Congratulations to Meaghan for creating I Kicked Cancer’s Ass! I don’t usually use that word in public, but then I’ve been quiet about a lot of things for a long time. I kicked 3 types of cancer in 1987 and have been cancer free since then. Woohoo – that’s 23 great years of appreciating my life like I never did before cancer.
This is my story which was posted to Meaghan’s blog on how I learned to kick cancer:
I was preparing myself to die with breast, colon, & skin cancer in 1987, and I’m so thankful to the people around me who helped me to change my mind. I did a lot of work myself, but my support team helped to make it easy for me.
If you have cancer and you want to kick its ass – get a support team to help you as it’s very tough to do this alone. If you know someone with cancer who wants to kick its ass, then whatever support you give them will make a big difference in how they’re able to live their life.
I was fortunate to have a wonderful health care team all through surgery and chemotherapy. My doctors were helpful and they inspired me to do everything I could to complement conventional medicine and help myself get well.
The Cancer Agency ran a support group where I learned to do meditation, visualization, guided imagery, deep breathing, and deep relaxation. My surgeon recommended a psychiatrist to help me deal with unfinished business, and a Cognitive Behavioral Therapy course to help me deal with depression.
With love and support from family and friends, I learned how to manage my stress and change my diet and exercise pattern. Reading books, listening to tapes, and attending workshops taught me many other coping skills and bit by bit I built my road to health and wellness.
I’ve been an active member of the cancer community for many years now as a survivor, health care worker, and as a volunteer. It’s with sadness that I’ve seen many people die of cancer. If we don’t know cancer is there and we let it grow too long, it just takes over like an aggressive weed. When cancer is advanced it takes over our bodies and takes away our energy; with more cancer and less energy we have less chance of kicking it out.
I think the best defense is an offense; we need to be aware of our bodies and check out signs and symptoms when they begin. This way I hope more people will give cancer a swift kick, and take control of it before it controls them. Cancer is like a bully! When we let cancer have its way, it takes over our lives and even takes our lives for no good reason. When we stand up to cancer we at least have a chance of kicking it out of mind and out of sight. By focusing on being as well as we can possibly be, we improve our quality of life and possibly our quantity of life.
One day at a time, I give thanks for every day.
Here’s Meaghan’s contact info:
facebook.com/megse5
facebook.com/spiritjump
@Cancerlost
@spiritjump
www.spiritjump.org
Website:http://www.cancerlost.blogspot.com
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Sign in nowThank you, Lynn! If you could promote our blog in future entries, that would be fantastic. We’re always looking for new followers! Also, if you could give a quick “shout-out” about our January 12 networking meeting, I think it would be useful for many women. You can find more info here: http://lbbc.org/content/event/harnessing-the-emotional-roller-coaster-of-breast-cancer.asp?c=educational&t=participate&sn=networking
Great Michelle – no problem – I’ll put it out on Twitter as well. Best wishes, Lynn
Lynn Roodbol, MRT(R), CWC Certified Wellness Coach Phone: 519-837-2570 E-mail: coachlynn@sympatico.ca Blog: lynnroodbol.wordpress.com Website: http://www.cancerrecoverycoaching.com Helping to navigate the cancer recovery journey!
You know that was a fantastic post. I think I’ll write a blog post and link to it.
Thanks very much Jerrold – please do put up a link to this article – the more people that know about it the better!
Speaking of Cancer, there is a little known protein with Govt approval for treating and preventing cancer. For a short video, http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ApppYada_wU.
Paul
http://www.Cellimmunity.com
The video is very interesting Paul.
It’s a complex issue for sure and there are many dimensions to a cancer diagnosis, but I’m glad to hear that your wife is well.
I believe in integrated medicine, in the mind body connection, and the power of healing yourself with whatever works for you, which includes the method you mention.
I hope that one day cancer will be like smallpox, a thing of the past.
Take care, Lynn
great share, great article, very usefull for me…thank you
- avid – mesothelioma resource
Hi ASEA plus RSM
Thanks for your comment.
No actually I don’t recommend supplements.
I do believe in healthy eating and good nutrition so people make food choices within these guidelines and eat things they enjoy.
Have a great day!
Lynn
Thanks for your comments Richard; it’s great to connect with you!
I agree about the cars – I was just thinking yesterday about preventive maintenance on a car compared to prevention of health problems.
Could it have to do with the fact that we pay lots of money for cars and we take our more valuable bodies for granted?
Hi Michelle
Thanks for letting me know about your fund raising – what an amazing achievement for everyone!
I’m sure your mother will benefit from all you have done – having someone like you to support her brings so much peace, love and healing.
You’ve done a great job to raise awareness in many people which hopefully they will remember and translate that knowledge into helping prevent breast cancer.
I believe the answer to breast cancer is in prevention so people don’t have to go through the tough times that your mother and many others have gone through.
Keep up the great work Michelle!
Thanks Ashley. Congratulations on your blog – you’re doing a great job of health promotion – keep up the good work!
I don’t seem to write blog entries as often as I used to but my position does not change; I totally agree with your perspective as well that health and wellness are products of the body, mind, and soul.
This often involves people making changes which are simple, but not easy, and why I believe that everyone does better when they work with a coach. Maybe wellness coaching is something you might like to do?
I’m a wellness coach, but I specialize in working with people who want to prevent cancer or the recurrence of cancer. So if you know of anyone who is working on recovering from cancer, I can help them to shorten the learning curve.
Hope to connect with you again soon Ashley!
Best wishes, Lynn