Thank You Jesus!

--- On Wed, 11/4/09, Ian Dixon <iandixon25lr@...> wrote:


From: Ian Dixon <iandixon25lr@...>
Subject: [fight together] With Cancer, Life update
To: "'Ian Dixon'" <iandixon25lr@...>
Date: Wednesday, November 4, 2009, 8:33 AM


 





After a terminal prognosis of 6 months with malignant melanoma stage 4 given
at 11.00 a.m. on December 19th 2003, I admit to being repeatedly astonished
and truly delighted - again by my latest scan result today - STABLE

:-)

After a whole year without a scan, tension mounted, I was aware of natural
aging challenging the efficiency of my immune system, the pressures of
living through the financial crisis, etc, etc, etc - I feared

The truth is I was right to be careful, to keep in sight the fragility of
good health and to focus and support my body in its challenge - and in that
there is certainly more I can do (waistline! )

The truth is that there are no visible new lesions and that the one
remaining lesion is smaller - WOW!

I am so GRATEFUL for this extra time - a bonus which I honour and I hope to
use even more wisely

And I am so grateful to those who have helped me and continue to do so - so
many people have helped and I am hugely grateful to every one.

Special mentions are:

-my family and friends who have given me inspiration and have kept showing
me the light, love and smiles of life, so that I look beyond the darkness of
inevitable - but apparently ever distant - self-grief

-Professor Gus Dalgleish and the Cancer Vaccine Institute for their wisdom
and understanding and guidance. When I repeatedly hear of so many more
youthful lives under threat, I know that Gus's challenging, wisdom and
determinatioin so justly deserves funding and the donations so necessary to
carry science forward and help save the lives of the one in three of us who
get cancer.

-The Penny Brohn Centre that opened my eyes to the possibility that
complementary therapies could and do help make a difference

-Marion Howells and the Journey for bringing me towards truth and an
increasingly healthier enjoyment of life (and Professor Alistair Cunnigham
for his research studies that endorse such an approach as making a
difference for many, an approach in which I am still increasing confidence)

-The Icon Magazine issued by CancerActive for its wise guidance and support

-various fellow warriors on the web who have inspired me by their own
stories and guidance or who have touched me by their own challenges

-You

:-)

Love and Healing

Ian

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Congratulations!  You are an inspiration for all of us.  Polly

--- On Wed, 11/4/09, Ian Dixon <iandixon25lr@...> wrote:

From: Ian Dixon <iandixon25lr@...>
Subject: [fight together] With Cancer, Life update
To: "'Ian Dixon'" <iandixon25lr@...>
Date: Wednesday, November 4, 2009, 5:33 AM













 









After a terminal prognosis of 6 months with malignant melanoma stage 4 given

at 11.00 a.m. on December 19th 2003, I admit to being repeatedly astonished

and truly delighted  - again by my latest scan result today - STABLE



:-)



After a whole year without a scan, tension mounted, I was aware of natural

aging challenging the efficiency of my immune system, the pressures of

living through the financial crisis, etc, etc, etc - I feared



The truth is I was right to be careful, to keep in sight the fragility of

good health and to focus and support my body in its challenge - and in that

there is certainly more I can do (waistline! )



The truth is that there are no visible new lesions and that the one

remaining lesion is smaller - WOW!



I am so GRATEFUL for this extra time - a bonus which I honour and I hope to

use even more wisely



And I am so grateful to those who have helped me and continue to do so - so

many people have helped and I am hugely grateful to every one.



Special mentions are:



-my family and friends who have given me inspiration and have kept showing

me the light, love and smiles of life, so that I look beyond the darkness of

inevitable - but apparently ever distant - self-grief



-Professor Gus Dalgleish and the Cancer Vaccine Institute for their wisdom

and understanding and guidance. When I repeatedly hear of so many more

youthful lives under threat, I know that Gus's challenging, wisdom and

determinatioin so justly deserves funding and the donations so necessary to

carry science forward and help save the lives of the one in three of us who

get cancer.



-The Penny Brohn Centre that opened my eyes to the possibility that

complementary therapies could and do help make a difference



-Marion Howells and the Journey for bringing me towards truth and an

increasingly healthier enjoyment of life (and Professor Alistair Cunnigham

for his research studies that endorse such an approach as making a

difference for many, an approach in which I am still increasing confidence)



-The Icon Magazine issued by CancerActive for its wise guidance and support



-various fellow warriors on the web who have inspired me by their own

stories and guidance or who have touched me by their own challenges



-You



:-)



Love and Healing



Ian



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After a terminal prognosis of 6 months with malignant melanoma stage 4 given
at 11.00 a.m. on December 19th 2003, I admit to being repeatedly astonished
and truly delighted  - again by my latest scan result today - STABLE



:-)



After a whole year without a scan, tension mounted, I was aware of natural
aging challenging the efficiency of my immune system, the pressures of
living through the financial crisis, etc, etc, etc - I feared



The truth is I was right to be careful, to keep in sight the fragility of
good health and to focus and support my body in its challenge - and in that
there is certainly more I can do (waistline! )



The truth is that there are no visible new lesions and that the one
remaining lesion is smaller - WOW!



I am so GRATEFUL for this extra time - a bonus which I honour and I hope to
use even more wisely



And I am so grateful to those who have helped me and continue to do so - so
many people have helped and I am hugely grateful to every one.



Special mentions are:



-my family and friends who have given me inspiration and have kept showing
me the light, love and smiles of life, so that I look beyond the darkness of
inevitable - but apparently ever distant - self-grief



-Professor Gus Dalgleish and the Cancer Vaccine Institute for their wisdom
and understanding and guidance. When I repeatedly hear of so many more
youthful lives under threat, I know that Gus's challenging, wisdom and
determinatioin so justly deserves funding and the donations so necessary to
carry science forward and help save the lives of the one in three of us who
get cancer.



-The Penny Brohn Centre that opened my eyes to the possibility that
complementary therapies could and do help make a difference



-Marion Howells and the Journey for bringing me towards truth and an
increasingly healthier enjoyment of life (and Professor Alistair Cunnigham
for his research studies that endorse such an approach as making a
difference for many, an approach in which I am still increasing confidence)



-The Icon Magazine issued by CancerActive for its wise guidance and support



-various fellow warriors on the web who have inspired me by their own
stories and guidance or who have touched me by their own challenges



-You



:-)



Love and Healing



Ian



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Ye observe days, and months, and times, and years (Galatians 4:10)
Order my steps in thy word (Psalms 119: 133)

   A little clock which had just been finished by the maker was put on a shelf in
his wareroom between two older clocks who were busy ticking away the noisy
seconds.
   "Well," said one of the clocks to the newcomer.  "So you've started on this
task.  I'm sorry for you.  You're ticking bravely now, but you'll be tired
enough before you get through thirty-three million ticks."
   "Thirty-three million ticks!" said the frightened clock.  "Why, I never could
do that!"  And it stood still instantly with despair.
   "Why, you silly thing,"  said the other clock at this moment. "Why do you
listen to such words?  It's nothing of the kind.  You've only got to make one
tick this moment.  There, now, isn't that easy?  And now another, and that is
just as easy, and so right along."
   "Oh, if that's all," cried the new clock, "that's easily done, so here I go." 
And it started bravely on again, making a tick a moment and not counting the
months and millions.  But at the year's end, it had made 33,000,000 vibrations
without knowing it.

   Oh, if Christians would only live by the moment, not the year!  "Day by day"
is the limit of the Lord's Prayer.  "Sufficient unto the day is the evil
thereof, said the Lord.  And "as thy days, so shall thy strength be" is the
promise which four thousand years have not exhausted.

I ask thee for a present mind,
By patient watching wise,
A heart at leisure from itself
To soothe and sympathize.
                       Unknown

    Christians have to be more than others and do more than others.  Wild fruit,
growing as it will, can never become like the fruit that is cultivated and
watched.
                       Spence


Mrs. Charles E. Cowman
Streams In The Desert

This is one of my favorites.

http://wandascountryhome.com/names/

Hello Ian,
   I hope that all is well with you and your family...I have completed the Efudex
cream for this week...thank you for your suggestion and just for answering my
request to join...I am so thankful that this is over for me again...I only have
four areas that are bright red...I am thankful that a cream is available for me
to use.

God Bless you greatly is my prayer!

http://www.savedhealed.com/iamlist.htm

"Now unto Him that is able to exceeding abundantly above all that we ask or
think, according to the power that worketh in us."  Ephesians 3:20 KJV

L.O.V.E.
Lots Of Victories Endure!
   Mary Lou Brazell

My God Cares
"Casting all your care upon Him;
for He careth for you."
I Peter 5:7

-------------------------------------------------
MountainWings        A MountainWings Moment
#1200          Wings Over The Mountains of Life
-------------------------------------------------

The Parachute?
===============

Charles Plumb, a US Naval Academy graduate,
was a jet fighter pilot in Vietnam.

After 75 combat missions, his plane was destroyed by a
surface-to-air missile. Plumb ejected and parachuted into enemy
hands. He was captured and spent six years in a communist
Vietnamese prison.

He survived the ordeal and now lectures on lessons learned from
that experience.

One day, when Plumb and his wife were sitting in a restaurant,
a man at another table came up and said, "You're Plumb! You flew
jet fighters in Vietnam from the aircraft carrier Kitty Hawk.
You were shot down!"

"How in the world did you know that?" asked Plumb.

"I packed your parachute," the man replied.

Plumb gasped in surprise and gratitude.
The man pumped his hand and said, "I guess it worked!"

Plumb assured him, "It sure did. If your chute hadn't worked,
I wouldn't be here today."

Plumb couldn't sleep that night, thinking about that man.

Plumb says, "I kept wondering what he might have looked like in
a Navy uniform: a white hat, a bib in the back, and bell-bottom
trousers.

I wonder how many times I might have seen him and not even said
"Good morning," "How are you?" or anything because, you see,
I was a fighter pilot and he was just a sailor.

Plumb thought of the many hours the sailor had spent on a long
wooden table in the bowels of the ship, carefully weaving the
shrouds and folding the silks of each chute, holding in his
hands each time, the fate of someone he didn't know.

Now, Plumb asks his audience, "Who's packing your parachute?"

Everyone has someone who provides what he or she needs to make
it through the day. Plumb also points out that he needed many
kinds of parachutes when his plane was shot down over enemy
territory -- he needed his physical parachute, his mental
parachute, his emotional parachute, and his spiritual parachute.

He called on all these supports before reaching safety.

Sometimes in the daily challenges that life gives us, we miss
what is really important. We may fail to say hello, please, or
thank you, congratulate someone on something wonderful that has
happened to them, give a compliment, or just do something nice
for no reason.

As you go through this week, this month, this year, recognize
those people who pack your parachute.


Thank you for inviting MountainWings in your mailbox.
See you tomorrow.

Forward this issue to a friend or send them the link below:
http://www.mountainwings.com/past/1200.htm

Hello Ian,
   Thanks for the suggestion...I am taking Tylenol PM and Tylenol for
Arthritis...I have stronger medications but I try not to take the big guns.
<Smile>
   I thought that I would send one of my favorite lessons about The Oyster...I
hope everyone enjoys it...actinic keratoses is under my skin but I know that God
can give me another pearl...it all depends on what I do about it...and I haven't
been doing too well lately.
   Ian, I begin the last week of the Efudex treatment tomorrow...I will be
thankful when this is all over again...I am also using the Neutrogena Sunblock
SPF 45...my Dermatologist said that this one was alright...I am to use it
everyday...indoors and outdoors...regardless of the weather...and I do wear hats
now...I feel sure that everyone is familiar with this every day.
   You mentioned the journey in one of your messages...Is this...Our Journey of
Hope with Cancer Treatment Centers of America? 
 
God Bless you greatly is my prayer!
 
http://www.mamarocks.com/oyster.htm
 
L.O.V.E.
Lots of Victories Endure!
Mary Lou
 
 
My God Cares
"Casting all your care upon Him;
for He careth for you."
I Peter 5:7
 


--- On Fri, 8/14/09, Ian Dixon <iandixon25lr@...> wrote:


From: Ian Dixon <iandixon25lr@...>
Subject: RE: [fight together] Thanks!
To: fighttogether@yahoogroups.com
Date: Friday, August 14, 2009, 1:39 PM


 



Hi Mary Lou

A long time ago, when I was looking at research studies, I spotted an
immunotherapy drug trial for malignant melanoma combining Interferon with
Melatonin. I asked an oncologist what he thought of my combining
Interleuken2 with melatonin and got the response - 'you can buy some at
www.iherb.com <http://www.iherb. com/> ' - so I did - just the 1mg tablets

I take them occasionally before sleep - mostly when I begin to feel anxious
- and they do help me to sleep deeper and longer.

A good friend who had prostate cancer also tried them- and then used them -
and he told me that they greatly eased his sleeplessness which was caused by
his medication.

So maybe this is worth considering - as always - 'ask your oncologist'

Love and Healing

Ian

PS maybe someone else has a suggestion from experience regarding the
irritation?

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Hi Mary Lou



A long time ago, when I was looking at research studies, I spotted an
immunotherapy drug trial for malignant melanoma combining Interferon with
Melatonin. I asked an oncologist what he thought of my combining
Interleuken2 with melatonin and got the response - 'you can buy some at
www.iherb.com <http://www.iherb.com/> ' - so I did - just the 1mg tablets



I take them occasionally before sleep - mostly when I begin to feel anxious
- and they do help me to sleep deeper and longer.



A good friend who had prostate cancer also tried them- and then used them -
and he told me that they greatly eased his sleeplessness which was caused by
his medication.



So maybe this is worth considering - as always - 'ask your oncologist'



Love and Healing



Ian



PS maybe someone else has a suggestion from experience regarding the
irritation?



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Hello Ian,
   I want to thank you for allowing me to join fighttogether...my name is Mary
Lou and I am about half way through another Efudex treatment...I have had two
biopsy's because the first one did not get the base...of the actinic
keratoses...I was told told by my Dermatologist that it would have become
squamous cell cancer...I am just not doing well right now...the irritation on my
skin and my sleep is less...I am very thankful that things are not worse.
   I believe others might enjoy my string of pearls...God has Blessed me greatly
through the years with precious words.
Ian, Faith is like a cork in the water...it rises to the top every time. 
 
God Bless you greatly is my prayer!
 
http://www.my-tgif.com/anchor_of_love.shtml
 
Anchored In God's Love,
  Mary Lou Brazell
  
 
My God Cares
"Casting all your care upon Him;
for He careth for you."
I Peter 5:7




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Hi Becky



We have but one life - and sometimes it takes the cancer to wake us up to
just how precious it really is.



I am sure that diet, healthy living etc do help enormously



I am delighted to hear that you are well



Love and Healing



Ian

Dx terminal 19/12/2003 with a prognosis of 6 months, I believe I am still
alive - and today waiting to hear that my daughter has safely finished the
Fastnet in a rickety old boat called  'Clarionet'.  :-)

http://hamptonsc.proboards.com/index.cgi?board=general
<http://hamptonsc.proboards.com/index.cgi?board=general&action=display&threa
d=84> &action=display&thread=84





   _____

From: fighttogether@yahoogroups.com [mailto:fighttogether@yahoogroups.com]
On Behalf Of stealurheart1234
Sent: 13 August 2009 02:00
To: fighttogether@yahoogroups.com
Subject: [fight together] Update 2 years today - off topic





Hi: Wanted every one to know how much I appreciate your support over the
past two years. I was diagnosed with skin cancer then and it really scared
me. I could not eat, sleep and life was destitute. After consultation I had
surgery and had the cancer removed. I was terrified going into it about how
bad the scaring would be. I do have a scar on my face but it is actually
much smaller than I'd feared. Since then I often feel like Cancer has
actually made me appreciate life more. I have learned to eat better take
time to appreciate life more, starting organizing a bucket list of things I
really want to do. Life is better than I ever thought.

Thanks Becky



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Hi: Wanted every one to know how much I appreciate your support over the past
two years. I was diagnosed with skin cancer then and it really scared me. I
could not eat, sleep and life was destitute. After consultation I had surgery
and had the cancer removed. I was terrified going into it about how bad the
scaring would be. I do have a scar on my face but it is actually much smaller
than I'd feared. Since then I often feel like Cancer has actually made me
appreciate life more. I have learned to eat better take time to appreciate life
more, starting organizing a bucket list of things I really want to do. Life is
better than I ever thought.

Thanks Becky

I agree with Ian. You are no good to your family if you are no longer here, and
while you may have health insurance in your current country of residence, it is
not helping you with the most critical health issue that you and your family now
face.

You may feel as though staying where you are is your only option, but there are
almost always other options in life if we seek them out. If you absolutely
cannot leave for any length of time, perhaps you need to get creative and find a
qualified doctor that you could visit in a neighboring country. I understand
that you live in the tropics, but there has to be a doctor, even a retired
doctor from your native country, who you could find and pay out of pocket for
treatment. The internet can be a fantastic resource for putting you in touch
with information and people who might be able to guide you in the right
direction.

Good luck to you, and God bless you!

Katherine
Sent via BlackBerry from T-Mobile

-----Original Message-----
From: Ian Dixon <iandixon25lr@...>

Date: Fri, 31 Jul 2009 11:09:53
To: <fighttogether@yahoogroups.com>
Subject: Re: [fight together] Self care when there is no care? Good or bad?


Graham

sadly should you not survive - then you will be in less of a position
to support your family!

there comes a point when that responsibility needs to be shared - and
the 'assumed' standard of living has to be let go

and if you start from a base point of having nothing - then everything
is a gift  :-)

I had to let go - and to start looking after ME first - even now that
is a balance I rarely achieve

as for the medications - well if you come back to the UK - yes jobs
are tough, compromises may have to be made - but at least you can get
the treatment

One of the side effects of cancer is a frantic search for an answer to
what seems an impossible challenge. Sometimes letting go of all those
aspirations reduced stress and helps in the battle.

good luck

keep in touch

Love and Healing

Ian

On Thu, Jul 30, 2009 at 9:25 PM, David Graham<david_graham08@...> wrote:
>
>
> Dear Fellow Brothers and Sisters,
>
> I live in tropical southeast asia and am like many of you blond haired blue
> eye tomato looking guy. My problem I am having is I only have health
> insurance in the country I am living but there are no specialists on skin
> cancer since 99% of the population is beautifully tanned and the
> dermatologists spend more time studying how to turn a brown person white
> rather than focusing on skin cancer issues.
>
> I am in my mid 40's and have many many basil cell carcinoma's and lot's of
> precancerous lessions. My mother who is 80 and also has the same skin type
> has had great response from Efudex. She gave some to me but the problem is
> the nature of my job is I have to be outside and sweating alot everyday so
> the Efudex is sweated out before it's effective. I have to support my family
> so camping in a house for a month or two is not possible at this moment.
>
> So what I have done is order the desposible cryotherepy  so I can freeze off
> the lessions that seem to be multiplying and growing fast.
> Again, I want you all to understand that I have no access to a doctor who
> can cut out or even has experience with skin cancer. I am praying for job
> circumstances to open a door in which I can move to a place where treatments
> are available. For the meantime, I am doing all I can for myself by myself.
> And yes! I do not allow myself to be burned by the sun anymore!
>
> Just looking for some opinions and wisdom, especially for any of you in my
> situation.
>
> God bless you all as we fight together.
>
> D
>
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>
>



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Graham

sadly should you not survive - then you will be in less of a position
to support your family!

there comes a point when that responsibility needs to be shared - and
the 'assumed' standard of living has to be let go

and if you start from a base point of having nothing - then everything
is a gift  :-)

I had to let go - and to start looking after ME first - even now that
is a balance I rarely achieve

as for the medications - well if you come back to the UK - yes jobs
are tough, compromises may have to be made - but at least you can get
the treatment

One of the side effects of cancer is a frantic search for an answer to
what seems an impossible challenge. Sometimes letting go of all those
aspirations reduced stress and helps in the battle.

good luck

keep in touch

Love and Healing

Ian

On Thu, Jul 30, 2009 at 9:25 PM, David Graham<david_graham08@...> wrote:
>
>
> Dear Fellow Brothers and Sisters,
>
> I live in tropical southeast asia and am like many of you blond haired blue
> eye tomato looking guy. My problem I am having is I only have health
> insurance in the country I am living but there are no specialists on skin
> cancer since 99% of the population is beautifully tanned and the
> dermatologists spend more time studying how to turn a brown person white
> rather than focusing on skin cancer issues.
>
> I am in my mid 40's and have many many basil cell carcinoma's and lot's of
> precancerous lessions. My mother who is 80 and also has the same skin type
> has had great response from Efudex. She gave some to me but the problem is
> the nature of my job is I have to be outside and sweating alot everyday so
> the Efudex is sweated out before it's effective. I have to support my family
> so camping in a house for a month or two is not possible at this moment.
>
> So what I have done is order the desposible cryotherepy  so I can freeze off
> the lessions that seem to be multiplying and growing fast.
> Again, I want you all to understand that I have no access to a doctor who
> can cut out or even has experience with skin cancer. I am praying for job
> circumstances to open a door in which I can move to a place where treatments
> are available. For the meantime, I am doing all I can for myself by myself.
> And yes! I do not allow myself to be burned by the sun anymore!
>
> Just looking for some opinions and wisdom, especially for any of you in my
> situation.
>
> God bless you all as we fight together.
>
> D
>
> [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
>
>

Dear Fellow Brothers and Sisters,
 
I live in tropical southeast asia and am like many of you blond haired blue eye
tomato looking guy. My problem I am having is I only have health insurance in
the country I am living but there are no specialists on skin cancer since 99% of
the population is beautifully tanned and the dermatologists spend more time
studying how to turn a brown person white rather than focusing on skin cancer
issues.
 
I am in my mid 40's and have many many basil cell carcinoma's and lot's of
precancerous lessions. My mother who is 80 and also has the same skin type has
had great response from Efudex. She gave some to me but the problem is the
nature of my job is I have to be outside and sweating alot everyday so the
Efudex is sweated out before it's effective. I have to support my family so
camping in a house for a month or two is not possible at this moment.
 
So what I have done is order the desposible cryotherepy  so I can freeze off the
lessions that seem to be multiplying and growing fast.
Again, I want you all to understand that I have no access to a doctor who can
cut out or even has experience with skin cancer. I am praying for job
circumstances to open a door in which I can move to a place where treatments are
available. For the meantime, I am doing all I can for myself by myself. And yes!
I do not allow myself to be burned by the sun anymore!
 
Just looking for some opinions and wisdom, especially for any of you in my
situation.
 
God bless you all as we fight together.
 
D




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I am a 5 year survivor of Desmo Plastic Melanoma on my forehead.  Had 5
surgeries but opted not to have my lymph nodes checked after talking to my derm
and researching.  Had a small mass removed from my lymph glands last month that
was a benign cyst.  I am 74 years old, have been a vegetarian for 30 years and
believe that eating and drinking wholesome and organic foods help fight any
disease.  I juice each morning, say "Good morning world" each morning and try to
live each day as a gift (that one is hard sometimes in the press of everyday
life).  I have belonged to two online groups that eventually have been spammed
(is that a word?).  I know that Melanoma can rear its ugly head at any time so I
collect wisdom from those of you who have fought this disease.  I appreciate
gaining knowledge on the latest information on treatments and will contribute
only when I can help in a positive way.Thank you for your courage and
support,Polly

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Wishing you a warm welcome.

Love and Healing

Ian

:-)



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Subject: RE: Your personal Story ~ a favour



Dear Marion



I have just stumbled across this request - which I had forgotten



So here goes:



I was diagnosed with terminal cancer on 19th December 2003 and was given a
prognosis of 6, maybe 12 months survival. When asking, answers came as
follows:

-chemotherapy is your best option

-chemotherapy will not prolong you longevity

-even if chemotherapy clears your tumours, when you cease chemotherapy it
will return quickly

-you will die of this

I had asked for it straight - those were not the answers I expected.



I then asked - what can I do? And the response came - 'nothing'. I asked
again and the oncologist's response came 'eat slightly less meat'



From that one comment I opened to the possibility that other changes in my
life might just help - so I began to look and I opened to all friends and
work colleagues - with 'I have a problem' - 'any advice or guidance is
welcome'.  At first I was swamped with advice including much on diet, some
of which was conflicting and confusing, plus I was deeply touched as I found
so many others had been battling quietly, plus some acquaintances and
colleagues approached me and quietly said they were praying for me.



I sought some form of authority on diet and came across the Penny Brohn
Centre in Bristol. There I attended a weekend course. The first morning is
what I can only describe as 'Graceful meditation' and this was followed with
a brief period where we all shared what we felt inside. I felt inside and
simply cried - and the sharing, and the mutual and guided support was an
experience which was so deeply helpful beyond anything I had expected. I
also found that the session on art therapy enabled me- deeply inside - to
articulate a ray of hope - a picture as to how I might survive - that
picture was of the green plants above a brown soil, with a blue sky and a
golden sun, a white syringe (chemotherapy) and most importantly of all, four
red hearts - those of my wife and daughters pouring love towards a fifth
heart - mine - which had black spots, and those black spots dripping away
down a plughole. From that weekend I resolved to find a source of regular
meditation.



I stumbled across Marion who was giving Friday morning meditations. Those
mornings started with a brief workout, then with a deep meditation, followed
by this sharing of feelings from the heart as Marion held us in Grace and in
Truth. There were often many tears. Sometimes beforehand, I would feel so
drained it would be hard just to get there - but whenever I left, the air
felt fresh, and I was smiling inside. Such sessions are deeply Healing.



I survived. In Spring 2005, with a different ultrasound scan, I was led to
believe the one remaining tumour/lesion was again growing. There had been at
least nine in my liver and lungs and possibly on a kidney, in addition to
the one removed from a lymph node surgically. I mistakenly believed the
cancer was back. In that belief, and with the prognosis originally given I
decided to go on Journey Intensive weekend in Exeter - for Healing. At a Bed
and Breakfast at that weekend, the owner introduced me to her young child -
a child who had recovered from terminal leukemia! The Journey is an
organization of people devoted to living in Grace and reaching out to
others. Marion is a Journey Practitioner.



It has always been a delight attending sessions given my Marion. It is
sometimes tough - she holds one to truth and facing that truth can sometimes
be so very scary and hard - but in doing so she helped me reach within and
find and empower something deeper. Her Healing is within Grace.



From being an arch skeptic, I have gradually become convinced at the ability
of people to change and find something very beautiful inside.  To me I have
been given a priceless gift of life for which I am so grateful. I know of
little Sammy aged three, little Shannon aged 6 - and know that their too
short lives were a gift, so my longer life, and second life is such a
greater gift. But in these last few years I have also seen some people who
have physical health but who are living under shadows, shadows of remorse,
grief, guilt, or maybe self-blame. I have seen such people excise those
negative emotions and be freed to live a fuller and happier life. It is
Marion who has been my guide over these years - and without her guidance I
never would have found this lush pasture.



Love and Healing



Ian



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From: marion howells
Sent: 18 May 2009 07:55
To:
Subject: Your personal Story ~ a favour



As a much valued client, I am writing to ask you if you would be willing to
write something for inclusion on my new website on 'the inspirational
stories page'. No names need to be mentioned unless you are specifically
happy to do so.



This is because, as so often is the way with prayers, one of mine has got
answered very quickly!



I have been asking Grace, how I can reach people who can speed up change,
such as head teachers and consultants and maybe even politicians. Within
days, the opportunity arises for me to join the Inner Journey Clinic in
Harley Street where some of the most experienced Journey Practitioners in
the world are based.



So, some of my time will be spend there, and I am going to set up a London
version of 'The Friday Morning Group'



I thought it might be really helpful, if you agree, for people who are new
to this work to read about some of your experiences.



I have included below the words that I am using to introduce this page, and
if you feel that you would be happy to share some of your thoughts, and then
I would be most grateful if you could email them to me, clearly indicating
if you would prefer your name and occupation to be withheld. And of course,
please feel very free to decline this request if this is more appropriate
for you.



If you feel inspired to contribute, then as a way of a thank you for time,
please feel free to come as my guest to any of my meditation Satsang
evenings ( 15th June & 20th July) or a Secret Evening ( 3rd July) or receive
a complimentary CD.



And, I shall continue to be offering one to one sessions In Epsom.



With much love and gratitude,



Marion

PS: This is my new e-mail address.



                                              Personal Stories ~ For
Inspiration



  Perhaps the best way of describing how these tools and resources impact our
lives is by reading about others experiences. They are an inspiration to me
and may I never cease to be awed by the strength and the beauty of the human
spirit. There is always hope, the possibility of healing is always present,
and the outpouring of love and friendship that occurs from the willingness
to be free is a constant blessing in my life.



All of the stories and statements of those who have written here have worked
with me on a one to one basis or participated in my groups and courses. But,
this work has only been part of their story. Our lives are a blend of many
teachers and other experiences through many different avenues. Every thing
you have done, read and been through contributes to the whole. I am here to
acknowledge and honour each chosen path, and to offer a place to rest and
let go a little more, as you travel along the way.



To all my clients and participants, you have taught me so much, for which I
am deeply grateful.





  ________________________________



Marion Howells







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Greentealovers Occasional Newsletter JAN-FEB 2009     
 
This Month:
 
- Green Tea and Leukemia
- Green Tea, Antioxidants, Cancer Treatment
- Green Tea and Alzeheimers
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A few days ago I emailed HOPE to the wife of a man who has advanced cancer
and who deserves prayers this morning - part of the email string is below as
it may be of help to others also.



Now I muse on New Year resolutions - promises of change for the better. I
also think of those also living within the shadow, some in the prison of
fear, hopelessness and despair that can come with diagnosis of cancer.



What comes to mind is a feeling - an intuition - maybe a hope or a prayer -
that through small changes we all can continue to survive - and also be a
better, happier, healthier person, in a better, happier, healthier world.
Maybe, just maybe, we can all do that a bit more? Overcome that hurdle?



Sometimes challenges such as cancer (and many other illnesses) or indeed
just age - appear too great? Too over-powering? Too threatening? And the
edges of shadows are set too tight just like the iron bars of a prison?



Or maybe not - maybe it is just the edge of a shadow - it's confines have no
real substance - and as such I can choose to walk through into the sunshine
:-)



My gratitude goes to all those who have helped me - Penny, Jana, Jann and so
many others - and the beacons of the too short lives of little Sammy aged
three - little Shannon aged six - in whose battles, and in whose very
limited lives - and bravery - and achievements in those final moments -
showed me just how lucky I am for what I have had, and what I have now.
Sammy died at three years! Shannon at six years! And I feel sorry for
myself?



And the truth as to why I am alive - I just do not know why? I sense it has
to do with change - but which change? Did it require a BIG change - or
something apparently minuscule and insignificant? The oncologists just do
not know! To them I am just a statistic - one of the population - but one
who sits at the far end of a statistical curve.



And I would like to stay there - as far towards the end of the curve as
possible



So my feeling, my instinct, my reasoning beyond reason - is:



Each body is a miracle - a composition of dust and water that somehow
interacts in the most incredible way, growing hair, teeth, toenails, giving
sight, enabling hearing, giving touch, taste, smell, and when a bruise or
cut occurs - healing!, fighting disease and parasites, telling us when to
eat or drink, processing excreting wastes even as we breath. Such complex
miracles are beyond comprehension - or understanding



And the way I live - so I read and hear - does have many impacts upon the
operation of that miracle. Even placebo pills of sugar sometimes work?? - so
the mind also plays a role. Scientists prove health effects of poor or good
diet, of exercise, of moderate sunshine, of proper hydration, etc - proven -
statistically.



So - for any situation - what small change will make the difference? What
will extend life? Maybe meditation upon that question could reveal some
interesting answers - and some might work.



Today is a NEW YEAR - it is a NEW DAY - for a few - sadly today will be the
very last day of their lives - often unexpectedly through accidents or
hidden illnesses. But today is a gift - a miracle of life - today - is the
first day of the rest of our lives



And we can celebrate today - enjoy today - to make today meaningful - to
make small changes today - to improve our prognosis today - bring smiles
today.



Inside, I feel that - yes the surgery and the chemo were so very important -
but what really counted was that my body did yet another incredible step. As
a result of one? two? three? or more changes to my life - my body became
empowered to survive



I sense that within the following something helped

-the smallest bite of a fruit or vegetable that looked so tasty and that I
had not eaten for so long (just maybe that nut or cherry provided the
as-yet-unlisted vitamin, mineral or natural chemotherapy - that empowered my
immune system)

-the tears when I appreciated the end, and thanks to little Sammy and little
Shannon, appreciated just how lucky I had already been and am

-the warm inner glow that comes from truly helping another

-that sip of clear water that properly hydrated the machinery of my body

-that sailing race that exhausted me and blew the cobwebs from my mind and
body

-the glint of sun and its warmth on my skin as nature made me

-the so very precious hugs of those who love me

-the prayers

-the healers

-the release of inner wisdom that comes with meditation

-the achievements as I began to tidy my affairs and leave behind matters in
good order

-HOPE - and hope-beyond-hope when I first planted some beans that I never
expected to harvest, and the delight when I picked those beans

-forgiveness

-looking forward to the graduations of my daughters

-the Christmas carol concert in December 2003 that I was so certain would my
last

-an inspiration of the elegance of the buildings in Regent's Street as I
walked to work each day and towards home each evening, wondering whether I
would live to ever see that architecture again?

-stillness

-the holidays with my family so often felt to be the very last

-skiing in crystal snowy mountains

-the consideration of factors and events leading up to my cancer, and the so
difficult attempts to change for the better, often falling back into old
ways through temptations, eating the wrong things, or too much, becoming
lazy, not exercising, etc

-seeing a small girl, cancer free having overcome a terminal diagnosis with
chemotherapy and hearing her laugh and giggle whilst playing with other
children. What an inspiration as to the gift of life



A few years ago both my mother and my father nearly died - but somehow they
survived beyond all expectations!  A year ago, my father died - and as he
died, with him he had his greatest asset - the love of his family - his very
last and unexpected breath was caused by a farewell kiss from my mother.
What a wonderful life - that so inevitably ended. We are all so grateful for
his life.



Today - change for the better is never too late - I hope I will again put
into practice some of those ideas. It can be easy to:

- go and clear out those unhealthy foods that I like so much

- again stand in front of the fruit and vegetable counter and relax and
allow my own body to tell me what it really needs, which natural foods look
inviting, which smells inviting which inspires

- walk

- clear away clutter and the unimportant

- forgive

- make a commitment at a time beyond

- just do a little bit more than I think I can

- breath in fresh air and feel sunshine on my skin

- try to honour the miracle of every day life

- remember what is important

- allow and seek out a smile and laughter -and begin to make small changes
that make life more meaningful, more valuable - seek the important - break
the boundaries of that shadow and live life to its full

- be grateful



Wishing you a very Healthy, Happy and fulfilling New Year



Love and Healing



Ian



PS please pass this on to anyone who may benefit from these ramblings - you
never know - if enough of us make a few small healthy and smiling changes,
maybe the world might even change for the better? Now why do I sense some of
this will be quoted back to me by my delightful daughters????? :-) I hope
so.



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From: Ian Dixon [mailto:iandixon25lr@...]
Sent: 29 December 2008 17:17
To:
Subject: RE: [MELNM] 5 years today



I cannot comment on relative survival statistics - but statistics are
meaningless - what happens to him is what matters



And he CAN alter his own prospects



My own view is to do three things



a/ accept the best medical treatment as suggested by an oncologist that you
feel comfortable with



b/ try complementary therapies - discard those you feel uneasy with but
AFTER sampling



c/ consider the circumstances leading up to the cancer - for instance was
there stress? Was there a deterioration in a healthy diet, etc - then make
positive changes, small changes that you feel might help - and pray



your oncologist cannot in all honesty give you a precise date - after all
some people go into instantaneous remission!!!! When I asked whom - a
retired oncologist told me it was usually children - 'because their immune
systems were strong' - so go strengthen his immune system - get good food,
sunshine, clean water, exercise, etc. Our bodies are miracles - call upon
his body for a miracle - nurture it - and who knows - maybe in 5 years he
will be posting instead of me?



Love and Healing



Ian





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From: Ian Dixon [mailto:iandixon25lr@...]
Sent: 19 December 2008 20:00
To: 'cancercured@yahoogroups.com'; 'fighttogether@yahoogroups.com';
'Melanoma Support Group'; 'melanoma@yahoogroups.com'
Subject: 5 years today



This morning at 11.30 a.m., but five years ago, I was advised by a senior
oncologist at a top hospital that I had just 6 months to live, that chemo
was the best option, that chemo 'would not affect my longevity' and that
c50% of that six months would be quality time.



I have just pinched myself - and I believe that I am still alive as it
mildly hurt - in front of me is a glass of red wine - my last scan was
'stable' - and I am looking forward to a Christmas with my family - such are
the miraculous capabilities of our bodies



So my message at Christmas is



HOPE



and THANKS



Especially to



The Penny Brohn Centre - for introducing me to meditation, without which my
life would certainly have been a misery, and with which I have somehow
survived

The Icon Magazine - for dietary and other great guidance

Prof Gus Dalgliesh at the Cancer Vaccine Institute for his confidence and
wise treatments

Marion and friends from The Journey whose meditational techniques (and
'authenticity') have helped with inner stresses and empowered me mentally



And of course my family and friends who have also suffered from my ordeal



But with special thoughts and prayers for those afflicted and their families
this Christmas



Love and Healing and a HAPPY Christmas and, especially, a healthy New Year



with smiles



Ian





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Congratulations Ian. That's great!
My five years comes the end of April. My doctor told me last time in
October that the odds were in my favor. I never needed chemo. After
this next time if everything goes okay, I'll be going in only once a
year. But, you never know.
Since being diagnosed, my life is a lot different. More in touch with
God and family, appreciating each day.


--- In fighttogether@yahoogroups.com, Ian Dixon <iandixon25lr@...>
wrote:
>
> This morning at 11.30 a.m., but five years ago, I was advised by a
senior
> oncologist at a top hospital that I had just 6 months to live, that
chemo
> was the best option, that chemo 'would not affect my longevity' and
that
> c50% of that six months would be quality time.
>
>
>
> I have just pinched myself - and I believe that I am still alive as
it
> mildly hurt - in front of me is a glass of red wine - my last scan
was
> 'stable' - and I am looking forward to a Christmas with my family -
such are
> the miraculous capabilities of our bodies
>
>
>
> So my message at Christmas is
>
>
>
> HOPE
>
>
>
> and THANKS
>
>
>
> Especially to
>
>
>
> The Penny Brohn Centre - for introducing me to meditation, without
which my
> life would certainly have been a misery, and with which I have
somehow
> survived
>
> The Icon Magazine - for dietary and other great guidance
>
> Prof Gus Dalgliesh at the Cancer Vaccine Institute for his
confidence and
> wise treatments
>
> Marion and friends from The Journey whose meditational techniques
(and
> 'authenticity') have helped with inner stresses and empowered me
mentally
>
>
>
> And of course my family and friends who have also suffered from my
ordeal
>
>
>
> But with special thoughts and prayers for those afflicted and their
families
> this Christmas
>
>
>
> Love and Healing and a HAPPY Christmas and, especially, a healthy
New Year
>
>
>
> with smiles
>
>
>
> Ian
>
>
>
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>

This morning at 11.30 a.m., but five years ago, I was advised by a senior
oncologist at a top hospital that I had just 6 months to live, that chemo
was the best option, that chemo 'would not affect my longevity' and that
c50% of that six months would be quality time.



I have just pinched myself - and I believe that I am still alive as it
mildly hurt - in front of me is a glass of red wine - my last scan was
'stable' - and I am looking forward to a Christmas with my family - such are
the miraculous capabilities of our bodies



So my message at Christmas is



HOPE



and THANKS



Especially to



The Penny Brohn Centre - for introducing me to meditation, without which my
life would certainly have been a misery, and with which I have somehow
survived

The Icon Magazine - for dietary and other great guidance

Prof Gus Dalgliesh at the Cancer Vaccine Institute for his confidence and
wise treatments

Marion and friends from The Journey whose meditational techniques (and
'authenticity') have helped with inner stresses and empowered me mentally



And of course my family and friends who have also suffered from my ordeal



But with special thoughts and prayers for those afflicted and their families
this Christmas



Love and Healing and a HAPPY Christmas and, especially, a healthy New Year



with smiles



Ian



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we are all in the same boat - feel free to ask questions

Love and Healing

Ian

Humility



Enjoy



:-)





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Whahooo!!!!





I hope this email finds you are well too.



Love and Healing



Ian



DX by the Royal Marsden with Malignant Melanoma and a terminal diagnosis
with 6 months December 19th 2003



-innovative, pioneering and yet another successful treatment under Professor
Dalgleish (the rare few who may be grateful for my survival may choose to
buy your Christmas cards from, or donate to, the Cancer Vaccine Institute)
http://www.cancervaccine.org.uk/ .

Treatments included: surgery, prescribed DTIC, prescribed low-dose IL2 (with
occasional 1 mg melatonin)

-complementary support from The Penny Brohn Centre, a turning point, at
http://www.pennybrohncancercare.org/

-excellent advice on dietary change etc, from CancerActive via the magazine
the incredibly cheaply priced magazine 'The Icon', join at
http://www.canceractive.com/

-meditational support and spiritual development via Marion and
www.thejourney.com <http://www.thejourney.com/>



THERE IS NO SUCH THING AS FALSE HOPE



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It is with sadness that today I have heard that another good friend, Brian
lost his battle against cancer - - malignant melanoma.



Brian was a man with huge character, incredibly sharp business acumen - and
of great and sometimes mischievous humour. Our loss is only exceeded by that
of his family.



It is at these moments that I become truly aware of just how grateful I
should be for continued life. That awareness often becomes lost under the
daily pressures, aspirations, challenges, dramas, etc.



Each life is a gift - always finite - and it only occurs the once - and then
it is gone. A priceless gift.



Within these groups I have come into contact with many fighting cancer. All
of us live within a fear/dread and a dark foreboding - but from within that
can come new life, HOPE, and new priceless moments.



It is nearly five years now since the expert advice that I had six months to
live, 50% quality time, and no hope. Yet five years on again I await a scan
- nervous of its findings and in the knowledge that all scans are only
likely to pick up large and imminent threats, there can be others lurking.



In hindsight, if instead of the prognosis of death - there is a wisdom that
said  - 'you have 90 days - go have the time of your life - have sparkles,
laughter, run naked on the sand, enjoy the most out of life, touch the
hearts of others and leave some of the most precious footsteps behind' ...



And then if you, like me, have the luck to find and follow the Penny Brohn
approach, the Icon (Canceractive) wisdom and the spirituality of, and
strength from, 'The Journey' - all complementary to evolving best medical
practice - then just maybe there will be another gifted day - and another



And as long as each day is used wisely - bringing joy and using life to its
full - at the very end - there will just be a few tears and many sparkles
left behind in those footsteps



Tonight I remember the sparkles of two good friends who recently have died
too early - Richard Barton and Brian Abbott - but their footsteps bring
memories and smiles



Love and Healing



Ian



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I have actinic keratosis on face that I can either have frozen off via
liquid nitrogen or can use Aldara cream.  Having a difficult time
deciding which to use.  The freeze I figure will not be as thorough
and leaves the white spot (loss of pigmentation).  Has anyone used the
Aldara cream or can anyone share some of their experiences with
either.  I have had spots frozen on neck no problem but to have a
white spot in the middle of my face I am leaning toward the Aldara cream.

Thank you and best wishes