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| I look at the nervous, circulatory, and digestive systems and consider whether glands are under- or overactive. In particular, I have noticed that many people with cancer have underactive thyroid and/or adrenal glands. |
| In my work, it is important to use all available information, be intuitive, and avoid tunnel vision, i.e., using only one system to assess the client. My intention is to use information from any source that can help me to create the very best protocol for each individual. |
| Besides an appropriate medical approach, patients seek a hopeful prognosis and humane, caring treatment, and emotional support from their caregivers. Support groups with fellow patients also offer exceptional opportunities for nurturing and comfort. This is an area in mainstream medicine that needs improvement. |
| Many people with cancer feel they are treated disrespectfully by conventional (and sometimes nonconventional) doctors. People have described practitioners as arrogant, aloof, even cold, and have come away feeling discouraged and alone. To be rushed out of office appointments armed with the same drug and diagnostic test prescriptions that are uniformly presented to all cancer patients is demeaning. Patients need to be treated with respect, listened to, given adequate time to talk of fears and worries, and to feel confident about what treatments they will be receiving. |
| Each person with cancer views the situation in a different way. Some see it as a gift because it causes them to stop and evaluate what's really important in their lives; others are angry or feel helpless; still others feel cursed and wonder what they've done wrong. It's important to allow these feelings to surface and to discuss them. I can feel the benefit as I sit with people, particularly at initial consultations, and we take the time to talk about many things other than cancer. I dive into my clients' livesinto their hearts and souls, not just their pressing physical problems. I am not afraid to be involved, to love freely, to be helpful at each of the many levels at which healing takes place. We may never scientifically prove that happy people are much better able to overcome illness, but I see loneliness and sadness as epidemic illnesses in our society. Therefore, for me, friendship and love are essential to the healing process. Over time, my patients and I get to know each other. This is important for me in order to create an individual's protocol. Our time together also allows the client to feel more like a whole person and less like a disease. |
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