Visualization: What Powerful Things Can You See?

Visualization:

By Dr Jason Han PhD in 1999

Disclaimer: Notes recorded by Debby Blettner

This next chapter for the Cancer Retreat is about Visualization and Meditation breathing techniques, and a final note.

  • Athletes use visualization to achieve and break records.
  • Students use it to pass exams.
  • Businessmen use it to help their business.
  • We use it to help our health.

First make verbal affirmations, then make Visualizations

  • It helps to bring about changes in attitude.
  • It helps us to cope with stress,
  • It gives you a sense of control, and helps to abandon fear.
  • Use it to communicate through to subconscious mind.

Dr. Ivy Bullen showed pictures that were taken from the audience, in an earlier session, to show how different people pictured their cancer and immune system.

Some of the cancers looked like absolute demons and monsters and the immune system looked totally helpless.

Then she showed a picture of cancer cells like frail broken egg shells and huge “pack men” surrounding the cancer with shark’s teeth, looking very ferocious, the cancer cells were saying in a caption: “Were dead!”

By Debby Blettner:

One particular man was very, very fearful at the Retreat, and his picture that he drew was very frightening. Even at the end of the Retreat, after all of the input, when other patient’s pictures had vastly improved, his was still frightening, and showed little hope. He died one week after the Retreat.

Yet there was an interview with a patient who had had three brain tumors, two were surgically removed, and when the third tumor appeared he took time to go to the Cancer Retreat. He applied all that he had learned at the Retreat and after a period of six weeks, he saw his doctor for another scan.

He had been told there was no more the doctors could do, so they wanted to see how much it had grown, to determine how much time to give the patient. The results proved that there was no trace of the cancer, it had disappeared!

This was the same patient who drew the “packmen” as his immune system, and the fragile eggshell as his cancer cells. He meditated 2-3 hours daily, wrote and said lots of positive affirmations, had an attitude change, looked at the diet and juices as being good for him and beneficial. He also prayed, being a Catholic.

Give yourself more power!

No matter how big the tumor is, see it as weak and vulnerable. See the treatment you are doing as positive, everything under control.

If you choose to have chemotherapy or radiotherapy, be committed and think positively about it.

It you have a negative attitude about it, it won’t do you any good.

Look at radiation as a white healing light, that if you have it, it will make your immune system more powerful.

Visualize a mop up squad to clean up the battlefield!

You can drop your pulse rate through visualization.

Visualize in the future, what you would like to be happening.

You must have a cleaning up, mopping up squad to show the immune system has defeated the cancer, the end is complete in your visualization.

For a few days show the cancer cells being dealt with by the immune system, the cancer cells getting smaller, and the immune system getting larger and more powerful, attacking new cancer cells.

After that the Natural Killer cells are getting stronger and scouting out new cancer cells.

When taking vitamins, visualize the NK’s getting stronger and more powerful. Take one and a half hours meditation, two times a day at least when you are fighting cancer.

Juices: carrot, celery and beetroot, are very important. Enjoy the food and the juices.

When I followed this plan with visualization, my NK’s shot up from 92 to 156, which according to Dr. Bullen was quite phenomenal, in 6 weeks.

A second time, my NK’s fell, after my childhood girlfriend died from cancer. I was again aggressively using these methods and prayer, and my NK’s recovered almost to normal range over a short period of time.

Later that year my NK’s dropped again, after my husband had surgery for cancer. Even though the NK’s dropped low, I did not take the time or effort to visualize the NK’s increasing, nor did I concentrate on any specific positive affirmations concerning my health, and the NK’s continued to fall.

This was accompanied by an increase in pre-cancerous cells and tumor marker CA-15 increase, resulting in a mastectomy.

After these stressful events my NK test results rose once again, from 92 – 148. My tumor marker CA-15 also down 10 points from 34 to 24.

Testing is very helpful.

By Dr Ivy Bullen:

  • 10 minutes of laughter = 2 hours of no pain as it is releasing endorphins which are natural pain killers.
  • When laughing, air passes from your lungs at the rate of 50 -60 miles, per hour!
  • Watch a funny movie daily, if you have pain, one funny movie can give up to four hours of no pain.
  • Stats show that as people grow older, they laugh less. This is dangerous!
  • Children laugh a lot more.
  • It is statistically proven that NK’s increase after a funny movie. It increases cytokines, which are important for the function of the immune system.

He who laughs, lasts!

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Encouragement – An Enormous Gift For All Of Us

“One of the greatest gifts a person can give another is support.” Unknown

By Debby Blettner

I was desperate for a great shot of encouragement.

In the late 1990’s my husband was given immediate surgery to extend the three months of life expected from his diagnosis with aggressive testicular cancer.

I felt it was unfair to be so heavily tested, especially my faith and belief.

My childhood friend died of bowel cancer shortly after I had been diagnosed with breast cancer, plus I was disabled with a severe frozen shoulder.

Surely my life would change forever, once I got through it, regardless of the outcome.

After my tears subsided, I saw a flower stall displaying a bright red, heart-shaped balloon with the inscription, “I love you.”

Ipurchased it without a thought.

Desperately waiting for his eyes to open after the surgery while my eyes shining from the tears, I approached him with my gift balloon.

I smiled knowing my love and acceptance was the greatest healing potion I could offer.

His eyes welcomed me, as if we had just shared our wedding vows while holding each other’s gaze.

The moment was broken by the announcement that I could take him home as soon as I was ready.

The surgery had been a success!

This memory is more than two decades old but still as fresh to me as a dew-covered rose.

Moving forward, comfort, faith, and acceptance encouraged me to comfort others.

My future became encouragement with those who inevitably fell into my arms, using my shoulder to cry on.

Simply holding them, while shedding tears, helped me to hold my faith and belief that all things work together for good, no matter what. (Romans 8:28)

Oh Lord, make me an instrument of your peace (and comfort.)

Paraphrased from The Prayer of St Francis.’

Unconditional Joy and Happiness: Can I Be Happy?

Lecture about Joy and Happiness:

By Dr Jason Han PhD, In 1999

Disclaimer: Notes recorded by Debby Blettner

Dr Han asked for a show of hands as to whom in the group was happy.

About 50% of the group responded with a “Yes.”

Life is full of simple pleasures.

An Epicurean – is someone who loves food.

Don’t look outside for happiness, all the ingredients are within you.

You don’t need to be a chef to mix all the ingredients to make happiness.

We are taught money can buy you anything, including happiness.

If so, all rich men would tell you they are all happy.

Optimistic people are happy.

Happy people are people who have:

1) High Self Esteem -they like themselves, they have a good sense of self worth.

2) Full sense of control.

3) Optimistic –they are always looking on the bright side.

4) Outgoing – make friends easily, have good communication skills.

Work on yourself to change to become happier!

If you want a good Role model – copy the above points!

When you’re happy you’re NK cells are bubbling over, lots of endorphins!

Let’s be happy!

You are happy because you sing, so reset your nervous system, try assuming a smile.

A frown doesn’t do anything to improve your immune system. It depresses even others immune systems. A smile does wonders for your immune system!

Lift up the corners of your mouth, even pretending does wonders to your immune system!

Endorphins are natural opiates, healing agents, they lower blood pressure, good oxygen therapy.

There are three types of Endorphins, one of those types is 700 times more powerful than morphine!

The Happiness Test:

1) If things don’t go my way I get very upset. Yes/No

2) I feel good about my bodyYes/No

3) I can accept things the way they are. Yes/No

4) I dislike many people. Yes/No

5) I sometimes wish I had never been born. Yes/No

6) I love sexYes/No

7) I like most people. Yes/No

8) I rejoice within myself when someone does well. Yes/No

9) I frequently feel helpless and lost. Yes/No

10) When I make a mistake, I brood over it. Yes/No

Anything less than 7 points in this test means you are not happy!

This test leads you to look at areas where you need to expand on.

“I can accept thing the way they are.” If “no”, then work on it. For example, if you get angry then work on it! Be solution oriented, not problem oriented.

Positive affirmations for happiness:

1) I enjoy everything I do.

2) I look forward to each day with great enthusiasm.

3) I have someone to confide in.

4) I love life and life is wonderful.

5) I love my job and I like the people I work with.

6) I am successful in all I do.

Repeat these affirmations 60 times a day to become happier, and to develop a new habit. Listen to the emotion of the words!

What is your Value system? – if you lost all your money, but you have good health and full function of your body, then be happy!

Some parts of India, if you run over a man’s wife he will not be bothered, but if you run over his cow, he will kill you! Different values!

People spend $100,000 or 1\4 of a million on a house, $50,000 on a car, but what about your health?

If you want to be happy – be happy!

LListen to the emotion of the answer to the question, when asking if someone is happy.

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Aromatherapy- If You Try It You Might Love It

Tags : AromatherapyEssential Oils

Category : Cancer Self-Help Emotional Healing

By Dr Ivy Bullen in 1999

Disclaimer: Notes recorded by Debby Blettner

  • Aromatherapy is TLC, tender love and care, treatment.
  • Lavender oil heals burns, broken skin, it has incredible healing power.
  • Aromatherapy Products are absorbed into the blood stream.
  • The oils, being pure, are very strong, and it is advisable to get professional advice before using.
  • Smelling goes to the brain.
  • Frankincense and myrrh are used for skin care.
  • Mandarinlavender and chamomile are non-irritative, no allergy.
  • Peppermint oil is good for headaches, use a cool compress on the back of the neck or temples, or lavender oil direct on temples.
  • Use Basil oil for nausearub on tummy.
  • Put Lavender oil on a pillow to help you sleep.
  • If the oil has the Botanical name on the bottle, it has more quality, and is more pure.
  • Citrus oils can go off, check the expiry date.
  • For one Tablespoon – 30ml, 1 oz, use 7 drops of essential oil.
  • For the base oil, use almond oil.

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Lecture about Joy and Happiness: Dr Jason Han…coming soon!

CoVid Era: Focus On Boosting Your Immune System

By Dr Jeffery Bland PhD:

COVID-19: New Research, New Commentary I find myself receiving many calls and emails from people who are primarily asking me about three things: Do I think the restrictions that have come to define 2020 are the right approach? Is COVID-19 equivalent to a flu? Will the new mRNA vaccine be effective?

An important take on improving your immune system during CoVid era. It’s not too late..

Application of Radiotherapy In The Treatment Of Cancer

Application of Radiotherapy 

By Dr Barry Cassidy 1999

Disclaimer: Notes recorded by Debby Blettner

This next lecture was from Dr. Barry Cassidy, a speaker from the Radiotherapy Institute who will discuss the application of Radiotherapy in the treatment of cancer.

Radiology and Chemotherapy work together, Radiation Oncology.

There are a few methods used:

1) Ionizing radiation

2) Teletherapy – external beam therapy. The machine rotates. Linear excellerators are used to give high energy x-rays, it spares the skin, and uses electrons.

3) Brachytherapy – short range needles, wires, etc. or intravenous, no long term results have been recorded. (In 1999)

4) Palliative Radiotherapy is used for symptom relief for bone pain, bronchial obstruction, bleeding, head and neck diseases.

  • Tumors in the lung seem to respond to chemotherapy, but are not necessarily cured.
  • There are new ways to minimize the bad effects from breast cancer, using new techniques.
  • Wire implants are used for primary treatment, either implant or beam.
  • Lymphoma is sensitive to radiation and responds rapidly.
  • It is a team effort with the Oncologist.
  • Chemoradiation is used as a primary treatment for the neck and head.
  • Adjuvant therapy can be used for the breast, if cancer is in early stages, the smaller the tumor, the more curative the treatment.
  • Receptor state: 1-4 scale, a tumor 2cm or less = 1st grade.

(Check with your Oncologist for explanation)

All cures so far have been experimenting, while waiting for long term results.

  • The patient will need to make an elective decision, to take or not to take the treatment.
  • Mastectomy can still get cancer cells developing outside of the area removed.

The treatment should never be worse than the disease.

  • Question for Radiotherapists from the audience:
  • How effective is radiotherapy? (No notes taken here)

Chemotherapy:

  • Adjuvant: with breast cancer, there is a high risk for relapse, due to the microscopic nature of the disease, the goal is to eradicate microscopic tumors.
  • Curative: this is the intent for tumors, for them to be cured.
  • Palliative: treatment is given to slow things down, yet it is not curative.
  • Radiotherapy – is x-ray therapy, at a microscopic and chemical level.
  • Normal cells are injured as well as cancer cells. The body’s DNA – has 2 strands –the double strand breaks after this treatment.
  • There is damage to the cell, and they are unable to replicate, then they die.
  • Radiation therapy is 100 years old.
  • Breast cancer – secondary cancer – new drugs are available!
  • New hormone drugs, tamoxifen has failed sometimes. (In 1999)
  • Drugs leave body after 24 hours.
  • Effects wear off 6-8 weeks after.
  • It is the same with Radiotherapy.
  • Carcinoma insitu – very early breast cancer. Some doctor’s wouldn’t even call it cancer as it is not invasive. Some cases of carcinoma insitu can be treated by radiation therapy.
  • Beta carotene has been proven to reduce the risk of cancer.

End of Lecture by Dr Barry Cassidy

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Chemotherapy. Is It More Harmful Than Helpful?

What is Chemotherapy?

Lecture From Dr Koo Wen Hsin in 1999

Discaimer: Notes recorded by Debby Blettner

Dr Koo Wen Hsin is an Oncologist visiting Perth WA, from Singapore.

He sat in the audience, as a student, for 3 days before surprising everyone by standing on stage giving us all a lecture!

His lecture is about Hospice Care.

What is Chemotherapy? Cytotoxic drugs, (ie cell/toxic), chemical agents for the treatment of cancer.

1) To cure cancer.

2) To improve the chances of curing the cancer.

3) Prolong life.

4) To relieve symptoms.

Ninety percent of cancer cannot be cured by chemotherapyColon, breast and lung cancers cannot be killed by chemotherapy, and these cancers make up 90% of all cancers.

Testicular tumorsovarian cancer, leukemia’s in children, Hodgkin’s disease are very sensitive to chemicals and can be killed by chemotherapy.

Non Hodgekin’s Cancer, of the Lymph Nodes generally speaking, is very chemotherapy sensitive, also radiation works on these cancers.

Testicular cancer is very chemotherapy sensitive.

Dr. Hsin is a Palliative Physician, a Hospice doctor.

Non sensitive cancer:

  • It will do more harm than good to be given chemotherapy.

These include:

  • Non–small-cell lung cancer.
  • Liver cancer.
  • Renal Cell cancer.
  • Brain tumors.
  • Cancer of unknown primary.

Moderately Chemo Sensitive:

These include:

  • Small cell lung cancer.
  • Breast cancer.
  • Colon cancer.
  • Stomach cancer.

After surgery the cancer can return – 5 – 10 years which equals cured to a doctor.

Doctors give chemotherapy to improve the chances of survival and reduce the chances of relapse.

There are 3 types of Chemotherapy given:

Adjuvant chemotherapy, systemic chemotherapy and Palliative chemotherapy –all given to improve the chances.

The Immune System is lowered by Chemotherapy.

A Clinical trial took place:

Phase one trial – there was a request for volunteers. These volunteers were given drugs with no proven effect on cancer. The Clinical trial was required to give records of what damage the drugs will do. How much damage? Some volunteers died.

Phase 2: With the results of the Trial, the concentration of drugs is worked out.

Phase 3: New drug is compared with the gold standard, which has the best response etc., and is marketed.

“How long is my chemotherapy?”

This depends on:

1) Tumour size.

2) Symptom control.

3) Quality of life.

It is difficult to tell.

Adjuvant chemotherapy, where there is no more cancer, it has been surgically removed, is to prevent a relapse. Many don’t relapse anyway, even without 6 months of chemotherapy!

If cat scan shows up black, with defined edges, it usually indicates cancer, also ultrasound.

  • Liver cancer, surgery is only method, remove part of it, if can.
  • Not chemotherapy sensitive, liver cancer, but it does respond to Chinese herbs.
  • Symptom control- just check if symptoms are improving.
  • Quality of life – Stomach cancer cannot be cured by chemotherapy.

A woman with stomach cancer could eat and drink after chemotherapy, but she had a goal in mind, her wedding, a new apartment, she was not cured but she achieved her goal!

Results of Chemotherapy:

  • hair loss
  • vomiting.
  • Bone marrow suppression.
  • Low resistance.

The bad part of chemotherapy, is that every organ of the body can be affected by chemotherapy. Very tired after chemotherapy. Many bad results from chemotherapy, a long list of side effects.

After chemotherapy there were results on the patients x-rays, but the patient had no energy. He took herbal medicine and massage to maintain his function – lung and brain tumor. He stopped chemotherapy. The chemotherapy couldn’t heal, but took away the quality of life. He was given a choice of two years of lying at home or one year of active life, without chemotherapy. The patient needs to decide on their fate.

Chemotherapy Costs:

1) Consultation.

2) Lab tests.

3) Medication. In Singapore, all of these are very expensive.

4) Others – most important! The carer, the person taking care of the cancer patient, may have to give up their job to help the patient, has to wait with the patient to see the doctor. Consider the carer when deciding whether or not to take chemotherapy.

Today’s doctor is:

1) Scientist.

2) Saint.

3) Shopkeeper.

Therefore 5-10% people really benefit from chemotherapy!

Therefore every patient is offered chemotherapy.

“How long do I have to live?”

The doctor will study the Median Survival Chart of Statistics.

The general figure is figured out by statistics.

The first person lives three years and the rest live longer.

The doctor will inform the patient that he has three years to live!

Gross misrepresentation. Very inaccurate. It is impossible to predict.

Statistics only.

Evidence based herbs – lots of evidence to support for immune system! Not much scientific evidence for it.

How do I prepare for chemo?

1) Nutrition.

2) Exercise.

3) Talk to others. It’s hard travelling alone.

Cancer is a word, not a sentence.

Oncologists always treat, forget to prevent!

What they practice full time is what is supposed to be done after communication and nutrition.

Support groups respond much better to treatments than those that are hidden at home.

Neuro phycho neurology – right frame of mind affects hormones. Lab studies have proven this! Too much trust is in Lab’s and chemicals.

To cure sometimes, to relieve often, to comfort always!

Dr. Hsin showed a slide of two handfuls of drugs, which were taken by a patient each day – add a dressing and it can become a meal!

Dr Hsin showed a slide of a mother holding a baby that had a man’s head, a shirt and tie, a reminder to cuddle and hold close the person in need.

Dr. Hsin apologized for his lack of knowledge of nutrition care.

400 lymph nodes are around the neck and in underarms. Regional lymph nodes. Clusters of white blood cell – nodes.

Inject dye into tumor and wait and see how many lymph nodes are connected. Remove those. Lymph removal depends on the surgeon.

There is a group of doctors that are very aggressive with chemicals. They cause vomiting, hair loss, nausea, but this is no problem to the doctor, no worries to him, only to the patient.

There are injectable Chinese remedies.

Massage and oral Chinese medicine. Chi kung and tai- chi.

NB: Dr. Hsin also said that,

The Oncologist looks at the problem and focuses on the cure of the problem and often forgets about the patient.”

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Helping Life To Be Better!

Tags : LaughterThree Phases of Grief

Category : Cancer Self-Help Emotional Healing Hope and Faith

By Dr Pat Giles in 1999

Disclaimer: Notes recorded by Debby Blettner

Introducing: Dr. Pat Giles, Formerly Associate Professor of Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology OB-GYN, University WA.

He is an acclaimed speaker for Western Australian graduate Doctors and Medical Students.

Presenting: A lecture on “Helping life to be better.”

Grief can be a very strengthening experience.

Laughter is a great tranquilizer.

There are 3 phases to grief:

1st phase – the problems hit you, you receive the diagnosis.

2nd phase– The acute stress is gone but you still can’t see beyond the horizon.

3rd phase– No person’s land in between.

Survivors develop strategies that help them survive.

Phase 1:

After the diagnosis has sunk in, life is grey. Lap up kind gestures and acts of kindness. It does you good.

When words are used in empathy, it is not so much the words, but the emotion that sticks.

The good company of friends is worth a pharmaceutical shelf of medicines.

Praying: say what you feel like.

Take it easy on yourself, have what you enjoy, take it easy on yourself.

Phase 2:

NB: Yoga training was taken up by this doctor, Dr Giles. He did it for 20 minutes a day.

Talk through your worries when you need to, it reduces them significantly.

We want to feel that we are being cared for, mended spiritually, emotionally, physically and mentally.

Relaxation is important. Attend concerts and movies.

NB: Dr Giles took meditation and yoga and prayer as an antidote for all the negative, after his child was suddenly killed in a car accident.

One day a week be free from the News.

Walking is the cheapest, least hazardous exercise. Walk leisurely- enjoy social interaction.

Walking by the sea or in a forest helps us to see ourselves as a smaller creation, part of the big picture.

Enjoy good company– good sleep and good food.

Social help– people who help us are very important, relationships are important.

There is a lot of evidence to prove that relationships and touch are very important.

Social support can help people live longer.

Socially isolated – if you are it is difficult to make friends after diagnosis. You should do it before hand.

Spiritual values – become at peace with yourself and your Creator.

Believe that suffering has a meaning and bear their cross with them, or stay with people that have positive outlooks.

Joke: The greatest sin is to overcook fish!

(Everybody present roared with laughter!)

Feel fulfilled by helping others!

NB: After Dr Gile’s tragedy, he blew kisses to people who honked at him at the lights. He said that two women followed him home!

By giving you receive, physically.

People with Aides who helped others, lived 3x longer!

If you have cancer don’t make any big decisions, sit tight.

Seek information, misinformation can be very distressful.

Some people think that cancer is contagious.

For your GP doctor:

  • Make a list.
  • If you can’t get through it in one consultation, just tick it off as it gets done.
  • Get all of the information you feel you need.
  • If you feel rushed, confused or intimidated, tell your doctor to slow it down.

For Yourself:

Maintain fitness.

Use different methods of relaxing, feeling good and helping others.

Never let the treatment be worse than the disease.

Anything that is therapeutic has a thorn.

Every therapeutic rose has its thorn.

Keep an open mind, but no so open that your brains drop out!

You’ll be happy if you strive for fitness, feel in control, be optimistic, have friends you can share confidence with.

Many people feel benefited from having cancer. They appreciate things they once took for granted.

Support groups make you feel better and add days to your life. Ventilate feelings, communicate, it helps you to cope.

Despair over diagnosis: sometimes getting the diagnosis can be worse than the disease.

A patient was ready to die and he asked the doctor if he had cancer. The doctor told the patient that he did not have cancer and the patient died with a smile on his face.

Forgive freely.

Prayer – If you pray, you change, and the way you look at life changes.

Happiness isn’t in the future, but here and now with whom you are with and where you are.

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Coming Soon: Chemotherapy? Is it more harmful than helpful?

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Everyone Has a First Time To Face New Experiences

By Debby Blettner

I was not brave, I was scared stiff, but the curiosity of the dive, knowing Who was “holding my hand”, gave me courage.

Diving can be thrilling!

My first dive came after I was pushed into a 30 meter diving pool at Beatty Park Swimming Pool in Western Australia when I was 15. I found my cycling skills very effective for keeping my head above water until I clawed the wall of the pool to escape drowning.

A year later it was the intimidating diving board. I watched a few jumping, a few people diving. I had to try. Prancing down the diving board to the edge overhanging the water was exhilarating, so was the decision to jump or dive.

chose the dive, neatly tucking my head into my arms, forming into an arrow without too much hesitation, leaving the bouncing diving board.

Flying through the air with the greatest of ease was beautiful. I imagined myself as I did in my dreams, flying freely and effortlessly. My dream crashed when I broke the surface of the water with my hands. The rest was downhill all the way into the depths of the pool.

Pondering if I should attempt to reach the bottom of the pool, reality struck as my breath became more challenging to hold. The water changed rapidly to a deeper shade of blue, the thrill was becoming a thriller.

Putting panic aside, I connected to the One I had always known and loved, having faith this was indeed not my last moment on earth.

Gravity began pulling me upwards gracefully to the light. It seemed an eternal distance, like a light at the end of a long tunnel. I began to blow bubbles to avoid my head from splitting from the intense pressure of the water.

I felt a special moment between me and my Creator. There was nothing I could do but surrender, kick gently and paddle my arms with cupped hands powering my way to the surface.

Patience, hope and faith became my life’s lesson. Somehow I knew I would surface, keeping my eyes fixed firmly on the pale blue-lit water while surfacing.

lost focus, my face surrounded with bubbles, fearing I would not make it. I thought of my parents, my stupidity at taking the dive, the risk, all for the thrill of it.

With each moment the surface became clearer, the more I surrendered the faster I surfaced. As my kicking and digging slowed, being almost faint with exhaustion with no breath left in me with no more thoughts, the miracle happened.

In surreal slow-motion my head surfaced through the pale blue circle I had focused so hard on. I gasped so hard I thought I would pass out.

believed I was still alive, though not absolutely sure. Without knowing I found myself holding the wall of the pool, too weak to get out.

Again, without knowing how, I found myself on dry land, walking towards my towel and gear. It took me a few days to comprehend all that had happened. This is my first time to describe it in words, but the impression of it lasted my life time.

So often I related my first dive to my new endeavors including my wedding, natural childbirths for my two daughters, my experience in a hijacked airplane, cancer surgeries, reversing autoimmune diseases as a few examples.

It seems no matter how deep I fall, I know I will always rise again to the surface. My faith pulls me through every time.

What dives have you taken lately?

What dives are overdue?

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The Immune System: Helpful Gifts For Our Survival

Lecture From Dr Ivy Bullen in 1999

Disclaimer: Notes recorded by Debby Blettner

Immune System:

Dr Bullen first explained about the different cells present, the T CellsT Helper CellsT Suppressor CellsNatural Killer Cells and B Cells.

  • The Thymus is the training ground for the immune system and is located under the chest bone, the sternumTapping this area, with your fingers, at least 20 times per day has the effect of stimulating the immune system.
  • B Cells are made in marrow and they spot viruses. After spotting the virus they become an ammunition factory of antibodies. This is not the most effective way of fighting cancer because they need ammunition to shoot.
  • T Cells fight and damage invading cells. They mop up war zones.
  • T Helper Cells are non-killing scouts that send messages to T Cells who kill on command from headquarters.
  • Specialized T Cells called NK Cells, (Natural Killer Cells) are well trained! They need no messages. They shoot to kill – the SS Squad!
  • T Suppressor Cells are the Headquarters who regulate all production of cells and prevention of more production, keeping things at a correct balance. There is a Stop – Grow message between cells. Accelerator and brakes help to control cell division.
  • “Cytokines” say grow, and “Anticytokines” say stop. This red light, green light system needs to be balanced for controlled growth and good health. If the brakes fail the cells reproduce and divide without check, and tumors develop.
  • NK Cells poke “fingers” into cancer cells and inject granules into the cancer cells (perforans), to kill their target. If their target is a cancer cell, they inject the granules and chemical reaction results in blowing a hole in the cancer cell to kill it!
  • The KSR’s (Stimulating receptors) detect between normal body cells and cancer cells and tell the NK when to kill. It leaves the normal cells alone. An inhibitory cell tells the NK cells to leave the normal cell alone and protects it!

If your immune system is fully switched on, you won’t get cancer.

Power of Prayer:

Three hundred patients in a group were separated into two groups. People from outside the group were given information on the cancer patients. One group of cancer patients was not prayed for and the other was.

The people prayed for had less death, were sent home earlier, had less cardio arrests, healed much faster and had less problems than the group that was not prayed for!

Any surgery can depress the immune system.

Do anything you can to take antioxidants after surgery to build it up to counteract the depression to your immune system.

Immune typing is a Blood test to check for NK’s (Natural Killer Cells.) Another name for it is LSM, (Lymphocyte surface markers).

There are 5 known causes of cancer:

1) Carcinogens– poisons

2) Genetic Disposition

3) Radiation

4) Diet

5) Life Styles and Stress

  • Genetic Disposition:
  • or predisposition.
  • An experiment was performed on mice, all of which had the same genetics. They all had oncogenes, which predispose them to cancer.
  • Some were given four times greater stress than the others, and they developed cancer. The highly stressed mice developed cancer, not the non-stressed ones.
  • Both groups were ‘oncogene’ predisposed. The gun was loaded, it just needed a trigger. Stress is often the trigger.
  • Japanese women have the lowest levels of breast cancer in the world. Yet, Japanese women in Hawaii have a much higher incidence of breast cancer. Could this be related to diet, or lifestyle?
  • Life Style and Stress:
  • workaholic is someone who works 60-70 hours a week with no time for rest. They have high physical and emotional stress.
  • 8 hours of sleep is required.
  • Interleukins (produced by sleep), are good for the immune system.
  • Laughter, singing, and quiet meditation and thinking positive thoughts also greatly benefit the immune system as does exercise recreation and healthy food.
  • Avoid junk food.

Emotional Stress:

1) Inability to express emotions.

2) Unresolved conflicts.

3) Unresolved problems.

4) Denial behavior.

5) Excessive need for approval.

6) Helplessness.

The above have been found to be common in cancer patients.

  • Anger:
  • It is very important to express your emotions and tell the other person you are angry. An alternative to this is to run around the block, to get rid of anger.
  • Confusion about medical procedures and options for treatment can be very stressful.
  • Denial:
  • Denial of any health problems, spending lots of time helping others at the neglect of your own health can sometimes be symptoms of denialignoring the problem or not wanting to face it or accept it.

All these things can lead to stress, which can encourage cancer. It is not what happens to you but how you react to what happens to you, that is experience!

It is important to focus on the person, not the disease, to change the outcome of the illness. A change of thought patterns causes different hormones and chemicals to be secreted in the body. So a positive mind and keeping on top of things is very important.

Atotal of 152 very ill patients were studied. Those with a positive attitude responded better to treatment and did better than negative patients with less serious diseases!

Depression is very bad for the immune system and Natural Killer Cell count. Look at your stress level to improve your immune system.

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