Hi kids! Wanna hear a story?
When a grizzly is charging you and all you have is one shot to stop it, you have to maintain your aim and composure and fight urges to panic. You must strike when it’s almost on top of you.
Sounds simple, but it surely isn’t easy. Trigger fingers get itchy and twitchy.
I’m told I have a rare, aggressive cancer. Ready for some really sour news? My Oncologist’s prognosis is 9 to 18 months before it takes my life, 18 to 24 months with chemotherapy every 2 weeks with a possibility of up to 5 years as he has seen with another patient. There are no chemo treatments that are designed for this specific cancer so they have to utilize a course of treatment for this “classification” of cancer. There you have it. Those are the statistics.
His words are very compelling because he is the man, the oncologist who effectively stopped my dad’s Acute Lymphasitic Leukemia a few years ago with chemotherapy. He is a great guy and my family is thankful for his services.
18 to 24 months, maybe 5 years on chemo and that’s it? Welcome to my grizzly story.
“Geez, that’s coming fast”, says I when I heard the news. Then I laughed. I laughed because this is re-god-damn-diculous. Nancy and I have taken great steps and much toil to proactively maintain great health so we would be up for any challenge that life could conger up and ensure that we could excel at attending to our responsibilities. Still, if Lance Armstrong can get the creeping crud, why shouldn’t I?
How to fight the grizzly.
The team of Nancy and Erik are not pursuing chemotherapy at this time. It is a system of limits. Instead, we are researching blends of therapies to construct a complex of possibilities. Though this process starts with a philosophical approach, it rapidly reveals many tangible alternatives that can have profound, positive effects on the body.
We are taking a breath and studying the grizzly as it continues to approach. Or is it still charging?
In the past, my primary care naturopathic doctor has been able to proactively aid my health and through nutritional supplements to alleviate my issues. In 10 minutes using chiropractic and a weird nerve thing he did with his knuckles on my pelvis he eliminated a chronic leg pain that had bothered me for months. This was a pain that my western doctor told me I would have to live with by taking painkillers the rest of my days.
My naturopathic doctor has studied many forms of healing with the intent on discovering realities and possibilities whether or not they are accepted by the method of western medicine. Notice I didn’t say western healing.
I am currently on a very aggressive course of naturopathic supplements, hydrotherapy and acupuncture blended with enzymes and ph enhanced waters to make my body un-hospitable to cancer. Many times during the day I feel very strange as my body undergoes profound chemical changes. Sometimes I mentally and physically shut down from these effects. I am also using the sun for light therapy. All these things conspire to effect me dramatically. I think that a change is upon me and cleansing is in progress. I’d like to think this grizzly doesn’t like the look, smell or taste of me anymore. Maybe it isn’t charging as quickly as before. Maybe it will stop and go away.
In the meantime, we are researching integrated techniques that may include surgery, direct abdominal chemo, enzyme treatments, harmonic frequency, spiritual good will, sunlight and others. We are interested in integrated treatments that understand that only the body can heal and rebuild the body, as it continues to do throughout our lives. Integration of cancer stopping and body healing techniques is where we will find a better prognosis for this situation.
The oncologist who stopped my dad’s Leukemia only stopped the Leukemia. My dad, fueled with the belief that he was never going to die from his cancer, the constant watchful care from his family, friend’s good will from across the globe, generally great spirits and sense of humor and optimized nutrition healed and rebuilt himself from the effects of the cancer and the damaging effects of chemotherapy.
My dad, in a hospital bed, looking like the Adam’s Family’s Uncle Fester with a busted nose said to my brothers and I “I’ve done a lot of interesting things in my life. Might as well give cancer a try!” He did it. He’s back. Obviously it’s my turn to do the same.
When a grizzly is charging you and all you have is one shot to stop it, you have to maintain your aim and composure and fight urges to panic. You must strike when it’s almost on top of you.
Sounds simple, but it surely isn’t easy. Trigger fingers get itchy and twitchy.
I’m told I have a rare, aggressive cancer. Ready for some really sour news? My Oncologist’s prognosis is 9 to 18 months before it takes my life, 18 to 24 months with chemotherapy every 2 weeks with a possibility of up to 5 years as he has seen with another patient. There are no chemo treatments that are designed for this specific cancer so they have to utilize a course of treatment for this “classification” of cancer. There you have it. Those are the statistics.
His words are very compelling because he is the man, the oncologist who effectively stopped my dad’s Acute Lymphasitic Leukemia a few years ago with chemotherapy. He is a great guy and my family is thankful for his services.
18 to 24 months, maybe 5 years on chemo and that’s it? Welcome to my grizzly story.
“Geez, that’s coming fast”, says I when I heard the news. Then I laughed. I laughed because this is re-god-damn-diculous. Nancy and I have taken great steps and much toil to proactively maintain great health so we would be up for any challenge that life could conger up and ensure that we could excel at attending to our responsibilities. Still, if Lance Armstrong can get the creeping crud, why shouldn’t I?
How to fight the grizzly.
The team of Nancy and Erik are not pursuing chemotherapy at this time. It is a system of limits. Instead, we are researching blends of therapies to construct a complex of possibilities. Though this process starts with a philosophical approach, it rapidly reveals many tangible alternatives that can have profound, positive effects on the body.
We are taking a breath and studying the grizzly as it continues to approach. Or is it still charging?
In the past, my primary care naturopathic doctor has been able to proactively aid my health and through nutritional supplements to alleviate my issues. In 10 minutes using chiropractic and a weird nerve thing he did with his knuckles on my pelvis he eliminated a chronic leg pain that had bothered me for months. This was a pain that my western doctor told me I would have to live with by taking painkillers the rest of my days.
My naturopathic doctor has studied many forms of healing with the intent on discovering realities and possibilities whether or not they are accepted by the method of western medicine. Notice I didn’t say western healing.
I am currently on a very aggressive course of naturopathic supplements, hydrotherapy and acupuncture blended with enzymes and ph enhanced waters to make my body un-hospitable to cancer. Many times during the day I feel very strange as my body undergoes profound chemical changes. Sometimes I mentally and physically shut down from these effects. I am also using the sun for light therapy. All these things conspire to effect me dramatically. I think that a change is upon me and cleansing is in progress. I’d like to think this grizzly doesn’t like the look, smell or taste of me anymore. Maybe it isn’t charging as quickly as before. Maybe it will stop and go away.
In the meantime, we are researching integrated techniques that may include surgery, direct abdominal chemo, enzyme treatments, harmonic frequency, spiritual good will, sunlight and others. We are interested in integrated treatments that understand that only the body can heal and rebuild the body, as it continues to do throughout our lives. Integration of cancer stopping and body healing techniques is where we will find a better prognosis for this situation.
The oncologist who stopped my dad’s Leukemia only stopped the Leukemia. My dad, fueled with the belief that he was never going to die from his cancer, the constant watchful care from his family, friend’s good will from across the globe, generally great spirits and sense of humor and optimized nutrition healed and rebuilt himself from the effects of the cancer and the damaging effects of chemotherapy.
My dad, in a hospital bed, looking like the Adam’s Family’s Uncle Fester with a busted nose said to my brothers and I “I’ve done a lot of interesting things in my life. Might as well give cancer a try!” He did it. He’s back. Obviously it’s my turn to do the same.
“iamnotdeadyet”
Erik
5/21/08
1 comment:
Big E,
That is a tight shirt you have on! Keep up the POSITIVE vibe.
Guidance and Protection!
G2 aka Greg I
p.s. Lyrics to give you a boost from Robert Nesta Marley. Album: LEGEND
Don't worry about a thing
'Cause every little thing gonna be all right
Singin': "Don't worry about a thing
'Cause every little thing gonna be all right!"
Rise up this mornin'
Smiled with the risin' sun
Three little birds
Pitch by my doorstep
Singin' sweet songs
Of melodies pure and true
Sayin' "This is my message to you-ou-ou:"
Singin': "Don't worry 'bout a thing
'Cause every little thing gonna be all right."
Singin': "Don't worry don't worry 'bout a thing
'Cause every little thing gonna be all right!"
Rise up this mornin'
Smiled with the risin' sun
Three little birds
Pitch by my doorstep
Singin' sweet songs
Of melodies pure and true
Sayin', "This is my message to you-ou-ou:"
Singin': "Don't worry about a thing, worry about a thing, oh
Every little thing gonna be all right. Don't worry!"
Singin': "Don't worry about a thing", I won't worry!
"'Cause every little thing gonna be all right"
Singin': "Don't worry about a thing
'Cause every little thing gonna be all right", I won't worry!
Singin': "Don't worry about a thing,
'Cause every little thing gonna be all right"
Singin': "Don't worry about a thing, oh no
'Cause every little thing gonna be all right
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