| Kathy and Sally are both in their late 40's and | | | | cancer patient to get things in order, that's a sign |
| both have been diagnosed with breast cancer. | | | | that time is limited. |
| Both have a family. Both underwent | | | | However, whether it is time to go or not, |
| chemotherapy and radiation for their treatment. | | | | focusing on the quality of life along the way must |
| Both lost their hair and experienced the usual | | | | be pondered. Do you want to watch your loved |
| cancer treatment symptoms. The difference | | | | one truly suffer, rarely having a good moment as |
| between Kathy and Sally is their belief system | | | | they end their last days? Or do you want to |
| about natural treatments and supportive therapies. | | | | possibly offer something that could increase the |
| Kathy believes that because she never took a | | | | number of good moments that they have and |
| supplement before in her life, she shouldn't have | | | | possibly watch their situation turn around? |
| to take one now. Sally, on the other hand, grew | | | | Wouldn't you feel better if you were the one that |
| up in a family where alternative treatments were | | | | offered a solution that seemed to boost the |
| used before one went to the doctor. | | | | immune system and give them more energy? |
| Belief systems are a good predictor of what | | | | Some other things must also be considered: |
| someone will do during their cancer treatment. | | | | 1. A cancer patient is clearly suffering from |
| Kathy refused to even consider any alternatives | | | | vitamin and mineral deficiencies. According to the |
| that her friends offered. Since her doctor was | | | | American Cancer Society, selenium deficiency is |
| against the simple act of taking a multiple vitamin | | | | one of the most common trace elements |
| mineral, she never questioned his stand on | | | | associated with cancer. Unless these deficiencies |
| nutrition. "Oh, we don't want anything interfering | | | | are addressed, that patient will continue to feel |
| with your chemotherapy and radiation," he said. | | | | worse and worse. Some deficiencies feed cancer. |
| Kathy suffered miserably during her treatment | | | | 2. Many cancer patients are unable to consume |
| and her family suffered with her. They hated | | | | regular meals while undergoing cancer treatments. |
| standing by watching her die. | | | | That means that every morsel going in must be |
| Sally heard similar words from her doctor but | | | | high quality. Depending on medicinal constituents in |
| didn't believe them. Although she wasn't up for | | | | foods and herbs can fill in the gaps of their |
| the challenge herself, she asked her brother to | | | | nutritional limitations. |
| research the topic online. Before long, he | | | | 3. It is estimated that 2% of cancer cells become |
| discovered that there were several research | | | | unresponsive to chemotherapy and radiation and |
| articles cropping up in the scientific literature that | | | | develop resistance. These 2% of cells then can |
| proved that when a cancer patient took a multiple | | | | easily go on and become the next metastasis. |
| vitamin/mineral supplement and other nutritional | | | | These cells need to be addressed and that's |
| supplements, the patient had an easier time going | | | | where the natural medicinal constituents of herbs |
| through cancer treatment. Only wanting the best | | | | come into the picture. The herbs contain immune |
| for his sister, he contacted several qualified people | | | | system booster properties and simultaneously |
| and others with supportive nutrition for cancer | | | | enhance energy levels. |
| patients and had a whole protocol ready for her | | | | Farrah Fawcett probably spent $500+ per month |
| to take. She gladly took what they offered her. | | | | on her supplements and claimed they made a big |
| Sally's family knew something could be done to | | | | difference in her life in her documentary. Rather |
| boost her immune system and give her more | | | | than feel as if her last ounce of energy was |
| energy just so she could make it through another | | | | taken from her from the cancer treatments, she |
| day. Every day her family could see the benefits | | | | still had energy to write her journal and be filmed |
| of her alternative plan on her outlook, prognosis, | | | | so that others could benefit. |
| skin tone and texture and the light of life in her | | | | But that amount of money Farrah spent on |
| eyes. | | | | supplements could put a lot of financial stress on |
| There is never any guarantee with supportive | | | | a family. If this is the case for you, the easiest |
| treatments for cancer. The reason why is | | | | way to make wise choices in supplements is to |
| obvious: God calls some people home during the | | | | find out what's already available on the market |
| time they have the disease. If God is prompting a | | | | for cancer patients in similar situations. |