I feel as if I have a fairly good attitude about my condition. I know the "facts:" That I have stage IV cancer and may not win this battle; that everything I choose to do/not do will affect my health. I figure the worst that can happen to me is that I go see Jesus before I had planned.
What I want to know is why do so many family members feel it's their place to tell me how to treat myself? My brother in law I've already mentioned. He's an extreme liberal, one of those that if you're not doing what he's doing, you're stupid. He "tries" to stay all raw. I say tries because it's OK when he falls, but not someone else. He holds people up to a higher standard than even he himself can attain. He claims that going all raw (vegetarian/vegan) and drinking the green smoothies will cure anything, and yet his blood pressure is out of control. While I agree that a plant based diet is good, there are times when it doesn't provide all you need.
He is not a Christian, though at one time he claimed to be one. I say he's not, because I don't know of anyone personally who had a life change in the reverse, meaning they professed to be a Christian, and even felt a call into ministry, and then walked away from it all. But, that's him. I feel that according to the Bible, in the New Testament, God allowed us to eat everything. My brother in law wants to go back to the garden of Eden and only eat fruit and vegetables. I remember Paul fighting the call to preach to the Gentiles. At least I think it was Paul, I'm not great at the smaller stories. God gave him a dream in which all the animals of the world were lowered on a sheet in front of him and he was told to eat. He refused the first 2 times, because the sheet contained "unclean" animals. The third time, God told him anything He made is clean to eat. It was in reference to reaching out to the Gentiles, but I feel it covers diet, too. So, I'm not vegan. I do feel I need to increase my intake of fresh vegetables.
Then I have his wife. She's a really bad asthmatic. I don't see how eating raw has helped her. My brother in law at one time told her to stop all her allergy/asthma meds because she didn't need them, she was on a raw diet. She didn't, because she knew better in her gut. Not being able to breathe has to be a scary thing. But, she also gives me advice. Because SHE is on pro-biotics, I should be, too. Because SHE makes her own raw, dehydrated cookies/crackers, I should, too.
I'm feeling better. My cardiologist asked me what I attributed this to, and I really didn't want to tell him the Laetrile, so I said eating better.
To back up a bit, I was sent to the ER with a spike in Blood Pressure that was never adequately explained. I followed up with my cardiologist and he put me back on my blood pressure meds. I really don't want to be on them. I firmly believe that it's treating a symptom instead of the underlying cause. I feel that with everything in me. But, I'll do it because the alternative seems dangerous, too, until I get a handle on the cause. The cause of blocked arteries is inflammation. I'm back on my aspirin therapy, which should help with that. I ordered Essential Oils, which have one for inflammation, so that should help, too.
I'm leaning so much more towards non-conventional medicine. I think America has been influenced too much by the big drug companies. I don't understand how a nation can outlaw the sale of raw nuts or Laetrile, when studies show it helps cancer. Unless there's no money in it for them, and they figure people won't go to the trouble of getting it if it's difficult.
But, my whole point of this blog was to say to others that have an ill loved one: unless they are doing something obviously destructive, please let them handle their situation themselves. The best thing you can do is support their decisions, not bully them into your way of thinking. If it's a thing that they just need to think on, and they decide it's a good thing, they will come around without you mentioning it every single time you speak to them. If you really want to help, point them towards a doctor that does conventional mixed with non-conventional therapies. My doctor can't suggest a non-conventional therapy because the AMA would throw a fit. If it doesn't conform to standard of care (pumping the body full of artificial chemicals in the form of "medicines") they won't approve. They already try to squash trials on natural remedies. But, if you discover things on your own, this type of doctor will give an honest opinion of what he thinks of it. He won't be brainwashed by modern medicine and take their theories as gospel.
Also, I started an on line free course on Homeopathy. Supposedly they give a certificate, but for a nominal fee. I don't need a certificate, as it's only for me and my family. So far, I'm allowed to make my own medical decisions in America. That may change if Obama gets reelected, but for now I can. I can treat my family and myself for the ailments we have. Will I give up totally on the prescribed medicines? Probably not. My hope is to be able to cut some out. My husband is on 3 different blood pressure pills. I'd like to see him on a low dose of only one. My son is on gout medicine, I'd like to see that go away. My other son is on a high dose of ADHD meds, I'd like to see that go away or at least get lowered. And of course I'd like to see my cancer go away or at least not be life threatening.
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