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Embrace Joy Over Depression With Hope and Happiness Feeling Better

Tags : DepressionHappinessHope

Category : Deep Emotional Themes Emotional Healing

Feeling Better Comes With Often Embracing Joy and Hope

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Depression:

  • past losses and difficulties
  • low self-esteem
  • ‘fuzziness’ in thinking
  • negativity
  • challenges
  • sense of purpose and meaning
  • difficulty seeing a hopeful future and
  • suicidal thoughts

DB: As a teenager I suffered from depression from past losses, difficulties and very low self-esteem. I also lacked a sense of purpose and meaning which led me to suicidal thoughts.

In my early 20’s I suffered from Chronic Fatigue Syndrome CFS and in my 40’s I developed long term Fibromyalgia.

Emotional Feelings:

  • sadness,
  • difficulty to access emotions,
  • feeling lazy,
  • lost,
  • angry and
  • difficulty accessing pleasure in things that were pleasurable before but not now

Behavioral Symptoms:

  • Less excitement for activities,
  • increased use of substances
  • or ‘out-of-control’ practices and escaping,
  • ‘checking out’,
  • housebound and bed-bound,
  • reckless behavior without care of consequences,
  • self-harm,
  • reduced performance in work,
  • school or duties at home,
  • massive drop of levels of energy

DB: When I chose to become a Career Missionary after my suicidal thought attempt/self-harm, I felt out of control. I checked out and used reckless behavior without care of consequences, as perceived by my parents and family.

I lost my appetite, work performance and duties at home. I also endured disabling fatigue while dabbling daily with alcohol for relief.

During my suicidal intent, I was saved by a book that caught my eye. After opening the book to ‘see what it had to say to me’ was a last attempt to ward off the suicidal thought. At first glance the words offered to give my life away to a good cause, rather than throwing my life away.

Relational Symptoms:

  • socially withdrawn
  • isolated
  • increase in arguments
  • less invested in loved ones lives
  • disconnected from others

DB: Significant health issues resulted living housebound. After attending psychological therapy I have been able to slowly but surely increase my social life, being more open and more invested in my loved ones. So there is hope for sure.

Physical Symptoms:

  • stomach and appetite
  • sexual, and sleep disturbances
  • lethargy and fatigue
  • slowing down and headaches
  • get help from a doctor’s diagnosis of depression

DB: When I saw the doctor as a high school student I was prescribed effervescent Vitamin C. It actually helped, but the root cause wasn’t addressed. It has now been addressed through my self-education and the help of my supportive GP/Doctor.

Summary :

  • With chronic illness there is a physical loss which can lead to depression
  • social and emotional loss over long periods
  • This includes loss of hope
  • physical function
  • integrity
  • dignity
  • faith
  • social relationships
  • autonomy
  • freedom and
  • ‘loss of life’ imagined
  • Chronic ‘sorrow’ and depression is very frequent with co-occurring disorders
  • Significant amount of loss can easily become depressive

Focus on:

  • Coping strategies
  • self esteem
  • optimism
  • cognitive behavioral therapy
  • interpersonal therapy
  • problem solving
  • social support
  • emotional expression
  • mindfulness practice
  • addressing toxic relationships
  • boundaries and
  • trusted support

Coping strategies include:

  • Sunlight,
  • exercise,
  • natural supplements,
  • sleep schedules and
  • medical interventions.

DB: I discovered two other coping strategies, not mentioned, CBD oil and Trauma Informed Yoga that I have found very helpful indeed to the point of almost back to normal and better.

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Feel Better And Excited With Five Tips For Fast Relaxation

Don’t Let Work Or Your Home Life Overwhelm You

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Use these 5 tips to unwind wherever you are, in one minute or less.

  1. Look up and count
  • Your parasympathetic nervous system can lower your blood pressure.
  • To trigger this, look up and take slow, deep breaths.
  • Count down slowly from 60 to clear your mind.
  1. Breathe deeply
  • Take deep breaths to calm yourself and slow your heart rate.
  • Inhale through your nose and exhale through your mouth and focus on your body.
  • Do this 10 times.
  1. Jot down your anxieties
  • Put everything that’s worrying you on paper and then don’t look at it till later.
  • The thought that you can figure everything out later will help you stop worrying now so you can rest.
  1. Intentionally tense and relax muscles
  • When you’re stressed, your body tightens up.
  • Slowly tense and then relax all of your muscles to decrease both anxiety and tension.
  1. Use your imagination
  • Imagining small scenes can help you escape from your everyday stresses.
  • Create a scenario, such as sitting on a cloud, and imagine everything you would hear, see, and smell.

Try out these tips to create a sense of peace wherever you are. All the best!

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Cancer 101, Helpful, Uplifting Lectures From Cancer Retreats

Self-Education and Self Help Sourced From Balya Self Help & Wellness Inc. Retreats From 20 years ago.

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The Immune System.

Self-education began for me in 1998 when I first attended Cancer Retreats at Balya Self Help & Wellness Inc though it is no longer existent.

A student nurse was browsing through my notes commenting they seemed very similar to her nursing notes from nursing school! So the information I am presenting is not new and could probably be found in many textbooks, yet my intent is to relate it specially to fighting cancer, as it was presented to me at the Retreat.

Immune System:

The first lecture was about the immune system. Dr Ivy Bullen, first explained about the different cells present, the T Cells, T Helper Cells, T Suppressor Cells, Natural Killer Cells and B Cells. The Thymus is the training ground for the immune system and is located under the chest bone, the sternum. Tapping this area, with your fingers, at least 20 times per day has the effect of stimulating the immune system. Effectively stimulating the immune system.

B Cells are made in marrow and they spot viruses. After spotting the virus they become an ammunition factory of antibodies. This is not the most effective way of fighting cancer because they need ammunition to shoot.

T Cells fight and damage invading cells. They mop up war zones.

T Helper Cells are non killing scouts that send messages to T Cells who kill on command from headquarters.

Specialised T Cells called NK Cells, (Natural Killer Cells) are well trained! They need no messages. They shoot to kill – the SS Squad!

T Suppressor Cells are the Headquarters who regulate all production of cells and prevention of more production, keeping things at a correct balance. There is a Stop – Grow message between cells. Accelerator and brakes help to control cell division.

“Cytokines” say grow, and “Anticytokins” say stop. This red light, green light system needs to be balanced for controlled growth and good health. If the brakes fail the cells reproduce and divide without check, and tumors develop.

NK Cells poke “fingers” into cancer cells and inject granules into the cancer cells (perforans), to kill their target. If their target is a cancer cell, they inject the granules and chemical reaction results in blowing a hole in the cancer cell to kill it!

The KSR’s (Stimulating receptors) detect between normal body cells and cancer cells and tell the NK when to kill. It leaves the normal cells alone. An inhibitory cell tells the NK cells to leave the normal cell alone and protects it!

If your immune system is fully switched on, you won’t get cancer.

Power of Prayer: 3oo patients in a group were separated into 2 groups. People from outside the group were given information on the cancer patients. One group of cancer patients was not prayed for and the other was. The people prayed for had less death, were sent home earlier, had less cardio arrests, healed much faster and had less problems than the group that was not prayed for!

Though some Cancer Patients Choose Complementary and Alternative Medicine instead of Conventional Treatment, the outcome of using both can enhance the performance of the conventional treatment.

Any surgery can depress the immune system. Do anything you can to take antioxidants after surgery to build it up to counteract the depression to your immune system.

Immune typing is a Blood test to check for NK’s (Natural Killer Cells.) Another name for it is LSM, (Lymphocyte surface markers).

There are 5 known causes of cancer:

1) Carcinogens- poisons

2) Genetic Disposition.

3) Radiation.

4) Diet.

5) Life Styles and Stress.

Carcinogens:

Examples include tobacco, which is directly linked with lung cancer, car fumes are linked to leukemia, PVC making pipes is linked to liver cancer. There is more cancer in heavily industrialized countries, as there are more carcinogens. Carcinogens penetrate the nucleus of the cell and cause damage to genetic material causing mutations, which equals cancer.

Genetic Disposition:

Or predisposition. An experiment was performed on mice, all of which had the same genetics. They all had oncogenes, which predispose them to cancer. Some were given 4 times greater stress than the others, and they developed cancer. The highly stressed mice developed cancer, not the non stressed ones. Both groups were ‘oncogene’ predisposed. The gun was loaded, it just needed a trigger. Stress is often the trigger.

Japanese women have the lowest levels of breast cancer in the world. Yet, Japanese women in Hawaii have a much higher incidence of breast cancer. Could this be related to diet, or lifestyle?

Radiation:

Leukemia, lung cancer and thyroid cancer, can result from extreme exposure to radiation. Everyone is daily exposed to radiation through microwave ovens, televisions, computer and electrical currents radiate a radiation field.

Never leave an electric blanket on while you are sleeping, due to radiation exposure The cut off point for harm is not known.

Don’t look in microwave while cooking.

Diet:

7th Day Adventists have been found to have significantly lower levels of cancer. Himalayan Tribes live to 100 years and are vegetarian, they eat no meat. The Japanese diet is high in fish and rice and has overall low cancer statistics.

Life Style and Stress:

A workaholic is someone who works 60-70 hours a week with no time for rest. They have high physical and emotional stress.

8 hours of sleep is required.

Interleukens (produced by sleep), are good for the immune system! Laughter, singing, and quiet meditation and thinking positive thoughts also greatly benefit the immune system as does exercise recreation and healthy food. Avoid junk food.

Emotional Stress:

1) Inability to express emotions.

2) Unresolved conflicts.

3) Unresolved problems.

4) Denial behaviour.

5) Excessive need for approval.

6) Helplessness.

The above have been found to be common in cancer patients.

Anger:

It is very important to express your emotions and tell the other person you are angry. An alternative to this is to run around the block, to get rid of anger.

Confusion about medical procedures and options for treatment can be very stressful.

Denial:

Denial of any health problems, spending lots of time helping others at the neglect of your own health can sometimes be symptoms of denial, ignoring the problem or not wanting to face it or accept it.

All these things can lead to stress, which can encourage cancer. It is not what happens to you but how you react to what happens to you, that is experience!

It is important to focus on the person, not the disease, to change the outcome of the illness. A change of thought patterns causes different hormones and chemicals to be secreted in the body. So a positive mind and keeping on top of things is very important.!

152 very ill patients were studied. Those with a positive attitude responded better to treatment and did better than negative patients with less serious diseases!

Depression is very bad for the immune system and Natural Killer Cell count. Look at your stress level to improve your immune system.

IIn conclusion to this article, I would have to add that the knowledge that our bodies contain Natural Killer cells, that are capable of destroying cancer cells, is phenomenal! Anything necessary to increase these is worth learning about!

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Why Did I Feel Better After My Coffee Warning?

Have you found out why coffee was not for you?

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Many decades ago in an old house’s kitchen I began preparing my cup of instant coffee confessing it would be my last.

I had severe psoriasis plastered between my eyebrows and my nose screaming ‘UGLY!’ When I didn’t drink coffee my face felt ‘PRETTY!’ so what was I to do?

The connection between the psoriasis and the coffee was evident.

As I glanced away from my final cup sitting lonely on the ancient bench I heard a sound I was not familiar with. Having grabbed the milk from the fridge I stood aghast.

My dearest final coffee cup had split in two. My precious coffee was leaking all over the ancient bench, spilling onto the floor. No! I gasped. What is happening?

Ibegged the broken cup to speak to me. Did you have to go that far? It was my last…I promised… Why did you do this to me?

Decades later I found the reason. It is based on the video below with insightful information:

Little did I know that the coffee was not only messing with my facial psoriasis. It also was related to the Hypothyroidism that I was not aware of.

Neither did I know then that the coffee and the added ingredients were offsetting my Celiac, also unknown at that time.

All I could see was the Psoriasis/Coffee connection.

Finding Out The Reason:

During an Allergy Test both milk and coffee came up with red lights. Still no explanation why.

Coffee and milk were not the only allergies with red lights. I had a total of over thirty red light allergies. It was everything I had been eating! What?

No explanation at that time. Now we know due to the self-education that is available all over the internet if you search for it.

Check out the article for an in-depth explanation of my red light allergies, how and why.

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Chronic Illness in the home: Try Psychology for helpful tips

I found Psychology benefited me with my chronic illnesses, making me feel a lot better over time.

Summary Tips from The Psychology of Chronic Illness: Relationships

Making it Normal by Timothy Weymann, LCSW

Blame Game

  • Low social support = distress Baby Boomers have been raised in household duties and childcare responsibilities which can make life challenging for a high social life and income.
  • This in itself can cause a lot of distress.
  • Yet it could happen to anyone.
  • Adding chronic illness to it makes it even more challenging with low social support.
  • Becoming a ‘scapegoat’ Click on this link to gain insights you might not have seen before.
  • You will find more than you expected and very accurate.
  • As a recovering scapegoat I found this article particularly pertinent and a good read.

Finding A Safe Balance

  • Over-involvement I am guilty of over involvement probably due to my ‘scapegoat’ status always trying to do my very best to my own detriment.
  • Once I realize I was in over-involvement mode I purposefully decided to change my ways.
  • Especially for the sake of my health while reversing chronic illnesses.
  • Diseases part Having encountered multiple diseases throughout my life I know how much it affects daily life.
  • Having care takers is valuable while very challenging without support from others and loved ones.
  • If you lack full-time support you might have to find your own resilience to get through it, as I have found.

Sharing The Load

  • Our part/Their part It is beneficial to have cooperation with a supporter doing their part to help you.
  • It is also fair for the one who is chronically ill to do their part as much as is possible.
  • It also encourages the one who is ill to feel their contributions are valued and appreciated.
  • Family/Marital Therapy If you are chronically ill it can take a toll on any type of relationship.
  • Receiving regular therapy can be a life saver.
  • Having an outside view of the situation can help balance tension. Responsibility and understanding can also benefit all concerned.
  • Interpersonal Therapy There are important benefits managing your situation with Interpersonal Therapy in a deeply personal way.
  • With confidentiality you may feel better being able to talk freely, receiving the help to relieve your situation.
  • Social Media use In the event that it is difficult to connect with friends or family Social Media platforms can be the next best to keep socialized.
  • Feeling part of something greater than home-bound chronic illness, restricting you from face to face contact, can make you feel better and less lonely.

Learning To Cope

  • Coping Strategies I have discovered many coping strategies unique to me.
  • Intuitively I discover ways of helping myself, having become resilient, watching how others cope and having regular therapy.
  • It makes me feel less helpless, more hopeful and more able to move forward.
  • Support Groups What a difference support groups made for me.
  • Having attended support groups for five years during my cancer years.
  • A fibromyalgia support group helped me get through to reversal stage.
  • My goal is to return to that support group to share my testimony of healing.

Remember: There is hope always with bountiful solutions. Choose which ones work for you and your loved ones.

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Helpful Development And Happy Phases To Relieve Chronic Illness

Professional Tips For Helpful And Happy Days

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Anxiety’s big issue can still find happiness by feeling better with love and hope.

I know anxiety. I have two family members genetically that also know it.

For me it was more than an anxiety disorder as I was diagnosed with complex trauma.

Once I realized I had a mental health condition my life began making sense. And it wasn’t my fault, neither of my family members. It is what it is.

It makes us unique and it gives us a reason to fight to overcome it, no matter what.

Researching and understanding the condition is paramount. Psychologists, in my experience, help by listening to you, validating your fears and anxiety. They are not only in your mind, but also held inside your body.

Seek help without shame or blame. It is something we all experience. The main difference is the level of severity.

Also the willingness to acknowledge and accept the comforting validation. You might find that you are resilient, intelligent and open to moving forward with your life.

Accept your dreams can come true.

So let’s look at some professional solutions.

Let’s make happiness out of our illnesses.

Summary of ‘Making it Normal’ with Timothy Weymann, LCSW: Anxiety

Anxiety Who hasn’t experienced anxiety if you are human? It affects us all, but for some of us it is more predominant. This is where professional help can help soothe and heal our mind, body and spirit.

  • Obsessions Do you know anyone who doesn’t have obsessions from time to time?
  • We may have more than the average, so let’s address it.
  • Replaying memories Who doesn’t replay their memories? With anxiety it definitely speeds up the process. So learn how to slow it down to management point.

Safety and Vulnerability

  • Safety We all feel unsafe some times during our lives, but it is true for me that anxiety speeds it up.
  • Learning to feel safe within ourselves is something very worthwhile learning.
  • Try out a psychologist you can trust.
  • Vulnerability Again, we all feel it at some time.
  • And yes, having an anxiety disorder increases your feeling and acting vulnerable.
  • Learning how to overcome vulnerability will help improve your life drastically.
  • Learn to be assertive. I became an Assertiveness Coach for that reason.

Emotions and Feelings

  • Emotions We are born with emotions but there is a lot of differences in individuals.
  • Emotions come intensely with anxiety.
  • With education we can learn how to work through our emotions to feel happiness more often.
  • Feeling If we are human which I am assuming your are, we have feelings.
  • How we use them is what makes us individual.
  • How we use them is what makes us individual.
  • Anxious disorders can exaggerate our feelings but learning how to manage feelings is paramount for moving forward towards your dreams.

Physical Anxiety

  • Exhaustion Being exhausted on a regular basis, which anxiety has a great affect on, can make life miserable.
  • Getting help to understand the body, mind and spirit combination can help you gain energy again.
  • For me it was a very complex healing, but it did involve facing anxiety.
  • See a psychologist and a GP to gain insights for your situation.
  • Anxiety kept me awake plus all of the above and below issues.
  • I am currently addressing with a team of a GP and Clinical Psychologist helping it make possible for me to write up this post.

Social Anxiety

  • Social anxiety The more anxiety you experience with social anxiety the more you most likely will avoid socialization.
  • This can lead to agoraphobia like it did for me, going from a social butterfly to a cocoon.
  • Don’t let it happen to you.
  • Psychology came to my rescue.
  • Invisibility I found anxiety can result in invisibility much like social anxiety.
  • But I also found that invisibility can occur even with loved ones and family members.
  • It is quite tragic whether it is intentional on their behalf or if they no longer know how to help you.
  • Again, psychology help can come to the rescue.
  • Uncertainty It is certainly a part of anxiety.
  • It messes with your life big time.
  • Addressing this fear will release you from your frozen state, defrosting into the world once again.
  • Let’s try that.
  • Quality of life This really affects me.
  • From being a very free-spirited person who had a world to change for the better to a closed in blog poster is not my ideal of having quality of life.
  • But with each psychological session I am seeing the light of my quality of life appearing once again on the near horizon.
  • Don’t give up.
  • It is worth fighting for a life of quality.

Organisation Anxiety

  • Manage verses eliminating The fight begins here.
  • Will you give up or get going?
  • My choice is to learn to manage my life’s work.
  • Giving up will surpass anxiety leading to depression.
  • We have probably been there, so you know that management is the answer for us.
  • Behavior adjustments It’s true.
  • Adjusting our behavior will help us to move forward.
  • Our behaviors have been conditioned since childhood making it very difficult to adjust our behavior.
  • It feels like this is who we are and this is how we react.
  • Once you find the adjustments purpose life for you can improve tremendously.
  • It is worth trying to become the new you.
  • Mindfulness practices Becoming mindful has helped me to be a lot happier.
  • At first it was very uncomfortable facing so many realities which I used to ignore.
  • But with time I began to respect mindfulness making my world so much more colorful, mysterious and playful.
  • Worth it? It is for me. Try it…
  • Positive outcomes We are all looking for positive outcomes.
  • That’s what we live for.
  • But it isn’t always the way of life.
  • Appreciating the outcomes that are truly positive rise to celebrations and gratefulness.
  • Looking out for those outcomes no matter how small can bring great happiness and peace.
  • Look out for them daily.

Remember: There are always positive outcomes if you teach to love yourself.

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Let Go To Move Forward To Your Better Future

Podcast: Letting Go Of My Past I Gained A Wonderful Future

By Letting Go Of My Past I Gained A Wonderful Future

Leaving Your Past Behind

As an impulsive young adult I desperately wanted to leave my past behind.

By fulfilling my passionate lifetime future, I had to face the fact that those closest to me thought I had gone mad.

Once I met full-time missionaries, I got very excited when they shared this verse with me:

New King James Version Bible
‘Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation; old things have passed away; behold, all things have become new.‘ 2 Corinthians 5:17

I boldly declared, “Old things have passed away! I am a NEW creature!”

Obstacles Affecting Your Future

It was true but…

My biggest obstacle was my family, who wanted me to stay, when I wanted to go.

Saying goodbye to them was the hardest thing I could do…so…I decided to board a bus beginning my three day, four night travel from Perth to Sydney, across Australia.

I didn’t realize the implications.

In hindsight it was not the wisest thing to do.

Abandonment To Realize Your Goal

My trip to Sydney lead to my flight to the Philippines where I eventually met my husband.

After nine years, I returned to my family in Perth, both married and pregnant. I didn’t receive the welcome I was hoping for.

Realizing The Damage

When I realized the damage I had caused, we made plans to travel over the plain to Sydney.

Our initial plan to stay for ten days was interrupted due to a transport strike, forcing us to remain for five weeks. It was so taxing on me as I was desperate to leave.

While waiting to depart for Sydney by train, I burst into tears in front of my parents observing me through the window.

They naturally perceived this emotional outbreak of sorrow, departing once again. But in reality my tears fostered anxiety due to the departure time delayed by one minute.

Health Conditions Resulting From Anxiety

My mid life cancer crisis confronted me to address my past traumas, specifically my childhood and teen years.

Multiple health conditions developed resulting in surgical procedures, one after the other.

While recovering I did some deep reflecting to review my past using re-framing from an adult’s view overriding my childish emotional view.

Spiritual Interception

An epiphany taught me a lesson from the Bible from ‘the potter’:

‘Then I went down to the potter’s house, and there he was, making something at the wheel. And the vessel that he made of clay was marred in the hand of the potter; so he made it again into another vessel, as it seemed good to the potter to make.’ Jeremiah 18:3-4 NJKV

A gentle light filled my mind, opening a new thought pattern on my past.

I envisioned Jesus appearing at the potter’s wheel, holding a mottled lump of clay in His hands. I saw the clay was dry, cracked, lumpy and discolored.

My instinct was to throw it out but…I recognized it as my past with a touch of my present.

Epiphany

I watched His tears releasing the moisture needed to transform the clay.

As I watched Him quietly, I heard Him sing a new song. As a child I wouldn’t have understood these lyrics. Yet, as an adult I understood it clearly. It’s transforming, mesmerizing and transformative power shaped this new pot.

This new elegant pot was much stronger and more useful. It oozed gentleness and wisdom, as though it had a myriad of stories to share with the world.

My remade pot spoke of a new tale, woven from my traumatic past into a meaningful future.

I allowed the butterfly to be released from the suffocating cocoon.

As a result, I learned to fly.

Abandonment transformed into commitment, my shame to honor and betrayal to loyalty.

Life On Earth For Jesus

I’ve read that Jesus experienced these emotions personally during His life on earth.

My Commitment

As Jesus on earth experienced these emotions, so have I.

My new vessel has been refilled with new commitment.

Fresh loyalty and honor to Him who loved me enough to use my past to re-create me into a new creature.

With fresh eyes having seen my past, I now embrace all that I experienced made me who I am today.

My new vessel is what Jesus seemed good to make for me.

What can you take from your past to benefit your future? Call on an Epiphany for help like I did. Embrace what He has to show you..

Everything Has Its Time

Ecclesiastes 3:1-8

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Possible Ways To Find A New Normal With Chronic Illness?

It’s Possible To Find a ‘New Normal” For Our Daily Lives.

Having been the one with chronic illness I can testify that it does change the normal daily life of a couple.

But I found a way which benefited me in a greater way than I ever expected.

“Ijust want them how they were…”

Is that really what you want?

Summary of the video above with Trafford Fischer: with additional comments.

Changing the ‘this is how it was’ to ‘this is now how it is” can strain any relationship including marriage, the elderly, accident victims and chronic illnesses.”

Grief and loss issue: For sure there is a grief and loss process to address.

Honor the grief, respect the loss: Honoring the grief for me helped me to respect the loss in order to move forward.

Living in denial: I lived in denial way too long until I found my life’s purpose in my illness.

Can’t always heal, even if they want to: True, you may not heal completely, so you use what you have to move forward.

Don’t isolate: a common trap and so easy to fall into, must be addressed at all cost.

Choose to connect: another must that is fight worthy, putting aside the shame, blame and abandonment.

Take care of yourself: it becomes the number one purpose of your life in order to seal your dream.

Find support network: new friends who you can talk to on your current level who truly understand you.

Remember: Sleep can be a causative item for chronic illness if sleep is deprived. Focus on the series presented earlier.

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Shocking News About Insomnia – How To Wake Up Happy

Learn How To Listen To Your Body Clock Tonight..

What on earth is happening? You slept all eight hours yet you can hardly drag yourself out of bed, let alone begin the day with happiness.

Let’s talk about the Circadian Rhythm and how it determines the outcome of your sleep.

Introducing the Traditional Chinese Medicine Circadian Rhythm method. What can we learn from that? Plenty! Enough to solve your problem.

I discovered through writing this blog post that due to my daily migraines I need to rest during 9-11 pm when the blood vessels are in heavy repair.

Check out the Free PDF below.

If you have thyroid or adrenal issues and you like to sleep around 11-pm. You will find that the TMC body clock will advise you to be in bed, ready for sleep by 9-pm, resting through 11-pm while your body is restoring your thyroid and adrenals.

How to listen to your body clock
TCM Body Clock: Why Do We Wake Up or Feel Ill at a Certain Time of Day?
The Chinese Body Clock: Why You Wake Up Every Night At The Same Time

https://www.healthline.com/health/chinese-body-clock#health-benefits

https://rtcm.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/TCM-body-clock.pdf 

(An excellent FREE download PDF)

Chinese Body Clock

Chinese Body Clock

Following a body clock can be a new experience.

Study the chart and see which body symptoms stand out to you on the chart, like I did for my migraines.

I have tried the 9- pm sleep and did find I felt a lot better, but of course it is a challenge to go to bed so early with all the temptations of entertainment during that time.

So a choice must be made if you really want to heal. For me I will definitely give it a try as migraines are no fun.

Iwould love to have a migraine free future, even if it means to go to sleep at 9-pm.

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Happy Meditative Healing With Birds, Bees, Flowers and Trees

Do you have a special corner at your house where you can meditate?

I have a special backyard where in a corner beside the garage is a large, tall tree that shades a grapevine.

Bee Meditation:

Here resides hanging pot plants creating a haven for our pet rabbit run with a local beehive and a willy-wag tail bird’s nest located in the tree on a lower branch.

My local beehive which was removed to a safer location, saving the queen bee.

Willy Wagtail Bird Meditation:

It is low enough for me to observe the willy-wag tails. A pair of them swoop in and out of the nest while feeding them in turn. One is feeding while the other is searching for food.

In and out they swoop like a swing in action, or like two trapeze artists crossing over from the left and right, passing each other in the middle.

Raising my head just a touch I see the baby birds heads peeking out of the nest, receiving nourishment to survive.

I stand there daily, come rain or shine for my daily meditation.

I know the season will pass soon enough after the babies grow and fly the coop to live their lives. They will be producing more offspring and contributing to the world of birds and their beauty.

Willy wag tails can be very aggressive, yet one sat a metre away from my feet, looking up at me for the first time.

Next one landed on my daughter’s feet as she was seated admiring her rabbit in his pet run.

It seemed to me they were checking the safety level of their nest since it was almost within reach of a human’s touch.

I love nature for reasons like this story.

My greatest meditation takes place in my backyard garden.

Kookaburra Meditation:

Soon the Kookaburras will return and inhabit my clothesline or sit close to the window trees.

I watch them laughing out loud with a mouse in his mouth, or wiggling around while the willy-wag tail swoops at him repeatedly. This drives him to the point of flying away for a safer location.

For those few moments I spend outside with the flowers and the trees, the birds and the bees is paradisaical for me.

No need to fly endless hours to find a foreign beach or location.

I simply slip out of the sun-room door and there I am with my cup of tea, or even a meal to meditate.

It’s relaxing to my eyes after my computer work and internal work.

Grounding On Grass Meditation:

Move to the outside world where all is natural, with your bare feet planted on the ground or even lying down on the grass, mat or not.

Enjoy the sensations of the earth, called grounding.

It can take a few minutes to hours, whatever I choose.

Do you also have a meditative moment outside, in the sun, with bare-feet on the ground?

Or picnicking your lunch while enjoying the sun with a gentle breeze?

Watching the birds, bees or flowers and trees?

Try it daily, you might like it. I do.

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My Helpful “Meaning Making” Brings Hope To Us

“Meaning Making” sounds helpful and hopeful for me…

With chronic illness it can be very hard to find meaning in it.

It all seems meaningless and unfair, but I have found that my chronic illnesses are now reversing. I am healing while sharing my new found knowledge with you.

It has been the most meaningful journey of my life!

Let’s make it mean something special for us…what do you think?

Summary from Timothy Weymann, LCSW for “Meaning -Making”

Religion: The Great Mystery

Spirituality: Part of the Great Mystery

Five Themes:

  • Loss and uncertainty
  • Learning one’s capacity
  • Maintaining fellowship and belonging
  • Having a source of strength
  • Building anew.

Negative Findings:

  • Beware of shame
  • blame and abandonment with chronic illnesses
  • with religion or spirituality or neither

Neutral Findings:

  • Intercessory prayer and it’s affect on chronic illness

Positive Findings:

  • Lack of forgiveness with increased pain problems
  • With improved mental health with forgiveness

Post-traumatic Growth:

  • Chronic illness can be traumatic and life threatening leading to PTSD (Post Traumatic Stress Disorder)
  • Perceived Helplessness
  • Belief matters
  • Development of self
  • Internal growth making meaning out of life
  • What life is all about
  • Looking back on the post traumatic growth experienced
  • Benefit Finding through strengthening the individual with increased empathy relating to others
  • Motivated to help others after experiencing chronic illness themselves

Remember: Romans 8:28 King James Version

And we know that all things work together for good to them that love God, to them who are the called according to his purpose.

Note: I personally have experienced all of these situations. I empathize with those who suffer from chronic illness, hence this article. I hope it helps you as much as it helped me.

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Do You Need To Find Answers To Your Sleep Deprivation?

Are You Really Getting Enough Sleep?

For me, I was not getting enough sleep.

So I found these tips to be invaluable for me.

The changes I have made are making it possible for me to improve my sleep, by watching and following the tips on the video below.

Check out Brit Lab Video Below:

If you really are getting enough sleep, no matter what your age, you should find yourself ready for the day, if not bouncing out of bed after your restful, rejuvenating sleep!

If you can’t say a loud YES to this, then please watch the video above and take at least one action step towards your long term health and sleep benefits.

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Helpful Tips To Be Sure You Are Sleep Deprived

Can you tell if you’re sleep deprived?

I was diagnosed as a chronic insomnia without me knowing that I couldn’t catch up on sleep just on the weekends.

So I took action to reverse my sleep patterns successfully.

See if this relates to you. Watch now..

What did you learn about yourself from this video?

I learnt a lot from this simple, yet effective information.

Sleep is often something we may not give much attention to.

We simply collapse after a long work day with the main goal of forgetting all, so you can prepare for your next day of work.

But we forget what work our body is doing while we are sleeping and how that body work prepares us for your next day of work.

Without the proper sleep the next day of work will not be the kind of work success you are wishing to accomplish.

So focus now on the symptoms of sleep deprivation.

Be aware so you can awake to both your work day and your sleep way.

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Can People Pleasing Be A Hidden Link?

Is your hidden link people pleasing?

It has been for me…what about you?

Try to please yourself before you please people.

Summary of Kaliopi Nikitas on People Pleasing:

  • People pleasing and chronic illness
  • Nervous system and stress response
  • Suppressing your own emotions
  • Suppressing assertiveness and own needs
  • Impacts Immune System
  • Chronic state of stress
  • Lifetime people pleasing stress

Remember: We all have stress, choose wisely after what you learnt today.

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Agoraphobia: How To Release Your Fear of Leaving Your Home

Agoraphobia: How To Release Your Fear of Leaving Your Home
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Fall Asleep Faster With These Six Proven Scientific Tips

Would you like to fall asleep faster?

Check out the science for it with this video:

Let’s have a bit of fun with sleep quiz:

See if you can answer these questions from the video…

  • Getting out of bed why?
  • Negative feelings toward your what?
  • Read a book on where?
  • Turn off your what?
  • Tricking your what?
  • 30 minutes before you what?
  • Try practicing what?
  • Relaxing what one at a time?
  • Start with your what?
  • Why stay awake?
  • Routine anyone?
  • Your body recognizes what?
  • 100 in multiples of 3?
  • Be bored? Why?

Did you find the answers?

It’s good to have a bit of fun with sleep, would you agree?

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Can Wearing A Face Mask Make Me Happy And Safe?

Most people would feel safe and happy using face masks during Covid-19 but are there also any potential dangers involved?

Check out this article by Aalim Elitou

I was curious as to what material is being used for face masks, as it usually is not a one size fits all. Here is the info I collected:

https://theconversation.com/polypropylene-the-material-now-recommended-for-covid-19-mask-filters-what-it-is-where-to-get-it-149613

https://www.headcovers.com/blog/surgical-masks-the-best-types-of-face-masks-for-virus-protection/

Boosting Immunity: Functional Medicine Tips on Prevention & Optimizing Immune Function During the COVID-19 (Coronavirus) Outbreak

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Does Your Body Really Suffer From Lack Of Sleep?

So what actually happens when you don’t get enough sleep?

What a LOT of surprising information for us as humans.

No wonder we have such an ill populace world wide, and to think it is due to lack of sleep.

This video includes:

Reproduction System affecting men

Immune System causes reduction of natural killer cells increases cancer

Night Shift issues acknowledged by WHO

Cardiovascular System and blood pressure medication reboot

Daylight saving time and heart attacks

Recycle rate of the human being?

Brain function

16 hours of wakefulness

Repair the damage of wakefulness

Now that you have seen what lack of sleep causes..

Promise yourself good sleep from now on!

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How To Feel Better And Safe With Complex Trauma

What is Complex Trauma while feeling better and safe?

Complex Trauma:

I have been professionally diagnosed with Complex Trauma.

I’m sharing my story hoping you will find relief and safety. But most of all recognizing the change required for your happier life. Check this article out!

By copying and pasting the info of each section into my highlighted word doc, the highlighted words struck me. They revealed themselves as true and insightful, yet also very upsetting. So a trusted Psychological therapist will definitely help. That way you have someone confidentially to talk to another human being face to face in a safe environment.

By presenting this global overview of my life through this extra information, I believe my therapist will gain more insights into my healing.

Hopefully this will speed up my recovery process to live a more normal life as I age. So far it has been a massive relief like a huge part of me is no longer with me. It felt like I had lost a huge weight loss, feeling and looking so much better.

Check out the location nearest to you and view their website photos of the therapists. Scan their photos and see which one you feel comfortable with.

You could even try sharing your deepest secret with the photo you feel comfortable with, envisioning yourself in her therapy room. If you can share it via her photo in private, there is a good chance, with time, you could heal your life with this new found person sharing your life safety and confidentiality.

Check with your GP to set up a safe, recommended space for you. Start living again.

Complex Torture:

Recently my close friend was diagnosed with trauma at the level of torture by a professional Psychiatrist.

That got my attention!

Over the past eight months we both opened up to our traumas. Why did I identify with a diagnosis so grave?

The digging begins. Though it’s terrifying, it’s also relieving. It really isn’t and wasn’t my fault.

If this resonates with you please think about connecting with a clinical psychologist. It has the potential to heal you when you have tried everything else.

Watch this Video:

See if it helps you…

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Visionary Victim? Retell Your Story By Changing Your Better History

Visionary Victim was my assessment outcome of my Stuck Story.

I also gained three personal power words: strategic, creative and

determined to add to my bio, personal story and brand. How good is that?

Try it out yourself and see what your assessment tells you here. (https://www.cynthiagarcia.com/assessment)

The very fact that I am in the process of writing my personal memoir makes this information very productive and insightful.

Will I come across as a strong female protagonist?

Who knows…as a spiritual author, both the book and myself are transforming regularly, so the titles and subtitles take a life of their own. They change with the waves splashing on the shore, bringing up new insights, new skills and new recognition of how and why I have come this far and still alive.

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Drop Five Inches Of Belly Bloat To Feel Happy Better

Great Success Dropping Up To Five Inches In Ten Days

I was doing so well on the Microbiome Lab products.

But my nutritionist requested I drop ALL supplements to retry all of them one at a time as my health became a medical emergency.

Elimination:

Eliminating all supplements helped me to rediscover which supplements were actually helping me and whether my body was absorbing them.

It was a relief for a short while to have no tablets, capsules and powders to take and I welcomed the relief of pill fatigue.

It didn’t take long before I could see which supplements were working while I was taking them. It took about 6 weeks before I was begging my new GP to reintroduce the Microbiome Labs MegaSporebiotic.

My belly was bloated to the max without Sporebiotic.

It was a hot mess!

I was tempted to purchase maternity clothing during the time I was off MegaSporebiotic! Fortunately I had some clothes I used before I was introduced to MegaSporebiotic.

Reintroduction:

Reintroducing them again was another experience as I recorded all of the slight changes occurring daily making it easier for me to share the possible outcomes of slowly introducing MegaSporebiotic.

After the first week I felt great relief, but it took a few more weeks before I could put those “maternity” clothes away. I measured my bloated gut previously curious as to how Megasporebiotic would impact my bloating measurement.

Steps 2 and 3:

Sure enough…I lost five inches of belly bloat and it hasn’t returned since I continued with the 3 month course. I am currently on the second month having reintroduced the MegaPre, which is the prebiotic , the food that feeds the MegaSporebiotic bacteria.

Next month I will reintroduce the MegaMucosa for the sealing of the lining of the intestinals preventing leaky gut. Whew. What a relief.

My clients are also finding the same results as mine, which I am so happy to hear.

I even opened an online shop to make the products more available for the Australian Customers and especially for Perth, my hometown, to expedite the delivery of the products.

Also for me to meet and greet my clients face to face to assist them through their journey and success.

Buy it here:

Try Microbiome Labs Sporebiotic available here: https://auroraeducationwa.com for AEWA Shop for Australians and https://microbiomelabs.com for all International orders.

A three month course of supplements with full instructions is available to guide you to rebuild your microbiome for your gut health. https://microbiomelabs.com/home/

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Agoraphobia: How To Release Your Fear of Leaving Your Home

Helpful Tips for Those With Agoraphobia Confining You To Your House

Dream or Premonition?

I woke up with two issues this morning.

One was a flashback of a severe car accident when I was nineteen when I was not at the wheel. So having my husband drive me to the appointment I had today made me shiver.

I realized I wasn’t in control of the car in either trips. Addressing the fear, recognizing it could paralyze me, but choosing to understand that I have made 4 trips already to my appointed place today, so there was no reason to fear. I got through it.

I hadn’t thought of that accident for ever, so it surprised me that I still had that thought tucked away inside of me. Time to face it as I was no longer a teenager. So I can see it as an adult now.

But the weird thing was that my husband was parallel parking as he usually avoids it. I felt a strong feeling to get out of the car in order to help direct him.

Suddenly a young lady appeared in front of me while he was reversing directly towards her. I called out to her to move out of danger, myself included. It appeared he wasn’t looking behind him as he drove. She thanked me profusely before safely crossing the road.

My mind went numb and into panic mode and was quite shaken up. Fortunately the incident was right outside the building I was visiting for my complex trauma sessions. Was the dream a form of a premonition? What would have happened if I hadn’t heeded the message to get out of the car when I did?

Vulnerability:

Next, I felt vulnerable with my last appointment. Some unexpected things happened, so it made me feel vulnerable to attend this recurring appointment.

On top of that I had an even more vulnerable incident a year ago, that I will be facing the same people who witnessed my vulnerability once again after having hid from them for a year. Another reason to stay home and feel safe. But is that the solution?

Both events due today and tomorrow are valid. I know I need to face them both, so I will. I choose to face my own vulnerability as I also know that those I will interact with are safe, and I have had time to heal from the events.

But I used the autogenic technique I recently learnt from Light Hearts Uk and was calmed enough to tell you about my agoraphobia, making me feel vulnerable again! Such is life.

We are all vulnerable at some time in our life.

Since I have a goal to travel overseas post covid 19, I am taking this time to focus on my agoraphobia so that I can move forward.

Having been house bound for many years due to my chronic illnesses I am at a point of healing where I can restart my life, re-enter society, go shopping, help out voluntarily like I used to, and be a part of the world apart from my blog posts behind my computer. I’m coming out!

Ps: Both events I was traumatized by turned out very well for me, so much better than I thought they would be.

READ THIS: https://psychcentral.com/lib/20-tips-to-recover-from-agoraphobia#3

WATCH THIS: https://www.youtube.com/embed/-fCAZoevM_k?feature=oembed

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Gaining enough sleep? This simple test should tell you..

Did you do it? It’s simple and effective..

I definitely passed the test, confirming my diagnosis of insomnia.

Check out the video here:

https://www.youtube.com/embed/2BYJwzwKsRM?feature=oembed

With this confirmation I began researching and monitoring my new awareness with successful results.

Sometimes it just takes a jolt to get our attention.

It helps us to focus on things that we don’t notice until we are faced with reality.

It helped me to refocus on sleep, quality, quantity and quest for healing. So far, so good. I am finally enjoying an energetic awakening in the morning as opposed to a lethargic morning.

What have you got to lose?

What have you to gain? Try it now!

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How To Survive After A Perceived Threat

Do you feel threatened right now? Do this..

By Debby Blettner

I had a wonderful day yesterday but woke up feeling threatened this morning.

The threat was real for me as it had happened before with dire consequences that have affected me ever since.

Now it was potentially happening again.

Even though it didn’t happen, I was still in need of something to calm down my nervous system, giving me the opportunity to write up and publish this blog post.

Through my research, just yesterday, I discovered this free mini-course for 10- days with an offer for a 10-week course, all free and online.

The very first day of the 10-day selection did the magic I desperately needed. I hope it will do the same for you. Visit this website to see the other 9 days of help.

Free Online Mental Health Course – 10 Days for Mental Health (lighthearts-uk.com)

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Helping Each Other Is The Secret to Feeling Better

Feeling better is a step to being better

This is the last session at the Balya Cancer Retreat

By Dr Jason Han PhD

Disclaimer: Notes recorded by Debby Blettner

  1. Have your values changed since you had cancer?
  2. How? What are the disadvantages of having cancer?
  3. What are the advantages, good or bad of having cancer?

All of the above learned at the Retreat is needed to improve your immune system.

Even if you diet correctly and have no success- what happened? You missed the point!

Enjoy whatever you are doing.

Look at the whole picture.

Use a combination of diet, a nutritional program, a psychological group support program and the medical. A Holistic Approach!

Give a man a fish and you feed him for a day, teach him to fish and feed him for life.

Dr Han shared the story of the difference between Heaven and Hell, and gave the two pictures.

One picture was of hell, it had a big pot of stew and men sitting around the pot of stew all holding long wooden spoons, all grumbling and griping that they couldn’t eat the food.

The next scene was of the same pot of stew with each man dipping their wooden spoon into the soup and serving the other, and getting fed themselves.

Helping each other is the secret!

  • Just attending a support group six times a year has proven to double your life span.
  • If you feel saturated with knowledge, when the student is ready the teacher will teach.

Now, I’ve talked the talk, you walk the walk!

Enjoy the walk!

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Feel Much Better With These Three Tips For Stress Reduction

Dr Libby’s Three Top Tips To Reduce Stress For You

After following Dr Libby over the past 10 years I respect her work, knowledge, insights and solutions and YES, I purchased and read the Rushing Woman’s Syndrome Book..

Summary of Dr Libby’s Three Tips to Reduce Stress:

  • Stress in the modern world
  • Biochemist -Dr Libby
  • Adrenal and cortisol
  • Life in danger– red alert perception
  • Caffeine
  • Availability 24/7
  • People pleasers
  • Putting others needs before our own
  • Can’t say no
  • Positive stress
  • Overwhelm causing dysfunction
  • High blood pressure
  • Inflammation
  • Recognizing stress
  • Rushing Woman Syndrome
  • Tired but wired
  • Sleep restoration
  • Caffeine and alcohol
  • 3 best tips
  • Highly individual
  • Belly breathing
  • Feeling safe
  • Explore perceptions

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Being Proud And Happy To Be In Perth During COVID-19

The New York Times appraisal for Perth, Western Australia for COVID-19

Read all about it here: https://www.nytimes.com/2021/01/31/world/perth-covid-lockdown.html

Perth’s COVID-19 Lockdown Makes The New York Times

By Debby Blettner

It was a shock to hear the Premier of Western Australia announcing a lock-down for a single COVID-19 patient. We had two hours before lock-down curfew began.

Check out the article above to see how Western Australia got into The NY times and how we enjoyed ten months of COVID-19 freedom, following COVID-19 rules, with the hope we can enjoy COVID-19 freedom once again.

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How to Make Fibromyalgia Symptoms Disappear

Can Fibromyalgia Be Put Into Remission?

In Honour of the late Alf Pullen, Natural Therapist

“He is an extension of God’s hands,”

was how my friend described Alf Pullin.

I had to see it to believe it.

Now I am a believer.

The Fascia Link

It was September of 2012, holding back my tears of pain while making my first phone call to Alf. His response hearing I had fibromyalgia was that I would be in a lot of pain.

I was new to Bowan Therapy and was a bit nervous not knowing what would result of my treatment.

I was pleasantly surprised by the contrast of medical procedures I had endured with this gentle, but highly effective therapy.

I found Alf very professional and safe in his capable hands.

He seemed to know exactly what I needed, explaining as he went unlocking mysteries yet unfolded about my condition.

I was fascinated and also surprised at the severity of my condition.

After completing a thorough detox and accompanying therapy I was ‘relaxed ‘.

A person in my condition hardly knows the words, ‘relaxed and pain free’.

I had an advanced form of Fibromyalgia.

At home I followed Alf’s advice to “rest, feet up, and drink water”, but after I had completed these tasks I continued into a deep sleep, so deep and wonderful it was a pity to wake from it.

The most amazing realization came from that day forth. My sporadic body paralysis of seven years left me after my first Bowan Therapy Session.

The ascending paralysis which left my body tingling in a comatose state was gone!

Pain subsided dramatically, enabling me to leave my three-year Fibromyalgic bedridden state.

Partaking in activities such as eating my meals in the dining room at a table, verses all my former meals in bed, became my new reality. The change was dramatic!

This was only the first of my treatments. I saw Alf for another two follow-up treatments and I could have sworn my Fibromyalgia was gone. Alf agreed.

The Ridiculously Long List of Fibromyalgia Symptoms (as it was so called) from the Fibromyalgia Support Network here in Perth lists all of the researched symptoms.

I took the time to compare my symptoms before and after I was treated by Alf.

Before Alf’s treatments, I suffered from 84% of the symptoms.

After Alf’s treatments, 26% of the symptoms remained, which Alf is working on with me to successfully relieve.

This 64% reduction in symptoms has changed my life in wonderful ways. I feel alive and am grateful for each day that passes.

Most of all, I feel I have a future and desire to spread the word that Fibromyalgia can be majorly relieved.

It is said to be incurable, but a remission is enough for me.

Alf was also a teacher by nature, having received specialized advice which I haven’t found in my extensive medical research.

That made Alf and his therapy just that more valuable.

Now that he has passed who else can we go to for healing?

Fortunately, just before he passed I found a website called Bendable Body, which is also available on YouTube.

John and Sita provide many helpful exercises specific for ailments and general health. My Fibromyalgia didn’t return as I kept up toning the fascia.

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An Outstanding Demonstration Of The Power Of Human Breath

Anthony Wee, Chi Master, with powerful breath demonstrations.

By Debby Blettner (in 1999)

Disclaimer: Notes recorded by Debby Blettner

Here’s a little talk on Chi Meditation by Anthony Wee, presented during a Cancer Support Night.

Anthony Wee is known as a Chi Master. He is well known for his outstanding event, showing a demonstration of the power of the human breath.

He had a 9.3 ton truck run over his chest twice in one day to demonstrate the power of his breathing.

Two other men attempted the same stunt. One man died and the other man was hospitalized with a ruptured spleen.

Breathing Techniques:

  • I learnt from Anthony Wee a breathing technique which is similar to the CCHB1 for giving birth.
  • Basically it is breathing from your abdomen, taking in a breath and holding it for four seconds and gently breathing out for at least six seconds.
  • I’ve used this to relax and also for pain relief. During the four seconds of holding your breath, the oxygen is absorbed into the bloodstream.
  • Another helpful breathing method was to take a deep breath and swallow and hold it for a few seconds, and gently blow out for as long as you can.
  • After this the body does not need to breathe for a little while. This technique could be helpful for scuba diving and managing air while swimming, using fewer breaths and making more use of the breath.
  • I found this kind of breathing good for relaxing also.
  • Chi breathing, was said to increase health and healing.
  • Anthony Wee suggested that if you are healthy, practice this type of breathing for one hour a day, 20 minute sessions.
  • Squeeze backside and stomach while blowing out for twenty minutes, three times a day.

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Visualization: What Powerful Things Can You See?

Visualization:

By Dr Jason Han PhD in 1999

Disclaimer: Notes recorded by Debby Blettner

This next chapter for the Cancer Retreat is about Visualization and Meditation breathing techniques, and a final note.

  • Athletes use visualization to achieve and break records.
  • Students use it to pass exams.
  • Businessmen use it to help their business.
  • We use it to help our health.

First make verbal affirmations, then make Visualizations

  • It helps to bring about changes in attitude.
  • It helps us to cope with stress,
  • It gives you a sense of control, and helps to abandon fear.
  • Use it to communicate through to subconscious mind.

Dr. Ivy Bullen showed pictures that were taken from the audience, in an earlier session, to show how different people pictured their cancer and immune system.

Some of the cancers looked like absolute demons and monsters and the immune system looked totally helpless.

Then she showed a picture of cancer cells like frail broken egg shells and huge “pack men” surrounding the cancer with shark’s teeth, looking very ferocious, the cancer cells were saying in a caption: “Were dead!”

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One particular man was very, very fearful at the Retreat, and his picture that he drew was very frightening. Even at the end of the Retreat, after all of the input, when other patient’s pictures had vastly improved, his was still frightening, and showed little hope. He died one week after the Retreat.

Yet there was an interview with a patient who had had three brain tumors, two were surgically removed, and when the third tumor appeared he took time to go to the Cancer Retreat. He applied all that he had learned at the Retreat and after a period of six weeks, he saw his doctor for another scan.

He had been told there was no more the doctors could do, so they wanted to see how much it had grown, to determine how much time to give the patient. The results proved that there was no trace of the cancer, it had disappeared!

This was the same patient who drew the “packmen” as his immune system, and the fragile eggshell as his cancer cells. He meditated 2-3 hours daily, wrote and said lots of positive affirmations, had an attitude change, looked at the diet and juices as being good for him and beneficial. He also prayed, being a Catholic.

Give yourself more power!

No matter how big the tumor is, see it as weak and vulnerable. See the treatment you are doing as positive, everything under control.

If you choose to have chemotherapy or radiotherapy, be committed and think positively about it.

It you have a negative attitude about it, it won’t do you any good.

Look at radiation as a white healing light, that if you have it, it will make your immune system more powerful.

Visualize a mop up squad to clean up the battlefield!

You can drop your pulse rate through visualization.

Visualize in the future, what you would like to be happening.

You must have a cleaning up, mopping up squad to show the immune system has defeated the cancer, the end is complete in your visualization.

For a few days show the cancer cells being dealt with by the immune system, the cancer cells getting smaller, and the immune system getting larger and more powerful, attacking new cancer cells.

After that the Natural Killer cells are getting stronger and scouting out new cancer cells.

When taking vitamins, visualize the NK’s getting stronger and more powerful. Take one and a half hours meditation, two times a day at least when you are fighting cancer.

Juices: carrot, celery and beetroot, are very important. Enjoy the food and the juices.

When I followed this plan with visualization, my NK’s shot up from 92 to 156, which according to Dr. Bullen was quite phenomenal, in 6 weeks.

A second time, my NK’s fell, after my childhood girlfriend died from cancer. I was again aggressively using these methods and prayer, and my NK’s recovered almost to normal range over a short period of time.

Later that year my NK’s dropped again, after my husband had surgery for cancer. Even though the NK’s dropped low, I did not take the time or effort to visualize the NK’s increasing, nor did I concentrate on any specific positive affirmations concerning my health, and the NK’s continued to fall.

This was accompanied by an increase in pre-cancerous cells and tumor marker CA-15 increase, resulting in a mastectomy.

After these stressful events my NK test results rose once again, from 92 – 148. My tumor marker CA-15 also down 10 points from 34 to 24.

Testing is very helpful.

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  • 10 minutes of laughter = 2 hours of no pain as it is releasing endorphins which are natural pain killers.
  • When laughing, air passes from your lungs at the rate of 50 -60 miles, per hour!
  • Watch a funny movie daily, if you have pain, one funny movie can give up to four hours of no pain.
  • Stats show that as people grow older, they laugh less. This is dangerous!
  • Children laugh a lot more.
  • It is statistically proven that NK’s increase after a funny movie. It increases cytokines, which are important for the function of the immune system.

He who laughs, lasts!

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Encouragement – An Enormous Gift For All Of Us

“One of the greatest gifts a person can give another is support.” Unknown

By Debby Blettner

I was desperate for a great shot of encouragement.

In the late 1990’s my husband was given immediate surgery to extend the three months of life expected from his diagnosis with aggressive testicular cancer.

I felt it was unfair to be so heavily tested, especially my faith and belief.

My childhood friend died of bowel cancer shortly after I had been diagnosed with breast cancer, plus I was disabled with a severe frozen shoulder.

Surely my life would change forever, once I got through it, regardless of the outcome.

After my tears subsided, I saw a flower stall displaying a bright red, heart-shaped balloon with the inscription, “I love you.”

Ipurchased it without a thought.

Desperately waiting for his eyes to open after the surgery while my eyes shining from the tears, I approached him with my gift balloon.

I smiled knowing my love and acceptance was the greatest healing potion I could offer.

His eyes welcomed me, as if we had just shared our wedding vows while holding each other’s gaze.

The moment was broken by the announcement that I could take him home as soon as I was ready.

The surgery had been a success!

This memory is more than two decades old but still as fresh to me as a dew-covered rose.

Moving forward, comfort, faith, and acceptance encouraged me to comfort others.

My future became encouragement with those who inevitably fell into my arms, using my shoulder to cry on.

Simply holding them, while shedding tears, helped me to hold my faith and belief that all things work together for good, no matter what. (Romans 8:28)

Oh Lord, make me an instrument of your peace (and comfort.)

Paraphrased from The Prayer of St Francis.’

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Unconditional Joy and Happiness: Can I Be Happy?

Lecture about Joy and Happiness:

By Dr Jason Han PhD, In 1999

Disclaimer: Notes recorded by Debby Blettner

Dr Han asked for a show of hands as to whom in the group was happy.

About 50% of the group responded with a “Yes.”

Life is full of simple pleasures.

An Epicurean – is someone who loves food.

Don’t look outside for happiness, all the ingredients are within you.

You don’t need to be a chef to mix all the ingredients to make happiness.

We are taught money can buy you anything, including happiness.

If so, all rich men would tell you they are all happy.

Optimistic people are happy.

Happy people are people who have:

1) High Self Esteem -they like themselves, they have a good sense of self worth.

2) Full sense of control.

3) Optimistic –they are always looking on the bright side.

4) Outgoing – make friends easily, have good communication skills.

Work on yourself to change to become happier!

If you want a good Role model – copy the above points!

When you’re happy you’re NK cells are bubbling over, lots of endorphins!

Let’s be happy!

You are happy because you sing, so reset your nervous system, try assuming a smile.

A frown doesn’t do anything to improve your immune system. It depresses even others immune systems. A smile does wonders for your immune system!

Lift up the corners of your mouth, even pretending does wonders to your immune system!

Endorphins are natural opiates, healing agents, they lower blood pressure, good oxygen therapy.

There are three types of Endorphins, one of those types is 700 times more powerful than morphine!

The Happiness Test:

1) If things don’t go my way I get very upset. Yes/No

2) I feel good about my body. Yes/No

3) I can accept things the way they are. Yes/No

4) I dislike many people. Yes/No

5) I sometimes wish I had never been born. Yes/No

6) I love sex. Yes/No

7) I like most people. Yes/No

8) I rejoice within myself when someone does well. Yes/No

9) I frequently feel helpless and lost. Yes/No

10) When I make a mistake, I brood over it. Yes/No

Anything less than 7 points in this test means you are not happy!

This test leads you to look at areas where you need to expand on.

“I can accept thing the way they are.” If “no”, then work on it. For example, if you get angry then work on it! Be solution oriented, not problem oriented.

Positive affirmations for happiness:

1) I enjoy everything I do.

2) I look forward to each day with great enthusiasm.

3) I have someone to confide in.

4) I love life and life is wonderful.

5) I love my job and I like the people I work with.

6) I am successful in all I do.

Repeat these affirmations 60 times a day to become happier, and to develop a new habit. Listen to the emotion of the words!

What is your Value system? – if you lost all your money, but you have good health and full function of your body, then be happy!

Some parts of India, if you run over a man’s wife he will not be bothered, but if you run over his cow, he will kill you! Different values!

People spend $100,000 or 1\4 of a million on a house, $50,000 on a car, but what about your health?

If you want to be happy – be happy!

LListen to the emotion of the answer to the question, when asking if someone is happy.

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Aromatherapy- If You Try It You Might Love It

Tags : AromatherapyEssential Oils

Category : Cancer Self-Help Emotional Healing

By Dr Ivy Bullen in 1999

Disclaimer: Notes recorded by Debby Blettner

  • Aromatherapy is TLC, tender love and care, treatment.
  • Lavender oil heals burns, broken skin, it has incredible healing power.
  • Aromatherapy Products are absorbed into the blood stream.
  • The oils, being pure, are very strong, and it is advisable to get professional advice before using.
  • Smelling goes to the brain.
  • Frankincense and myrrh are used for skin care.
  • Mandarin, lavender and chamomile are non-irritative, no allergy.
  • Peppermint oil is good for headaches, use a cool compress on the back of the neck or temples, or lavender oil direct on temples.
  • Use Basil oil for nausea, rub on tummy.
  • Put Lavender oil on a pillow to help you sleep.
  • If the oil has the Botanical name on the bottle, it has more quality, and is more pure.
  • Citrus oils can go off, check the expiry date.
  • For one Tablespoon – 30ml, 1 oz, use 7 drops of essential oil.
  • For the base oil, use almond oil.

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CoVid Era: Focus On Boosting Your Immune System

By Dr Jeffery Bland PhD:

COVID-19: New Research, New Commentary I find myself receiving many calls and emails from people who are primarily asking me about three things: Do I think the restrictions that have come to define 2020 are the right approach? Is COVID-19 equivalent to a flu? Will the new mRNA vaccine be effective?

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Application of Radiotherapy In The Treatment Of Cancer

Application of Radiotherapy 

By Dr Barry Cassidy 1999

Disclaimer: Notes recorded by Debby Blettner

This next lecture was from Dr. Barry Cassidy, a speaker from the Radiotherapy Institute who will discuss the application of Radiotherapy in the treatment of cancer.

Radiology and Chemotherapy work together, Radiation Oncology.

There are a few methods used:

1) Ionizing radiation

2) Teletherapy – external beam therapy. The machine rotates. Linear excellerators are used to give high energy x-rays, it spares the skin, and uses electrons.

3) Brachytherapy – short range needles, wires, etc. or intravenous, no long term results have been recorded. (In 1999)

4) Palliative Radiotherapy is used for symptom relief for bone pain, bronchial obstruction, bleeding, head and neck diseases.

  • Tumors in the lung seem to respond to chemotherapy, but are not necessarily cured.
  • There are new ways to minimize the bad effects from breast cancer, using new techniques.
  • Wire implants are used for primary treatment, either implant or beam.
  • Lymphoma is sensitive to radiation and responds rapidly.
  • It is a team effort with the Oncologist.
  • Chemoradiation is used as a primary treatment for the neck and head.
  • Adjuvant therapy can be used for the breast, if cancer is in early stages, the smaller the tumor, the more curative the treatment.
  • Receptor state: 1-4 scale, a tumor 2cm or less = 1st grade.

(Check with your Oncologist for explanation)

All cures so far have been experimenting, while waiting for long term results.

  • The patient will need to make an elective decision, to take or not to take the treatment.
  • Mastectomy can still get cancer cells developing outside of the area removed.

The treatment should never be worse than the disease.

  • Question for Radiotherapists from the audience:
  • How effective is radiotherapy? (No notes taken here)

Chemotherapy:

  • Adjuvant: with breast cancer, there is a high risk for relapse, due to the microscopic nature of the disease, the goal is to eradicate microscopic tumors.
  • Curative: this is the intent for tumors, for them to be cured.
  • Palliative: treatment is given to slow things down, yet it is not curative.
  • Radiotherapy – is x-ray therapy, at a microscopic and chemical level.
  • Normal cells are injured as well as cancer cells. The body’s DNA – has 2 strands –the double strand breaks after this treatment.
  • There is damage to the cell, and they are unable to replicate, then they die.
  • Radiation therapy is 100 years old.
  • Breast cancer – secondary cancer – new drugs are available!
  • New hormone drugs, tamoxifen has failed sometimes. (In 1999)
  • Drugs leave body after 24 hours.
  • Effects wear off 6-8 weeks after.
  • It is the same with Radiotherapy.
  • Carcinoma insitu – very early breast cancer. Some doctor’s wouldn’t even call it cancer as it is not invasive. Some cases of carcinoma insitu can be treated by radiation therapy.
  • Beta carotene has been proven to reduce the risk of cancer.

End of Lecture by Dr Barry Cassidy

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Chemotherapy. Is It More Harmful Than Helpful?

What is Chemotherapy?

Lecture From Dr Koo Wen Hsin in 1999

Discaimer: Notes recorded by Debby Blettner

Dr Koo Wen Hsin is an Oncologist visiting Perth WA, from Singapore.

He sat in the audience, as a student, for 3 days before surprising everyone by standing on stage giving us all a lecture!

His lecture is about Hospice Care.

What is Chemotherapy? Cytotoxic drugs, (ie cell/toxic), chemical agents for the treatment of cancer.

1) To cure cancer.

2) To improve the chances of curing the cancer.

3) Prolong life.

4) To relieve symptoms.

Ninety percent of cancer cannot be cured by chemotherapy. Colon, breast and lung cancers cannot be killed by chemotherapy, and these cancers make up 90% of all cancers.

Testicular tumors, ovarian cancer, leukemia’s in children, Hodgkin’s disease are very sensitive to chemicals and can be killed by chemotherapy.

Non Hodgekin’s Cancer, of the Lymph Nodes generally speaking, is very chemotherapy sensitive, also radiation works on these cancers.

Testicular cancer is very chemotherapy sensitive.

Dr. Hsin is a Palliative Physician, a Hospice doctor.

Non sensitive cancer:

  • It will do more harm than good to be given chemotherapy.

These include:

  • Non–small-cell lung cancer.
  • Liver cancer.
  • Renal Cell cancer.
  • Brain tumors.
  • Cancer of unknown primary.

Moderately Chemo Sensitive:

These include:

  • Small cell lung cancer.
  • Breast cancer.
  • Colon cancer.
  • Stomach cancer.

After surgery the cancer can return – 5 – 10 years which equals cured to a doctor.

Doctors give chemotherapy to improve the chances of survival and reduce the chances of relapse.

There are 3 types of Chemotherapy given:

Adjuvant chemotherapy, systemic chemotherapy and Palliative chemotherapy –all given to improve the chances.

The Immune System is lowered by Chemotherapy.

A Clinical trial took place:

Phase one trial – there was a request for volunteers. These volunteers were given drugs with no proven effect on cancer. The Clinical trial was required to give records of what damage the drugs will do. How much damage? Some volunteers died.

Phase 2: With the results of the Trial, the concentration of drugs is worked out.

Phase 3: New drug is compared with the gold standard, which has the best response etc., and is marketed.

“How long is my chemotherapy?”

This depends on:

1) Tumour size.

2) Symptom control.

3) Quality of life.

It is difficult to tell.

Adjuvant chemotherapy, where there is no more cancer, it has been surgically removed, is to prevent a relapse. Many don’t relapse anyway, even without 6 months of chemotherapy!

If cat scan shows up black, with defined edges, it usually indicates cancer, also ultrasound.

  • Liver cancer, surgery is only method, remove part of it, if can.
  • Not chemotherapy sensitive, liver cancer, but it does respond to Chinese herbs.
  • Symptom control- just check if symptoms are improving.
  • Quality of life – Stomach cancer cannot be cured by chemotherapy.

A woman with stomach cancer could eat and drink after chemotherapy, but she had a goal in mind, her wedding, a new apartment, she was not cured but she achieved her goal!

Results of Chemotherapy:

  • hair loss
  • vomiting.
  • Bone marrow suppression.
  • Low resistance.

The bad part of chemotherapy, is that every organ of the body can be affected by chemotherapy. Very tired after chemotherapy. Many bad results from chemotherapy, a long list of side effects.

After chemotherapy there were results on the patients x-rays, but the patient had no energy. He took herbal medicine and massage to maintain his function – lung and brain tumor. He stopped chemotherapy. The chemotherapy couldn’t heal, but took away the quality of life. He was given a choice of two years of lying at home or one year of active life, without chemotherapy. The patient needs to decide on their fate.

Chemotherapy Costs:

1) Consultation.

2) Lab tests.

3) Medication. In Singapore, all of these are very expensive.

4) Others – most important! The carer, the person taking care of the cancer patient, may have to give up their job to help the patient, has to wait with the patient to see the doctor. Consider the carer when deciding whether or not to take chemotherapy.

Today’s doctor is:

1) Scientist.

2) Saint.

3) Shopkeeper.

Therefore 5-10% people really benefit from chemotherapy!

Therefore every patient is offered chemotherapy.

“How long do I have to live?”

The doctor will study the Median Survival Chart of Statistics.

The general figure is figured out by statistics.

The first person lives three years and the rest live longer.

The doctor will inform the patient that he has three years to live!

Gross misrepresentation. Very inaccurate. It is impossible to predict.

Statistics only.

Evidence based herbs – lots of evidence to support for immune system! Not much scientific evidence for it.

How do I prepare for chemo?

1) Nutrition.

2) Exercise.

3) Talk to others. It’s hard travelling alone.

Cancer is a word, not a sentence.

Oncologists always treat, forget to prevent!

What they practice full time is what is supposed to be done after communication and nutrition.

Support groups respond much better to treatments than those that are hidden at home.

Neuro phycho neurology – right frame of mind affects hormones. Lab studies have proven this! Too much trust is in Lab’s and chemicals.

To cure sometimes, to relieve often, to comfort always!

Dr. Hsin showed a slide of two handfuls of drugs, which were taken by a patient each day – add a dressing and it can become a meal!

Dr Hsin showed a slide of a mother holding a baby that had a man’s head, a shirt and tie, a reminder to cuddle and hold close the person in need.

Dr. Hsin apologized for his lack of knowledge of nutrition care.

400 lymph nodes are around the neck and in underarms. Regional lymph nodes. Clusters of white blood cell – nodes.

Inject dye into tumor and wait and see how many lymph nodes are connected. Remove those. Lymph removal depends on the surgeon.

There is a group of doctors that are very aggressive with chemicals. They cause vomiting, hair loss, nausea, but this is no problem to the doctor, no worries to him, only to the patient.

There are injectable Chinese remedies.

Massage and oral Chinese medicine. Chi kung and tai- chi.

NB: Dr. Hsin also said that,

The Oncologist looks at the problem and focuses on the cure of the problem and often forgets about the patient.”

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Helping Life To Be Better!

Tags : LaughterThree Phases of Grief

Category : Cancer Self-Help Emotional Healing Hope and Faith

By Dr Pat Giles in 1999

Disclaimer: Notes recorded by Debby Blettner

Introducing: Dr. Pat Giles, Formerly Associate Professor of Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology OB-GYN, University WA.

He is an acclaimed speaker for Western Australian graduate Doctors and Medical Students.

Presenting: A lecture on “Helping life to be better.”

Grief can be a very strengthening experience.

Laughter is a great tranquilizer.

There are 3 phases to grief:

1st phase – the problems hit you, you receive the diagnosis.

2nd phase– The acute stress is gone but you still can’t see beyond the horizon.

3rd phase– No person’s land in between.

Survivors develop strategies that help them survive.

Phase 1:

After the diagnosis has sunk in, life is grey. Lap up kind gestures and acts of kindness. It does you good.

When words are used in empathy, it is not so much the words, but the emotion that sticks.

The good company of friends is worth a pharmaceutical shelf of medicines.

Praying: say what you feel like.

Take it easy on yourself, have what you enjoy, take it easy on yourself.

Phase 2:

NB: Yoga training was taken up by this doctor, Dr Giles. He did it for 20 minutes a day.

Talk through your worries when you need to, it reduces them significantly.

We want to feel that we are being cared for, mended spiritually, emotionally, physically and mentally.

Relaxation is important. Attend concerts and movies.

NB: Dr Giles took meditation and yoga and prayer as an antidote for all the negative, after his child was suddenly killed in a car accident.

One day a week be free from the News.

Walking is the cheapest, least hazardous exercise. Walk leisurely- enjoy social interaction.

Walking by the sea or in a forest helps us to see ourselves as a smaller creation, part of the big picture.

Enjoy good company– good sleep and good food.

Social help– people who help us are very important, relationships are important.

There is a lot of evidence to prove that relationships and touch are very important.

Social support can help people live longer.

Socially isolated – if you are it is difficult to make friends after diagnosis. You should do it before hand.

Spiritual values – become at peace with yourself and your Creator.

Believe that suffering has a meaning and bear their cross with them, or stay with people that have positive outlooks.

Joke: The greatest sin is to overcook fish!

(Everybody present roared with laughter!)

Feel fulfilled by helping others!

NB: After Dr Gile’s tragedy, he blew kisses to people who honked at him at the lights. He said that two women followed him home!

By giving you receive, physically.

People with Aides who helped others, lived 3x longer!

If you have cancer don’t make any big decisions, sit tight.

Seek information, misinformation can be very distressful.

Some people think that cancer is contagious.

For your GP doctor:

  • Make a list.
  • If you can’t get through it in one consultation, just tick it off as it gets done.
  • Get all of the information you feel you need.
  • If you feel rushed, confused or intimidated, tell your doctor to slow it down.

For Yourself:

Maintain fitness.

Use different methods of relaxing, feeling good and helping others.

Never let the treatment be worse than the disease.

Anything that is therapeutic has a thorn.

Every therapeutic rose has its thorn.

Keep an open mind, but no so open that your brains drop out!

You’ll be happy if you strive for fitness, feel in control, be optimistic, have friends you can share confidence with.

Many people feel benefited from having cancer. They appreciate things they once took for granted.

Support groups make you feel better and add days to your life. Ventilate feelings, communicate, it helps you to cope.

Despair over diagnosis: sometimes getting the diagnosis can be worse than the disease.

A patient was ready to die and he asked the doctor if he had cancer. The doctor told the patient that he did not have cancer and the patient died with a smile on his face.

Forgive freely.

Prayer – If you pray, you change, and the way you look at life changes.

Happiness isn’t in the future, but here and now with whom you are with and where you are.

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