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Judi, Don’t forget the Vitamin D!

http://www.cancer.gov/cancertopics/factsheet/prevention/vitamin-D

Also, I agree with Kristin…..mix turmeric with olive oil and black pepper and just drink.

Hi Toni, So sorry about your Mom, I hate to hear this from others. I don’t know why these doctors don’t finish what they started even though it is in another location. If it was small enough not to show up on scans, then maybe there is hope that chemo will work after the resection.

I know the reason they say why they abort the surgery,— because it’s in another organ, it’s risky (yeah, like cancer is not risky)…however if they would have completed the whipple on my husband, he could still be here.

8 months after the aborted whipple, he still never got cancer in the liver despite the fact that the spots were checked at the time of surgery.

I think something has to change, I mean “standard of care” if that’s the right term, why not continue with the surgery and then treat the body systemically.
I heard all the reasons from several doctors but I don’t think that’s in the best interest of the patient, I think it’s in the best interest of the surgeon.

Marion, our CC expert, how can we stop these doctors from making these decisions for the patients…it should be the patients decision.
My husband wanted to take his change with surgery, no matter what. They cut him open for nothing.

Sandi

Darla,

Sending a hug and a little poem!

“Every morning I would wake up and see, the most amazing man laying next to me. He’s the one I cherished and loved, a blessing sent from above. I loved him as a faithful wife should, and did everything for him I could. I would let him know everyday, that I loved him more than words can say”

Just over 8months for me….and i still cry everyday!

Lulu

=o) and they’re leaving a trail of melted Ice Cream.

What I meant about the acidic body which results in acid reflux, heartburn, etc..is they are not symptoms of cancer, but it indicates an unhealthy environment in your body which breeds disease. Therefore, if you struggle for years with these conditions/symptoms, it’s likely you will be sick.

“Our immune systems are becoming weaker and over-taxed. Even the medical profession’s first line of defense (the antibiotic) is becoming less and less effective against resistant new strains being created daily as the bacteria mutate. Since Louis Pasteur discovered the germ theory of disease that states germs are the cause of disease, time has proven him correct. But note Dr. Pasteur’s dying words: “The germ is nothing, the inner terrain is everything.”

The inner terrain referred to in Dr. Pasteur’s statement is now being called our biological terrain and comprises our body’s digestive tract, lymph system, blood, urinary tract, interstitial and interstitial fluids. Our bodies are alkaline by design and acid by function. Maintaining proper alkalinity is essential for life, health, and vitality. Simply put – an imbalance of alkalinity creates a condition favorable to the growth of bacteria, yeast and other unwanted organisms. All leading biochemists and medical physiologists have recognized pH (or the acid-alkaline balance) as the most important aspect of a balanced and healthy body. They have long known that the maintenance of an alkaline pH in our tissues and cells is critical to cellular health. In contrast, our digestive tract (except for our normally alkaline mouth) has varying degrees of acid by design, and our urinary tract should be slightly acidic for healthy function.
We live and die at the cellular level. All the cells (billions of them) that make up the human body are slightly alkaline, and must maintain alkalinity in order to function and remain healthy and alive. However their cellular activity creates acid and this acid is what gives the cell energy and function. As each alkaline cell performs its task of respiration, it secretes metabolic wastes, and these end products of cellular metabolism are acid in nature. Although these wastes are used for energy and function, they must not be allowed to build up. One example of this is the often painful lactic acid which is created through exercise. The body will go to great lengths to neutralize and detoxify these acids before they act as poisons in and around the cell, ultimately changing the environment of the cell. Most people and clinical practitioners believe the immune system is the body’s first line of defense, but in actuality it is not. It is very important, but more like a very sophisticated clean-up service. We must instead look at the importance of pH balance as the first and major line of defense against sickness and disease and for health and vitality.

If we were to ask “What is killing us?”, the answer might be “ACIDOSIS”! It has been demonstrated that an acidic, anaerobic (lacking oxygen) body environment encourages the breeding of fungus, mold, bacteria, and viruses. Let’s look at an example. If we were to seal the door to our freezer and then unplug it, come back and open the door in two weeks, what would we find? Mold, bacteria, microscopic bugs. Things will be growing and multiplying. Where did they all come from? They did not sneak in – remember the door was sealed. The answer is . . . “they were always there”. It is simply that the environment changed to a more inviting and healthy one for the “critters” to live in. This can be likened to a shift in our biological terrain from a healthy oxygenated, alkaline environment to an unhealthy anaeorbic acidic environment. You see what is healthy for us is unhealthy for the body attackers and what is healthy for them is what is unhealthy for our body.

A state of acidosis is simply the lack of oxygen and available calcium which the body uses to maintain its alkaline balance. Calcium makes up 1.6% of our body weight. It is literally the human glue that holds the body together……”

There’s more but didn’t want you to hate me for posting all this. =0)

Elicia, My husband usually felt bad on his off week from chemo…he would say he needs his chemo fix to feel better.
To get food and liquid in your mom to get her strength back, give her ginger, lots of ginger. It’s natural and really, really works. Get a fresh ginger root and grate it into ice cube trays and then freeze it. Let her suck on the cubes for as long as she can tolerate it. As repeat constantly if she can. At some point when she can drink water easily and swallow pills, get her natural ginger supplements to get more of the ginger into her.
I promise you it should help settle her stomach so she can drink and eat and hold it down.
Good Luck!!

Lulu

Karen,

I am so sorry, I didn’t realize you also lost your husband. I haven’t been on the site regularly, I must have missed it. Its just friggen horrible, I don’t even know what to say to you–my thoughts and prayers are with you.

Lulu