

It would have been easy to slip into despair and accept that this was a death sentence. Some people told me that in my position they’d quit work, write down a bucket list and work through it in a blaze of glory. Others just said nothing and had pity in their eyes.

Something, maybe dumb stubborness or denial, made me believe I’d survive this as I had too much to live for. I opted for chemo (everything else was impossible as the cancer is wrapped around my aorta), took a Thursday and Friday off work for each three weekly Thursday chemo session and was back at work on the Monday. I slept for almost 24 hours after chemo, then forced myself to get up, walk the dog and eat little and often.

This lasted until my final round of chemo which frankly exhausted me. I then went off sick and flew out to recouperate on the beach at Palolem in Goa. I did a lot of sleeping, walking, eating and chilling under the palm trees.

I set myself targets when I got home, the main one to be fit enough to sail competitively within 3 months.

I still have cancer but the chemo unexpectedly made it dormant as well as shrinking it. No-one can explain why this happened but if I hadn’t fought it, refused to accept that death was inevitable and endured some pretty harsh side effects I am sure I would have died in early 2014.

By all means go for complementary therapy.

Yoga and meditation work wonders for the mind, eating the right things or ingesting cannabis oil etc. may help prevent cancer or even slow down its growth but please rethink about your rejection of conventional medicine.

With luck you’ll have a slow growing cancer detected at an early stage and live for years without treatment. You’ll then be able to claim that your alternative therapy works but you will never know whether doing nothing would have had the same outcome. The danger is that others will follow your example and die avoidable deaths as a result.

Good luck.

Dave

Yes, I'm with you on this one davek. Iove the whole idea of alternative medicine and have even just ordered some lifemel honey which " can improve" white blood cells during chemo, but I want to use it all alongside traditional medicine.

We are all different I suppose but forgoing treatment to seek a natural way just isn't for me, I need to know I've done everything I possibly can to see this thing off for as long as possible...

good luck zero gravity I really do wish you well on your quest and am sending you a huge virtual hug!! X

A big welcome to ZeroGravity60, a great addition to our friendly community! 

I thought you might all be interested in having a look at this page from our website on the difference between complementary and alternative therapies. As mentioned on the link, it is important to talk to your cancer doctor, GP, or specialist nurse if you're considering using any complementary or alternative therapies as some treatments may interact. 

Best wishes, 

Lucie, Cancer Chat Moderator

Morning ...

Sorry tiny original reply ... was not fully awake .. thank you for your kind words .. but wer all just one link in this amazing "vertual" family ... we've all become very close, and everyone's made welcome .. we all joined at different stages and times along the way .. all adding a valuable new link in the chain ... 

I'm so glad to see others answer your thread ..and I'm sure you'd make a welcome new link ... the more that join the stronger we get .. no mater why we come here .. the one thing we all have in common, is kicking cancers butt .. by whatever means we choose ... 

Here's to all of us holding on together .. THINK WE'LL GET CANCER FEELING A TAD SCARED ...  

Big vertual hug... chrissie   ; ))

I was half asleep too! Awake all night again. I definitely meant use holistic treatments/natural living alongside conventional medicine as I think they could work well together and anything that could help is worth a try but @davek is absolutely right. That is what I think, just didn't put it across very well!! Xxxxx

Can I also just say, Dave, You are amazing. You literally are kicking treatment and cancers butt. All those treatments and how strong you still are, and still give out advice to others like you do, I just wanted to say I think its brilliant. Keep doing what you're doing! 

Alexia x