Some links for anyone who might be looking

Happy Photo Friday Everyone!

It’s been a blessed almost normal week, not a single doctor appointment.  Paul and Deb are in town visiting the grandchildren and they will be coming over for dinner tonight.  For those of you up North, they’ll be heading your way soon.

I’ve been very lucky to have a medical team support me in my less than main stream medical choices because it can be very discouraging and lonely to choose your own path.  I have no idea how anyone with cancer or other serious diseases dealt with doubt and uncertainty before Al Gore invented the internet. Not to mention trying to find alternatives.

I only have experience with cancer, but here are some great links.  I would have loved to have known about these groups from the beginning of this journey. My choices may or may not have been different but it would have brought a lot of comfort knowing that Johnny and I were not alone.  If you know of anyone who is struggling… please pass these links along:

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Survived Breast Cancer Alternatively – exclusively for natural/alternative breast cancer support.

Alternative and Holistic Cancer Support – questions are answered quickly by coaches and survivors

Chris Beat Cancer – excellent helpful information

Jen Delvaux – inspirational fitness coach.  Her husband has brain cancer

 

No Doctors......... for a while

Greetings to all on Photo Friday!  I’m now finished with first-year post treatment doctor appointments.  This week I saw my Surgeon Dr. Kristine Slam.  Not that anyone should want to have a surgeon, but she is one special lady – I’m thrilled she’s part of my medical team. She’s traditionally schooled, but is very open to working with Dr. Kanodia and his integrative practices.  As a matter of fact, she and Dr. Kanodia actually went to high school together – a bonus for all of us.   She’s pleased, but keeping a watchful eye on me.  I go back in six months to see her again.

She's always smiling

Now with less medical oversight Johnny and I are dealing with the daily choices we make.  We’re choosing to heal and keep cancer away using as many natural options as possible.  We’re sticking to a healthy lifestyle with exercise and diet but with all the contradictory information researchers are putting out I’m always questioning…Am I doing enough to keep the cancer from coming back?  Are carbs good or bad?  Should I be eating sweet potatoes? Is the protein in meat good for my muscles or do hormones in the meat fuel cancer cells? Can I have a cookie?  Once a month?  Never?

I’m finding that I do very well at home where I do not have any temptation.  But at a potluck….it’s very, very hard to walk away from a plate of frosted brownies.  I’ve read that the longer you eat healthy food and avoid temptation the easier it is not to be tempted by sweets.  Maybe for some people, but for me I believe this will always be my weakness/love.  In other words I think it’s *&&$(#*&.

We’ll keep following the research and see where it leads us.  Here’s a photo from Sunday.  Jake, Elizabeth, Caroline and Lauren came to the house to pick strawberries.  We loved having them here.

 

Caroline, Jake & Lauren

Looks like it’s going to be a rainy weekend.  Love to all.