| Atlanta, GA, July 24, 2005: Cancer is a battle that | | | | diagnostic information. It doesn't matter how strong, |
| requires all the tools of heaven and earth to fight. | | | | resilient or good you are at coping with and handling |
| These positive techniques are alternative medicine | | | | what you are dealt, there will be times that are |
| and atlernative healing for the mind. | | | | "downers', and that you are feel mentally distressed. |
| Beginning your healing journey: | | | | It is imperative that you take, and make, time to |
| 1. Separate YOUR identity from the Cancer's identity. | | | | handle and mentally and emotionally process all that |
| 2. You are a person, who is having a Cancer | | | | you have been dealt. |
| "experience." | | | | Do not be ashamed to feel overwhelmed. Using this |
| 3. Recognize that an "experience" comes and goes! | | | | time wisely will allow you to gain more understanding, |
| 4. Your Cancer "experience" is your life's reset | | | | strength, and direction about your strategies for your |
| button! Learn from it. | | | | life! |
| 5. Cancer may be in your physical body, however, it | | | | Venting: |
| is NOT in your Soul or spiritual body!!! | | | | "I'm SO tired of fighting." Isn't that the truth! Anyone |
| Cancer is a diagnosis. Although it affects your life, it is | | | | who hasn't been there will not understand. |
| NOT necessarily a life sentence. Rather than | | | | When all the actions, affirmations and attitudes and |
| fearfullyaccepting your diagnosis, do research! | | | | every "fighting" tool is just too much, take a break, |
| Knowledge is empowering. | | | | and give yourself a break! You can verbally vent or |
| Health Affirmations: A spiritual healing is different | | | | cry, till it's all out! |
| from a physical healing!! Your goal is integration and | | | | Crying is PERFECTLY OK! It's normal, and cleansing. |
| the balance of both to create allover well being and | | | | It's an energetic releasing. It's clearing out the old |
| health. | | | | grieving energy, to make way for the new positive |
| Talk to your cells, your blood, your organs, your | | | | healing energy. Release the pain, the fear, your |
| bones, etc, they are live entities!!!!! You are the | | | | frustration. Then you'll be refreshed to go forward |
| commander of YOUR body! Take charge and | | | | with something positive. :) |
| command your cells to be healthy. You do not have | | | | Be Gentle with Yourself: |
| to accept and enable what's happening to them. You | | | | It is imperative that you also be gentle with yourself, |
| may command the cells in your body that are here | | | | and require others to do so. |
| to serve your Soul! | | | | Every so often, announce and have a "Gentle Day." |
| Cancel, Cancel, Cancel, Next, Positive!: Remember | | | | This day should be a mental, emotional, spiritual and |
| thoughts have ripple effects. To stop every negative | | | | physical "spa" day for the weary warrior in you. |
| thought and action in your environment whether you | | | | You've earned it!!! You deserve it!! |
| think it, say it, or are in the field of someone else | | | | Even the strongest warriors need a foot massage, |
| who says or does something negative. | | | | soft words, and hugs! Mark your "Gentle Day" on |
| POSITIVE PEOPLE ONLY!!! YOUR LIFE DEPENDS ON | | | | your calendar. PLAN wonderful, soothing, pamper |
| IT! | | | | yourself events. |
| You can erode all of the positive energy that you | | | | Balance, is as important as winning a battle! |
| have generated by being in negative circumstances. | | | | SO you "expanded" that strict diet for 5 minutes.......... |
| Do not repeat negative thoughts and actions or be in | | | | the joy you had with the sugar free ice cream, and |
| the presence of negative energies (ie "downer" | | | | the positive energizing feeling it gave you...... matters!!!!! |
| individuals, no matter where, caregivers, friends, | | | | Don't be so hard on yourself. |
| stores, phone calls, emails etc). | | | | Don't get so caught up in surviving, that you forget |
| NEVER EVER OWN YOUR DISORDER & make | | | | to live! |
| it a part of your being! | | | | Don't forget to enjoy the fact that you ARE alive! |
| Anger: at your disease circumstances lowers the | | | | Know as much or MORE than your Health Care |
| energy that you use to heal yourself. Positive energy | | | | provider so you can ask questions that YOUR LIFE |
| creates more healing energy. | | | | DEPENDS ON!!! |
| Feeling Vulnerable: | | | | And last but NOT least, |
| You are vulnerable, so admit it. The key to your | | | | Perspective: |
| success is to accept your vulnerability. By accepting | | | | There is ALWAYS someone who is worse off than |
| your vulnerability you are dealing with reality, and can | | | | you.............and although you may not be happy with |
| better understand how to protect and take care of | | | | your current situation, they would be GLAD to trade |
| yourself. Accepting your vulnerability is a positive | | | | place with you and your situation! |
| action. It allows you to accurately assess your | | | | Choose to "Experience" Cancer, Believe YOU Are, |
| position's strengths and weaknesses. Then you can | | | | and BE the Survivor! |
| plan a more accurate course of action based on fact, | | | | You are invited to download our free pamphlet with |
| probabilities, and hope. Being in denial is a false sense | | | | excerpts from this book. We hope this pamphlet will |
| of security. Denial leads to enabling poor or harmful | | | | help your healing journey. |
| choices and decisions that could create a worse | | | | "Positive Attitudes, Affirmations & Actions to |
| scenario. | | | | Help Survive Your Cancer Experience" ISBN#: |
| Being Overwhelmed: | | | | 978-0-9766370-0-4.at |
| Is natural! The key to your battle is to limit the time | | | | Feel free to reprint this article in it's original format |
| that you allow yourself to be overwhelmed. Set aside | | | | with the disclaimer. |
| a few hours or no more than 3 days to get quiet | | | | CONTACT INFORMATION: |
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| just don't have the stamina for | | | | Alternative, Integrative and Complementary Medicine. |
| t;> cry, rest, yell, read, whatever it takes, and | | | | She offers her opinions based on her intuition, which |
| sleep! | | | | is not a substitute for medical procedures or |
| Do something wonderful for yourself, and pray like | | | | treatments. Always consult a physician or health care |
| crazy. Those actions will get you through the | | | | provider concerning any medical problem or condition |
| overwhelming time period until you CAN go forward. | | | | before undertaking any diet, health related or lifestyle |
| Don't feel guilty if you don't maintain a positive | | | | change program. |
| attitude all the time, especially when you aren't | | | | There are no guarantees with any of the suggestions |
| feeling good, or have just been given some new | | | | in these publications. |