Awareness – November Issue 2014
Cancer – what do we do?
Here is a picture of what is being offered at one of the biggest cancer treatment facilities here in Boston. And I know this goes for most hospital waiting rooms.
Chemicals wrapped in a pretty package, does that allow us to call it food? Where is the education?
Back to cancer. If we want to beat the disease then let’s support our body so it stands a chance to win the battle. Because it is a battle, that I do know…
Here is my story:
Last year my mother was diagnosed with Stage IV Lung Cancer. Not a very good prognosis. She got 90 days to live, and they said that the last month would not be much of a life to live.
The worlds stops right there. Everything stops. And then all the questions comes, thousands of them racing through your mind. How? When? Why? Where? She never smoked. She had lived a healthy life. Or had she? Maybe there were things we didn’t know about, and still don’t. Genetics or environmental, or both?
I flew back same night and arrived in Sweden the following morning. The whole family gathered and not until you face it you know how everyone is going to react to such news. But in all the chaos it didn’t take much time, if hours, to realize what had to be done. For us there were no options. Like my mom told the doctor: “I am not going to die. I will live past 90 days and you shall see.”
Conviction. Determination. A love for life that just couldn’t accept an end this soon.
So we began our fight. With all odds against us we decided to give it our all. After many days and late nights researching and gathering information we came up with a plan and between my sister and I we took the best from both worlds: chemo at the hospital and an extremely healthy lifestyle at home.
Now it has been 17 months since May last year, and my mom is stronger than ever. No one would be able to tell what she has been through. And still is. Just because tests show that the cancer is gone, you just never know. Once diagnosed cancer becomes a part of your life. But what we do know is that we have gotten over one year together and that year has brought us even closer. We have had such wonderful times and celebrated every day that we gained. We still are celebrating. For me, I acquired a whole new level of appreciation for life.
With this being said, each case and each person is different. Everyone’s story is different. This is our story. I wanted to share it to let you know that there are so many ways. Ask the questions, and ask again! If you don’t you will be shuffled through the mainstream system that treats everyone the same way. The conventional therapies can do magic, but what sense does it make if we keep abusing our bodies with poor diet and destructive lifestyle habits.
Last but not least, let’s express gratitude for life. It is a precious one to have. Honor that life of yours and treat your body and mind well. Care for yourselves so that every day you live to your fullest.
You can do it, too.
To a life in good health.
~ Marie Aspling, Creator of Balans
