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Andrea Barnett Budin · 07-27-2012, 09:10 AM

Hi y'all!

Larry Dossey's book Healing Words begins with "...we thought we had given away to doctors and priests our ability to heal. But here it was, still in our possesion..." "...we were more than we had thought we were." A quote from Alvar Nufiez Cabeza de Vaca to the king of Spain, early sixteenth century.

We possess the power to heal. Yes, surgeries and medications and chemotherapies are fantastic advancements. But at our core, we can converse with our bodies and instruct them to heal. The body's main function is to be your servant, following orders from the command center.

Who is telling the mind to instruct the body? I believe it is the Soul. Or Spirit.

Andi

07-27-2012, 09:10 AM	#13
Andrea Barnett Budin Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: LAND OF YES! w/home in Boca Raton, Florida Orig from L.I., N.Y. Ever hovering IN THE NOW... Posts: 1,904	Finding your power...! THE POWER TO HEAL... Hi y'all! Larry Dossey's book Healing Words begins with "...we thought we had given away to doctors and priests our ability to heal. But here it was, still in our possesion..." "...we were more than we had thought we were." A quote from Alvar Nufiez Cabeza de Vaca to the king of Spain, early sixteenth century. We possess the power to heal. Yes, surgeries and medications and chemotherapies are fantastic advancements. But at our core, we can converse with our bodies and instruct them to heal. The body's main function is to be your servant, following orders from the command center. Who is telling the mind to instruct the body? I believe it is the Soul. Or Spirit. Andi __________________ Andi BB '95 post-meno dx Invasive LOBULAR w/9cm tumor! YIKES + 2/21 nodes. Clear mammo 10 mnths earlier. Mastec/tram flap reconst/PORT/8 mnths chemo (4Adria/8CMF). Borderline ER/PR. Tamoxifen 2 yrs. Felt BLESSED. I could walk and talk, feed and bathe myself! I KNEW I would survive... '98 -- multiple mets to liver. HER2+ 80%. ER/PR- Raging, highly aggressive tumors spreading fast. New PORT. 9 mnths Taxotere Fought fire w/fire! Pronounced in cautious remission 5/99. Taxotere weekly for 6 wks, 2 wks off -- for 9 mnths. TALK ABOUT GRUELING! (I believe they've altered that protocol since those days -- sure hope so!!) + good old Vit H wkly for 1st 3 yrs, then triple dosage ev 3 wks for 7 yrs more... The "easy" chemo, right?! Not a walk in the park, but not a freight train coming at 'ya either... Added Herceptin Nov '98 (6 wks after FDA fast-tracked it for met bc). Stayed w/Vit H till July '08! Now I AM FREE! Humbly and eternally grateful for this life-saving drug! NED since '99 and planning on keeping it that way. To hell w/poor prognosis and nasty stats! STOPPED VIT H JULY '08...! REMAIN STABLE... Eternally grateful...Yes is a world & in this world of yes live (skillfully curled) all worlds ... (e e cummings) EVERY DAY I BEAT MY PREVIOUS RECORD FOR # OF CONSECUTIVE DAYS I'VE STAYED ALIVE. Smile KNOWING you too can be a miracle. Up to me and God now...