If faced with Cancer, what would I myself do?
It is said that every gray cloud has its silver lining. Back in 2013, when I was caring for my cancer-stricken mother, I was quite unable to see any “silver lining”; everything seemed completely dismal.
Yet I have come to recognize that the saying may be true after all, for I do indeed see that that grayest of my life’s clouds did indeed contain the proverbial “silver lining”.
How so? Because thanks to all that I have learned about cancer, I have been able to apply my reasoning abilities to the subject, to the point where I now feel confident that cancer is not the unbeatable, dread monster it is made out to be, but rather, it is a condition that can indeed be conquered, assuming that you are willing to seriously apply the right strategy, and dedicate yourself uncompromisingly to recovering your health.
Before 2013 − when I knew next to nothing about the subject − if someone had asked me what I would do if I got cancer, I would have reacted like most people. Namely, I would have said that I’d do what the doctors recommend, and hope for the best. Yet I would have added that I sure hope it never happens, because being diagnosed with cancer seems akin to receiving a death sentence!
Today, however, my view is completely different. For now, if I ever were diagnosed with cancer, I would know just what to do, and would immediately begin to implement a sound strategy to fully recover my health.
Allow me to share this strategy with you. Of course, if you prefer to go the chemo or radiation route, that is your right. Yet even if you do, I strongly suggest that before you accept such invasive, weakening “therapies” you first (for example, for a couple of months) follow the plan I outline below. Then have yourself tested again: if the cancer has worsened, you can still take the chemo (but make sure the doctor shows you evidence that it can help for your specific type of cancer!). Yet if, when you are tested, the doctor says that the cancer is beginning to recede, then you should not do chemo- or radiation therapy, but rather, you should continue with this strategy for a few more months, and see what happens. For it is quite possible that by following this plan, you will recover your health.
Now, here is the “seven-step plan” I would implement if I ever received the “dread diagnosis”…
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1. First of all, I would seriously ponder the fact that if I do not make some radicalchanges in my life, there is a good chance that I could end up dying of cancer. I would ask myself: “Is this really the way you wish to die? Don’t you have many good reasons for wanting to live longer?” I would try to be as honest as possible with myself, and consider my answers to those questions very carefully. I would then do a personal analysis of my thought and emotional patterns (see the chapter “Do you really want to live?”)
2. I would immediately change my diet, adopting one that is vegetarian, and high-alkaline. I would not do this in a half-hearted way, such as simply “eating a few more vegetables with my meals”. Rather, I would totally eliminate meat, sugar, and any foods that are acidic from my diet (including black tea, and coffee – though I myself don’t drink coffee anyway). In addition, I would drink a lot of pure water every day, including several glasses of mineral water containing baking soda (see this article for an excellent summary of the use of baking soda as a part of cancer treatment). It goes without saying that if I smoked, or took illegal drugs, I would immediately stop those pernicious habits at once, no matter how difficult it might be to do so. In addition, I would find a physician who is an accredited MD, but who is also trained in nutrition and in alternative treatment methods, in order to receive expert advice on the details of an optimal diet in my specific case.
3. I would plan to take a number of vitamins, some of them in mega-doses (Vitamin C and D). In the case of Vitamin C, this would mean finding the proper clinic to have the vitamin administered intravenously (since the bowels don’t tolerate large doses taken orally). Of course, I would consult with a physician trained in both mainstream as well as alternative medicine when selecting the vitamins. Nonetheless, I would take the time to do my own research as well, exploring the most recent theories, and discoveries, in the area of the use of vitamins to cure cancer.
4. I would make sure to exercise (in my case, to keep exercising, since I already do). If I never exercised, I would start doing do. Nothing really strenuous at first: maybe just taking daily walks that I would extend from day to day, making it a point to walk a bit faster each time; some sit-ups, push-ups, basic stretching, and the like. Exercising not only helps to strengthen your physical immune system, but is also great for boosting your self-confidence, and for keeping your spirits up.
For example, several studies have shown that exercise almost always helps in cases of depression, and it is quite possible that someone who has cancer had been suffering from depression even before the diagnosis (and all the more so when he/she learns of the cancer). Did you know that it is quite possible to have depression and not even realize it? Before you scoff at this idea, please read this article: “Can you be depressed without knowing it?”
5. I would immediately incorporate the mental exercises described in this c hapter into my daily routine in order to develop an optimally positive attitude, as well as to program my subconscious mind in order to begin to restore my health.
6. If I didn’t already have any projects, I would start one: learning about a new subject that had always interested me, but that I never seemed to have time for; helping out at a local church or charity; dedicating more time to enjoying the company of friends, or to meeting new people… This not only would help to give me a more positive attitude, but would also give me clear, concrete reasons to go on living. The inner desire to live can go a long way towards restoring one’s health.
7. To make sure I had all the bases covered, I would do some research into people who had had cancer, and who beat it. I would learn all I could about what they did to recover their health. A good place to start would be this page at the excellent site of Chris Wark: “Natural Survivor Stories”. Do read as much as you can at that site, for Chris is one of those who opted out of chemo, and healed himself through diet.
After deciding “Yes, I do want to stay alive!” I would dedicate myself almost completely to achieving a recovery – no half-measures. After all, cancer is a matter of life and death, and what’s even more sobering: it’s a matter of your life or death. In such a situation, the only reasonable course for one to take is to (here I go again!) – do everything possible to quickly, and maximally, strengthen your immune system.
To sum up more concisely: if I were ever diagnosed with cancer, I would immediately begin doing these six things:
Yes, I know that things like the radical dietary change, for instance, is not easy. But let’s face it: as I said before, it is a matter of life and death – and this fact should be more than enough to get you to take positive action by actually doing everything possible to recover your health.
In order to shock you into making the changes necessary, I will even dare say this: A person who has been diagnosed with cancer, yet who is not willing to do everything possible to beat it, probably deserves the painful death that could well be the result of such indifference. If you do not value your life enough to take positive measures to preserve it when necessary, then subconsciously, you have chosen death over life. But is that the person you wish to be? I sure hope not! So decide right now to take action, to do anything and everything you can to strengthen your immune system, and know that there have been many others who had cancer, yet who conquered it doing exactly that.
Hope has not completely vanished until one is dead. And unless you are reading these lines from the spirit world, YOU are alive; YOU have the ability to make changes in your life. If you really wish to do so, YOU have the power even to save your own life. Use that power now. Set aside your fears and worries, and TAKE ACTION – action that will put YOU in control, and that will lead you back to good health.
Should you decide to stay passive, by letting others (such as doctors, family members, etc.) decide everything for you, by accepting chemo (even for those types of cancer which it can’t help at all), by continuing to eat poorly, etc., please know that despite my often harsh tone, I do not condemn you. For even if you submit to deadly passivity, it is your life, and if you prefer to give up your own power, and place your life into the hands of others, you are free to do so.
But of course, I suggest that instead of surrendering to passivity, and even to death itself, you first do some serious thinking about your life, its value to you, and whether you really want to go on living. And if you do, you will take action; you will regain control of your destiny by… (and here it is, one last time) doing anything and everything you can to strengthen your immune system.
I wish you well on your journey, no matter where it takes you, and however it ends. And know that even though you and I have never met, and probably never will, I do care about you, for ultimately, we are all brothers and sisters.
David Bolton
Do continue on to the next page, for the Epilogue is a very important part of this book!