During my treatment I was fortunate to be introduced to Dr. James Gordon, a psychiatrist who has devoted his practice to cancer patients and learning and teaching how the integration of conventional and alternative therapies can be productive in the fight against cancer. I LOVE the idea that no possible therapy is disregarded. He believes that a positive mental state, Chinese medicine, acupuncture, good nutrition and standard western medicine are all useful tools for the care of cancer patients. My father used to say when tackling a problem one should use all the tools in one’s shed. I couldn’t agree more. For those who aren’t lucky enough to live down the street from Dr Gordon’s office, he has written a book “Comprehensive Cancer Care, Integrating Alternative Complimentary and Conventional Therapies” and he is the director of the Center for Mind Body Medicine: www.cmbm.org. He is terrific.
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Very good blog you have here susu. I would like to point out the importance of knowing what works and what does not. Some things just are simply more plausible than others. I hope everyone reading this blog agrees. Hey, it is useful information, so why not? Can be a lifesaver if used properly.
Dear Anti-cancer–thank you for your post. I agree entirely. My thought here was that it has proven important for me to be my own health advocate and becoming educated on all possible therapies has been very helpful, for my health and for my state of mind. Thank you for reading!
Susan, Great News! I just heard about your journey thru ABC Newsletter. Good job girl.
Dean Eller: deller@donateblood.org
Dean, what a treat to hear from you! Thank you for your note. Hope you are well and hope to see you at the 50th!?
I’ll be there, looking forward to seeing you again. Also, send me your email address and I’ll send you a couple of articles that I wrote about Jenny, that you can probably relate to from your journey. Dean