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| Always look on the bright side of life |
Dear
Friends
Today marks
the 10th month since Rob’s death. I have not felt that I was able to
write this blog entry until now. However, in the time since Rob passed away in
August, many more of my friends have either passed away or been diagnosed with
cancer. So I feel it is important to summarize what Rob and I learned from his
7 year experience fighting the disease, in case others may benefit from this.
First,
please do not think that because he died, his treatment was a failure. Remember
that his cancer was aggressive when it was found, and that he was able to live
through 3 subsequent stage 4 diagnosis. Not only that, but his quality of life
was good. He was not in pain, and he had enough energy and motivation to build
our house in NZ. He confounded the doctors by reducing tumor growth several
times, and after Rob died, his oncologist made a point of communicating to me how
much he admired Rob for what he did.
Here is
what we felt was the most effective strategy in Rob’s fight against cancer. I
have written a lot about what he did and why through this blog. If you would
like more information please feel free to contact me.
1. ITS IN THE HEAD
Many of the
alternative practitioners we consulted urged meditation. How we respond to
stress is up to us, and this is the hardest lesson to learn. Although he had
been practicing meditation and reiki in various forms for years, it was mostly
on ‘fighting’ the cancer. In the last
few months he gained an attitude of acceptance of self, and healing his own
anger. Rob was at peace when he died, and final weeks were a joy to all those
around him.
2. NUTRIENTS AND POISONS
Gut health,
detoxification, and supplementation are really important to maintain a healthy
immune system. Rob had a food sensitivity test to determine those substances
that his body would reject (ie cause inflammation). He maintained a LOW GI,
HIGH ALKALINE diet. He focused on fresh vegetables, probiotics, protein (not necessarily
meat) and superfoods (such as vitamin C and spirulina) needed to keep the
immune system healthy. Removing toxins (through colonic irrigation, liver
cleanse) and eliminating their sources (ie processed foods and additives, and
foods grown with chemicals or hormones) was also critical.
3. EXCERSISE
There is
now a lot of research around exercise as a treatment/preventative for cancer, particularly
for hormone based cancers. This was a big part of Rob’s daily regime, and his
determination to regain his health with hikes up the mountain behind our house.
