How I Healed Myself of Cancer Update

My blog article, “How I Healed Myself of Cancer,” was recently published in a Wisconsin magazine in an abbreviated form under the title, “How I Healed Myself of Cancer – One man’s Story.” It is in the January 2009 issue of Nature’s Pathways – Your Path to healthy Living, which is published in Appleton, Wisconsin and distributed around Northern Wisconsin.

My Article

Their website is: http://www.naturespathwayswi.com. This area is near my hometown. I haven’t lived around there for almost forty years so it should be interesting to see if there is any reaction from my old friends and family. Most of them would probably never read such a magazine which is health related and kind of “new agey.” However, you never know! It will be OK with me if I can help even one person in that area discover an alternative means of healing a serious life threatening illness. Sometimes we are our own best doctor!

You Are Always Praying!

The other day a reader contacted me about how I healed myself of CLL – Stage 4. She wanted to know about the role of Spirituality in my healing. This is a fair question; one I did not fully address in my initial article.  Link: https://spiritbiz.wordpress.com/2008/09/27/how-i-healed-myself-of-cancer/

When I first discovered that I had a serious illness, it was quite a shock to my system. I had been fairly healthy up to that point. I rarely got the flu, and colds were only occasional. Sometimes just the shock of finding out you have a terminal illness can be enough to kill someone. And then after the doctor has told you that you have “only so many more moons to live,” well that just adds to the over-all debilitating effect.

The Medical Answer – Chemotherapy and Radiation

If you have cancer, they usually prescribe chemo, which of course is a noxious poison. How is poison going to help you heal? Radiation may be even worse. So I was dealing with the shock of finding out that I would not be alive much longer, and naturally listened to what the so called “experts” had to say as they pushed their poisonous remedies. I tried the chemo for a brief time, but felt instinctively after one round that this was not good for me – so discontinued the second round of treatment, convinced there was another way. Fortunately, I had a doctor who was willing to work with me as I told him I wanted to try alternative therapies. He gave me six months to do so, and said after that I would have to look at some drastic alternatives, including a bone marrow transplant.

Cancer Support Groups Supporting their Cancer

In my research, I came across some of the on-line so-called “support groups” for my particular type of cancer. However, after evaluating what they were actually saying, I decided that they were not promoting healing. They were all talking about getting a BMT – Bone Marrow Transplant and other harsh modalities like that. And one woman who was touting her successful BMT stated that she only had to take a cocktail of a dozen or so drugs for the rest of her life in order to maintain her “healing.” That’s not what I considered a true healing. When I suggested there might be other ways, nobody was interested in pursuing it, so I left the online group, feeling they were supporting one another in the medical model of the disease rather than searching for a real cure.

Researching Alternatives

Being a believer in more natural forms of healing I started to research alternative options. In my research, I discovered that there were hundreds of methods I could try, and tried quite a few: Herbs, enzymes, essential oils, healers, a chi gong master, raw foods including raw liver, restricted diets, etc.

One important item that must be addressed when confronting a “terminal illness” is the psycho-spiritual realm. I started by getting a reading from a good psychic we knew from England. He picked up on the fact that I was depressed. I had been feeling that I was a failure; at the end of my rope; what do I have to live for, etc. The reason for this depression was that I had invested many years working on a metaphysical talk radio show. And we had recently lost our primary sponsor, and so the show was dead. I was unemployed, and now this blow just added to the depression and feelings of “what’s the use?” It was shortly after the radio show ended that I discovered that I had cancer. But it’s good to have a clear baseline.

The Function of Prayer

After I had accepted the challenge of self-healing, I prayed for guidance, and also other people were praying for me as well. I think it is important when praying for a healing, to realize that one must pray to discover and remove the cause of the illness. There are many “spiritual” people who think that God or Jesus or whomever they believe in will come along and tap them on the head and then they will be instantly healed. I do not believe this is the way it works.

“We are always praying, so be careful what you’re saying,” is a line I used to hear quite a lot when I was in Unity Church of Christianity circles. This is true. However, it also goes much deeper. We are also always praying by our attitudes and beliefs about every aspect of our life. If I believe that the doctor’s prognosis is death in so many moons, then that is usually how it actually works out.

Renunciation

In true healing we must first confront “the Big Bad Dragon” looming before us, which is the idea of death or suffering or whatever the doctor has pronounced as our immediate reality and future. Another way to state this phase is Renunciation or Denial. I feel we must actively renounce whatever is confronting us. It even helps to do this verbally. “I, Sam Smith, renounce cancer in my body from this day forward.” Some people may not actually say this but may simply feel it. That’s OK, too.

Positive Faith

I found it incredibly important to retain a positive sense of faith that my condition could be turned around. Maybe God was not going to tap me on the head, but rather to “show me the way.” In my opinion, there are psycho-somatic illnesses that can be healed purely with prayer and an attitude adjustment, but there are also other illnesses which are caused by poor nutrition or by some type of poison. Knowing this, one should create their prayer to be open to guidance to discover and eliminate the cause of the illness.

For instance, I have read that the lack of the simple element of Mg – magnesium, can cause all sorts of havoc with the bodily systems. Even a terrible disease such as Parkinson’s may be positively affected by taking adequate amounts of magnesium and other basic substances. So if one’s diet is lacking is some important elements and you prayed to be led to discovering what they were, you could have a healing that way. Other health problems may respond best by cleansing, fasting, exercise, etc. No amount of prayer is going to do the healing unless it is combined with an openness to listening to one’s inner guidance as well as to the guidance that is available all around us.

The Road to Recovery

In my case, my road to healing was very simple once I had tried and exhausted many alternatives. I discovered a theory that one could have an infected root canal tooth that might be poisoning my blood. This idea came from a book my brother recommended called, “Root Canal Cover-Up EXPOSED,” by Dr. George Meinig. Once I understood the concept I immediately had the tooth removed. At the same time I started taking coral calcium which I believe helped provide some needed nutrition as well as clean up the blood to start me on the healing track. The recovery at this point started out with a bang and then proceeded slowly over the months and years.

You Are Always Praying

From a spiritual perspective, the most important rule to remember is that “You Are Always Praying.” If you have a positive attitude and are open to discovering alternatives, you can heal. And if you don’t have a positive attitude, get one. It is never too late to change your frame of mind or reference. Healing is possible, and it doesn’t necessarily have to come through poison or surgery. It can come through tuning in to a different frequency and following the directives your inner guidance gives.

You can heal… I am living proof of that.

How I Healed Myself of Cancer

In the summer of 1999 I was diagnosed with CLL.

What exactly is CLL?
Definition: Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia is a type of cancer in which the bone marrow makes too many lymphocytes (a type of white blood cell). CLL is a blood and bone marrow disease that usually gets worse slowly. CLL is the second most common type of leukemia in adults. It often occurs during or after middle age

Stage IV Cancer – A Death Sentence
I was told that I was in stage 4 – the final stage of the disease. I was shocked and dismayed as I’d recently moved to California to begin a new life with my partner, and when we heard the diagnosis, she and I experienced a sense of disbelief. In the months that followed, I was hospitalized twice for massive infections because my immune system wasn’t working properly anymore. I had huge lumps on my neck, shoulders, and arms. There were many emergency room visits for related problems.

Investigating Alternatives
I told my doctors that I wanted to investigate alternatives, and they said I had adequate time in which to do that. So I began a journey of doing everything I could think of to get better. I entered into vitamin regimens, positive thinking, and going to healers. I investigated eating raw foods, grinding wheat grass several times a day, and eating raw liver. From there I went to intensive vitamin therapies, essential oils, and therapeutic enzyme therapy. I landed in the hospital after a bad reaction to some of the things I was taking. Nothing worked, and I was spending a small fortune on alternative modalities. In the meantime, my WBC (white blood cell) count kept rising.

Going Along with Big Medicine
I thought that I’d used up my alternative options, and after discussing it with my doctor, I agreed to two rounds of chemotherapy. First I tried the oral pill form called Chlorambusil. That made me sick so I quit after a few weeks. Later I tried liquid Floudaribine. I had a few infusions then stopped. Even though I didn’t experience the horrible reactions that some people talk about, after the second or third round, I felt it was time to stop. I reasoned that killing the healthy parts of my body to get to the bad guys didn’t seem right, and I didn’t like the side effects I did experience, or implication of what I was doing.

I Go to Stanford
My doctors (including one at Stanford) recommended a BMT (Bone Marrow Transplant) as the “final solution” which they would perform after six months of repeated rounds of chemotherapy. By then I was on Medicaid so the cost was not an issue. However, the uncertainty of success made me pause. I felt this could not possibly be the only way, even though Big Medicine had no other alternative and all the other things I’d tried hadn’t worked either. It was time to put on my researcher’s hat and leave no stone unturned. It was time for me to take my health and well-being into my own hands. I’d come to a point where I wasn’t able to work because of the fatigue level, and knew I had to do something to rebuild my body.

I Investigate QiGong
I began an extensive research process. I’d heard about a Chinese Qigong master who was having good results with people who had cancer, so I went to her 24 hour intensive, and began a qigong regimen that included intensive fasting and taking disgusting herbs and doing qigong for hours on end. She said I would have to keep this up for at least nine months. I did feel better and I lost a lot of weight but the prospect of keeping up that pace was daunting. However, the WBC count was not going down.

I Go Back to Work
I am a practical sort and I figured that since I was feeling better, I would try to go to work again.  I needed the income since I hadn’t worked for well over a year and run down my savings.  I also sensed that I needed a physical type of job after my years of a sedentary job of editing video and doing computer work. I immediately got a part time job at a local Kinko’s just a few blocks away so that I’d be on the move more.  At first I would come home dog tired, but as the weeks turned into months, and as I’d suspected the work slowly built up my stamina. I was able to sustain energy levels that I hadn’t experienced for a number of years. Yet I could also feel a pain deep within my bones if I sat around too long after I got home.

I Discover Coral Calcium
While at this new job, I had time to continue my research into the human body and into the interaction with nutrients, minerals, and chemical interchanges. I felt an answer was looming just out of reach. In April of 2001, while researching new types of water filters, I found a little book that talked about the role of calcium in cancer. What I read in the book made sense to me, and after a few inquiries, I found a company that sold a product that I felt intuitively was going to be good for me. I began taking coral calcium. After only 5 days on the product, I went for my regularly scheduled blood test. The results were pretty impressive!

For the first time in a year, my WBC count had dropped. It had been hovering around 30,000, and suddenly it registered 18,000! My doctor asked me what I’d been doing differently. I told him, and he dismissed it. As he walked out the door, he looked over his shoulder at me. “It can’t hurt anything, though….so why not keep it up.” I did. Each month when I went for my check up, the blood cell count either stayed stationary or decreased. However, other parts of the blood panel were also moving in positive directions, and I was noticing major differences in my body. The lumps were slowly going down. My skin was clearing. My hair was growing in darker. The horrible body cramps I’d had were alleviated. I could sleep through the night without pain, and a particular problem I’d had – waking up in a painful jack-knifed position was gone. My endurance level increased, and I was feeling more like myself than I had in years.

I continued on coral calcium through November of 2001. My doctor began to show signs of taking the calcium seriously. He asked a lot of questions, and determined that my improvement did not follow the normal progression of the disease. Since there was nothing else I was doing, he determined it was worth recommending this treatment to another of his patients who was about my age and had a similar case. What started out as a “death” sentence had been transmuted into a a major healing and a return to a normal life.

As of April 1, 2002 my WBC levels were down to 15.6 – I consider that to be a great demonstration after having a high of 159.0 just two years prior.

2008 Update
Within about a year of 2002 my WBC levels were just outside of the “normal” range according to occasional tests conducted at Kaiser Hospital. And shortly afterwards the levels were well within the range of normal. By then I had tapered off on taking the coral calcium and rarely use it these days.

I’m letting you know about my experience because I think we have to make sure we are not trapped in a mindset that believes only one way is possible. If I believed what Big Medicine believes I would probably be dead right now. Big Medicine does not yet have the magic bullet that will cure this disease, and many of the regimens used to help it are harmful to the body as a whole. I am not against using the benefits of medicine, but I do think we need to recognize that its’ limitations do not have to be our own.