To all my dear friends,
I'm just letting you know that I haven't forgotten any of you even though I intend to be more "absent" from the forum until I am much better. This month is supposed to be the time I bid farewell to the world and, to be fair, there have been times when I thought perhaps the doctors got it right. However, I am still fighting and this morning started a juice fast. I intend to fast on raw vegetable juices while still taking my homeopathic and Tibetan remedies and doing daily chi-gung (what a wonderfully upbuilding exercise it is! I do Guo Lin Chi-gung, which is specifically designed to beat cancer). For anyone seriously interested in learning more about chi-gung I highly recommend A Complete Guide to Chi-gung by Daniel Reid. It tells you the history of the art plus everything one needs to understand how it actually works on one's health. EVERYONE should practice it!!
I put dates/periods in my head to aim for - little goals - such as spring, when I'll see my beloved garden come into bloom. I also now have E-man's barbie to aim for and LT's visit. This is an excellent way of getting well because it gives one purpose.
Please accept that while I'd like to spend more time here I get hooked on the place and the time is so precious that I need to use it to concentrate on getting better. This morning I am in very upbeat mood and am focussed on the goal in hand.
Thank you to everyone who continue to send me their good wishes/prayers/vibes, be it on a Tuesday evening or at other times, and for the pms and cards. I have another to goal to aim for - to stick around this forum for as long as it takes to help as many people as possible exit Watchtower.
BTW, being vegan was becoming extremely difficult when it came to eating raw food. I just wasn't enjoying my meals no matter how much Claire varied them, bless her! So, I contacted the Bristol Cancer Help Centre http://www.bristolcancerhelp.org/ and they sent me some wonderful information on dietary care for cancer patients. Was I relieved to read that my diet can include fish (and even organic chicken if I so wish, plus eggs). Happy eating is essential in the recovery process and I was beginning to get sick and tired of eating like an antelope! It's ironic, though, that just when I've found my diet can be wonderfully varied I've started my fast!
Well, that's my update. Thanks for reading and, most importantly, for being there for me. I honestly believe that cancer CAN be beaten.
Love to you all,
Ian