Guest guest Posted March 3, 2008 Report Share Posted March 3, 2008 thank you for that information glenn. i had similar thoughts while reading the parlour and appreciate knowing more about the 'cancer'. and i loved remembering katie saying previously that everything deserves it's life, even what we call cancer. it's interesting for me to see her open to everything, cancer and cancer treatments, it's all just a part of the journey. cheers. glennmstewart wrote: I saw 's Parlor letter about the cancer and really had a sinking feeling. I did start questioning pretty quickly as well. I noticed that I made some assumptions, she is stopping the Parlor because the radiation will be to difficult, the cancer diagnosis is serious, etc. I am a nurse and as I thought about it, I realized those assumptions are not necc true. Of the skin cancers basal cell are the easiest to treat. I just confirmed some of this with a google search: basal cell cancer, sometimes called non-melanoma skin cancer, usually appears as a small, fleshy bump or nodule on the head, neck, or hands. Occasionally, these nodules appear on the trunk of the body, usually as flat growths. Basal cell carcinoma accounts for more than 80 percent to 90 percent of all skin cancers in the United States. It is often easily detected and has an excellent record for successful treatment. About the stages (She said phase but I believe she meant stage) Identify the numbering system used in conjunction with the TNM system, which uses a scale from 0-4 to rate the spread of the cancer. '0' means the disease is confined to the top layer of your skin. '1' means the disease is less than two cm across and has not spread. '2' means the disease is more than two cm across and has not spread. '3' means the cancer has spread to the lymph nodes and '4' means the cancer has spread to other parts of the body. My thoughts had gotten away from me but not for long! God is good, God is everything- even this cancer. Thanks, Glenn --------------------------------- Be smarter than spam. See how smart SpamGuard is at giving junk email the boot with the All-new Yahoo! Mail Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 3, 2008 Report Share Posted March 3, 2008 Hi Glenn, My thoughts had gotten away from me but not for long! God is good, *****No. Way off, dude. At most, God is. And even that is open to question. Definitely forget the " good " qualification. It just muddies the waters which are already stirred up. ;-)) God is everything-even this cancer. *****Yes. Most assuredly. God is all there is, all there is, is God. So if fear arises, or hate, or jealousy, or anger, or rage...come to see that you aren't doing any of it: it is God's dance. And ditto for laughter, love, joy,......even compassion. The moment you think " you're " being compassionate, you are lost. Look, about the cancer thing. I've had it twice (Non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma). Pretty bad shit in terms of treatments (my actual cancer had no physical symptoms...it didn't affect my functioning at all...it was the treatments that burned down the house). As to how cancer treatments may affect BK,.......I was posting on this list during the four months of the first treatment (2003 Spring) and through part of the second treatment (2004 Spring.....before the system crashed ~ expectedly ~ due to the results of a stem-cell transplant I underwent following a week of high-dose chemotherapy and radiation...heavy shit, that!). How the organism responds to the treatments is very much an individual thing. may handle it just fine, mabye feeling a little " off. " She may be dead shortly. Who knows? She certainly doesn't! The energy field that is Byron CLEARLY has the " tools " (or the perspective) to weather this as well as any bodymind mechanism. I wish her well, as I do all who are dealing with physical and/or psychological challenges. As the lovely Irish blessing goes, " " May the road rise up to meet you, may the wind be ever at your back. May the sun shine warm upon your face and the rain fall softly on your fields. And until we meet again, May God hold you in the hollow of his hand. " (Of course, God is ALWAYS holding you, and you, God.) I saw 's Parlor letter about the cancer and really had a sinking feeling. I did start questioning pretty quickly as well. I noticed that I made some assumptions, she is stopping the Parlor because the radiation will be to difficult, the cancer diagnosis is serious, etc. I am a nurse and as I thought about it, I realized those assumptions are not necc true. Of the skin cancers basal cell are the easiest to treat. I just confirmed some of this with a google search: basal cell cancer, sometimes called non-melanoma skin cancer, usually appears as a small, fleshy bump or nodule on the head, neck, or hands. Occasionally, these nodules appear on the trunk of the body, usually as flat growths. Basal cell carcinoma accounts for more than 80 percent to 90 percent of all skin cancers in the United States. It is often easily detected and has an excellent record for successful treatment. About the stages (She said phase but I believe she meant stage) Identify the numbering system used in conjunction with the TNM system, which uses a scale from 0-4 to rate the spread of the cancer. '0' means the disease is confined to the top layer of your skin. '1' means the disease is less than two cm across and has not spread. '2' means the disease is more than two cm across and has not spread. '3' means the cancer has spread to the lymph nodes and '4' means the cancer has spread to other parts of the body. Thanks, Glenn Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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