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Thursday, 30 June 2011
GOD therapy
Dad calls it GOD therapy.
God's goodness is very evident in dad's journey. I pray that God makes that known to Dad's consciousness. So many people are praying for him.
Praise the Lord
God's goodness is very evident in dad's journey. I pray that God makes that known to Dad's consciousness. So many people are praying for him.
- Uncle 6 comes by without fail every weekend to pray for him (and for mum sometimes)
- Aunt Mary prays across the ocean
- Faithful colleagues are praying for him
- He has been so well, despite his prognosis. this is nothing short of a miracle
- Every step has been a miracle actually. There is always someone around to bless him.
Praise the Lord
Ningxia Red
Claudia from Gallery Helios introduced me to Young Living and Ningxia red.
I'm putting mum and dad on NingXia Red.
You can click on the link to find out more about it, and i'll include some notes below.
If you are keen to get, let me know. Claudia helped me register, so i can get it at a better price.
NingXia Red® is a naturally delicious, nutrient-infused wolfberry drink that will energize, fortify, and replenish your body. Rich in wide-spectrum antioxidant activity, NingXia Red has the highest levels of naturally occurring, age-defying S-ORAC activity to help support immune function, cardiovascular health, and nourish the eyes. NingXia Red also contains lemon and orange essential oils rich in the powerful antioxidant d-limonene to promote healthy liver function. Ningxia wolfberry, the primary ingredient in NingXia Red, has been cherished for centuries for its health, energy, and longevity benefits. Whole Ningxia wolfberries and other nutrient-dense fruit juices, like blueberry and pomegranate, make NingXia Red the perfect choice for optimizing wellness and stepping up to a whole new level of health.
I'm putting mum and dad on NingXia Red.
You can click on the link to find out more about it, and i'll include some notes below.
If you are keen to get, let me know. Claudia helped me register, so i can get it at a better price.
NingXia Red® is a naturally delicious, nutrient-infused wolfberry drink that will energize, fortify, and replenish your body. Rich in wide-spectrum antioxidant activity, NingXia Red has the highest levels of naturally occurring, age-defying S-ORAC activity to help support immune function, cardiovascular health, and nourish the eyes. NingXia Red also contains lemon and orange essential oils rich in the powerful antioxidant d-limonene to promote healthy liver function. Ningxia wolfberry, the primary ingredient in NingXia Red, has been cherished for centuries for its health, energy, and longevity benefits. Whole Ningxia wolfberries and other nutrient-dense fruit juices, like blueberry and pomegranate, make NingXia Red the perfect choice for optimizing wellness and stepping up to a whole new level of health.
Tuesday, 21 June 2011
Quantum Biofeedback
Last week, i brought both dad and mum for a quantum biofeedback session with Claudia at Gallery Helios. The Indigo feedback machine was used to energetically diagnosed the overall and general state of health.
Nor surprising to me, dad's system came up as toxic, and de-tox is a priority. The quantum machine has different programme that can be done to energetically help 'correct' some of these imbalances or deficiencies in dad's system if he decides to take up the therapy package which is about 10-sessions.
The scan turns up very interesting information such as the supplements that may help him, the acid/alkaline state of his body, the organs that we need to pay attention to, some major concerns, state of oxygenation, and resistance etc.
Mum's scan was more of a concern though. Apart from the fact that dad is indergoing chemo and radio, and thus is of a weaker constitution, my mum state seems to be worse off! She is in need of many nutrients! oops. we have so neglected mum in a way! time to manage that too!
Nor surprising to me, dad's system came up as toxic, and de-tox is a priority. The quantum machine has different programme that can be done to energetically help 'correct' some of these imbalances or deficiencies in dad's system if he decides to take up the therapy package which is about 10-sessions.
The scan turns up very interesting information such as the supplements that may help him, the acid/alkaline state of his body, the organs that we need to pay attention to, some major concerns, state of oxygenation, and resistance etc.
Mum's scan was more of a concern though. Apart from the fact that dad is indergoing chemo and radio, and thus is of a weaker constitution, my mum state seems to be worse off! She is in need of many nutrients! oops. we have so neglected mum in a way! time to manage that too!
RADIOTHERAPY
Dad has just completed his once in a lifetime cycle of radiotherapy of 18 sessions.
Each session last but 5 min and often he does not feel anything much during the session.
No pain, no discomfort.
However, i think the radiation did more to him than anyone of us can realise.
In the BCST sessions that follows this radiotion, i find it harder and harder for him to get into holistic shifts. Thank God Adida came back from her trip and when both of us work on him again, things picked up a lot faster.
In my absence, Susheel and Norliah came by to work on him. Norliah's sharp felt sense registered a softening of the tumour at its site. Thank God for the progress. At least dad did not get all toxic for nothing.
Throughout the treatment, we give dad his usual cocktail of supplements and Aloe Vera concentrate in his morning fruit juice. We got this concentrate at Nature's glory.
He was struggling with eating though. Appetite aside, he can only intake small portions, and thereafter, he will physically feel a sense of nausea and feels like throwing up whatever he has just put in his mouth. His weight was dropping. It was at this point in time that i sent back a surrogate Touch for Health balance from the States, by a group of church members in Malibu during one memorable church meeting there. God works in way beyond our understanding and imagination. At the same time, family members realised that dad has not been taking anti-nausea pill. He started taking it before his food, and can started to eat better again. :) Thank God.
About a week later, the anti-nausea pills lose its effectiveness. Dad decided to chuck that aside, together with the radiotherapy. I think what accelerated his decision to prematurely stop the full course of therapy was the fact that the radio onco told him whether the radiotherapy was only to proportionately extend his life by matters of months; ie. he effectively put out his hope for a full recovery, in line with mainstream medicine's diagnosis of a adenocarcinoma of the pancreas.
I am keeping my hope in God and the good people who look to him all over the world, who are looking into ways to conquer cancer, and bring God's freedom from pain and illness. There are many of God's servants moving in this areas, and God keeps bringing them into my path.
Each session last but 5 min and often he does not feel anything much during the session.
No pain, no discomfort.
However, i think the radiation did more to him than anyone of us can realise.
In the BCST sessions that follows this radiotion, i find it harder and harder for him to get into holistic shifts. Thank God Adida came back from her trip and when both of us work on him again, things picked up a lot faster.
In my absence, Susheel and Norliah came by to work on him. Norliah's sharp felt sense registered a softening of the tumour at its site. Thank God for the progress. At least dad did not get all toxic for nothing.
Throughout the treatment, we give dad his usual cocktail of supplements and Aloe Vera concentrate in his morning fruit juice. We got this concentrate at Nature's glory.
He was struggling with eating though. Appetite aside, he can only intake small portions, and thereafter, he will physically feel a sense of nausea and feels like throwing up whatever he has just put in his mouth. His weight was dropping. It was at this point in time that i sent back a surrogate Touch for Health balance from the States, by a group of church members in Malibu during one memorable church meeting there. God works in way beyond our understanding and imagination. At the same time, family members realised that dad has not been taking anti-nausea pill. He started taking it before his food, and can started to eat better again. :) Thank God.
About a week later, the anti-nausea pills lose its effectiveness. Dad decided to chuck that aside, together with the radiotherapy. I think what accelerated his decision to prematurely stop the full course of therapy was the fact that the radio onco told him whether the radiotherapy was only to proportionately extend his life by matters of months; ie. he effectively put out his hope for a full recovery, in line with mainstream medicine's diagnosis of a adenocarcinoma of the pancreas.
I am keeping my hope in God and the good people who look to him all over the world, who are looking into ways to conquer cancer, and bring God's freedom from pain and illness. There are many of God's servants moving in this areas, and God keeps bringing them into my path.
Friday, 27 May 2011
RADIOTHERAPY
Dad was prescribed his one and only radiotherapy course.
Each day he has to report to the centre for a 5-10min radiotherapy session. No pain, no difficulty.
However, it is giving him a not so good appetite. Otherwise things seemed to be going fine.
Onco has asked him to take some chemo drug to increase the sensitivity of the cancer cells.
We decided to drop that. do not want him to feel any further physical discomfort,. Onco could not assure us that it would help, or how much it would help anyway.
He'll also have to follow up with radio onco each week. I discovered that the follow-ups was almost merely to help dad manage the side effects.I think mainstream medicine is pathetic when it comes to cancer management.
Each day he has to report to the centre for a 5-10min radiotherapy session. No pain, no difficulty.
However, it is giving him a not so good appetite. Otherwise things seemed to be going fine.
Onco has asked him to take some chemo drug to increase the sensitivity of the cancer cells.
We decided to drop that. do not want him to feel any further physical discomfort,. Onco could not assure us that it would help, or how much it would help anyway.
He'll also have to follow up with radio onco each week. I discovered that the follow-ups was almost merely to help dad manage the side effects.I think mainstream medicine is pathetic when it comes to cancer management.
Sunday, 8 May 2011
CT SCANS, PETS scans and Radiotherapy
Dad is planning to start radiotherapy soon and the oncos have scheduled a series of scans.
It is amazing how little infomation the doctors are giving from the (i quote minister) '$8 package). They send you through the factory line. If you don't ask any questions, they send you through the factory line silently; you may well be contributing to the statistic of the 5-yr survival with 5 percent.
There r a number of tests you have to do before u start on radiotherapy.
Maybe it is the post-election flu. I just wonder how far S$8 can go in reality.
As a subsidized patient, dad is really getting a lot of subsidy; the medical costs are VERY high so we still end up having to pay quite abit!
Thank God there is such a thing as MEDISAVE, so one had savings o use for medical purposes.
and yet there r many restrictions about using it. Max for scan is $600 per yr for Medisave claim. 1 PET scan alredy cost S$1500. Within a period of 3 months, from diagnosis till now, dad has gone through 2 CT scan, 1 CT simulation, 1 PET scan and 1 renal scan. You get the picture. Mr George Yeo is well-liked. WP wins the GRC. Part of it is related to my dad and his scans.
I wonder how all the uncles and aunties i met at the NCC (whenever i went with dad) afford all these.
Mum told me of a one of her friend who had cancer but cannot afford treatment. She is relying on donation of free paracetamol supply as pain control measure from her peers who visit polyclinics for follow ups and asked for subsidized paracetemol prescription.
It is amazing how little infomation the doctors are giving from the (i quote minister) '$8 package). They send you through the factory line. If you don't ask any questions, they send you through the factory line silently; you may well be contributing to the statistic of the 5-yr survival with 5 percent.
There r a number of tests you have to do before u start on radiotherapy.
1) CT Simulation
The simulation has a shelf -life of about 3 weeks, so do not embark on it unless u are 100% sure you have decided to start your radiotherapy within the 3-week time frame (we were not told on this). A few dots may be marked as tattoo to help radiographer position the equipment during future treatment.You have to fast about 4 h before. Procedure takes about 45 min.
2) PET scan
some 'spots turn up in the CT scan. Another way to better ascertain the nature of these 'spots' is to do a PET scan. Sometimes u can get better info. The idea behind it is to see if the pancreatic cancerous cells had/had not spread. This will affect the dose of radiation treatment that may be given. (S$1500 non-medisave deductible for a subsidized patient)
You have to fast 6 h before the scan. Before scan, you have to be injected and 2 cups of drinks have to be downed. then you have to wait for an hour before they can scan you. Guess what, dad fasted, got injected, drank 2 cups of whatever, waited for 45 min just to be told that the machine generating the dye is not working for that day. Scan aborted. talking about much ado for nothing.
3) Renal scan (kidney)
This kinds of help to minimise the effect of radio on the kidneys, they know where the kidneys are and can target the treatment better. We were told it will take half a day. In actual fact, the actual procedure goes like this -
Arrive and inject. Once injection is done, you can go anywhere for the next 3 hours. The scan will only be carried out (30min procedure thereabouts) after 3 h has passed.
Maybe it is the post-election flu. I just wonder how far S$8 can go in reality.
As a subsidized patient, dad is really getting a lot of subsidy; the medical costs are VERY high so we still end up having to pay quite abit!
Thank God there is such a thing as MEDISAVE, so one had savings o use for medical purposes.
and yet there r many restrictions about using it. Max for scan is $600 per yr for Medisave claim. 1 PET scan alredy cost S$1500. Within a period of 3 months, from diagnosis till now, dad has gone through 2 CT scan, 1 CT simulation, 1 PET scan and 1 renal scan. You get the picture. Mr George Yeo is well-liked. WP wins the GRC. Part of it is related to my dad and his scans.
I wonder how all the uncles and aunties i met at the NCC (whenever i went with dad) afford all these.
Mum told me of a one of her friend who had cancer but cannot afford treatment. She is relying on donation of free paracetamol supply as pain control measure from her peers who visit polyclinics for follow ups and asked for subsidized paracetemol prescription.
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