A Ray of Hope in the Face of Adversity: The War on Cancer Part 2

A Ray of Hope in the Face of Adversity: The War on Cancer Part 2

What would you do if a doctor gave you hope of being able to take a mass of cancer away through surgery; proceeded to conduct the surgery, and when you woke up from the surgery found the doctor hovering over your hospital bed, staring at you with a look of sorrow in his eyes, only to tell you, "I'm sorry I thought I could remove the mass but when I actually operated on your lung I could see that the type of tumor you have could not be surgically removed."

"What, really? You could not remove my mass doctor? But...you told me...aren't you a doctor? did you not take x-rays and scans? could you not see before hand that my mass could not be removed? Isn't that why you spent 15 years in school? Aren't you supposed to know these things? what do you mean you can't remove the cancer? This horrible thing on my lungs that is making me so sick, this thing that is threatening my life before my time!"

What would you do if a doctor who is treating you called you up. Called you on the phone, did not even have the decency or compassion to call you in for an appointment, and have a talk in his office, but called you on the phone and delivered the news and told you that you were going to die. "There is no use in you having chemo, or radiation, your cancer is incurable and you will surely die." And then proceeded the horrible news with "When can we schedule hospice to come to your house?" Hospice is basically saying that we want to make you as comfortable as we can before you die. Would you lose hope in light of all of this tragic news about your health, your being, your very existence?

I cannot speak for my beautiful aunt but I have to say, after hearing the news about the doctor's failed attempt of removing the mass from her lungs, I had a dim moment. Why did I have a dim moment? it is only because I put all of my faith in what a doctor said he could do.

But God. But God...this phrase echoed in my mind over and over again..But...God. Hope began to spring in my spirit once again "Yes!" I exclaimed, "but God! man does not hold life and death in his hands. A doctor does not have the right to tell you when you are going to die!" Another Bible verse echoed in my mind.."By his stripes we are healed." Isaiah 53:5 So this is it..This is the defining moment of my faith. This faith that compels me to go to church every week. This faith that I talk about and learn about. I can either choose to believe or I can accept death for my aunt. I chose to believe with every fiber in my body. I believed without a shadow of a doubt. Not even a fraction of a doubt filled my soul. And I was rejoicing to know that all of my family members who love and have supported my aunt felt the same way. We were truly on one accord, and we began to pray. Something amazing happened.

Within that week a childhood friend of my aunt, who is a famous doctor in the Washington D.C. area heard of what happened to my aunt. This Doctor happens to specialize in treating terminally ill cancer patients, and has had great success in seeing his patients cured of this monstrous disease.

He practices traditional medicine, but he has also devoted years of study to holistic medicine. He incorporates the traditional medicines along with the holistic approach to healing. He recommended juicing and drinking natural juices throughout the day, he promotes going on a juice fast, detoxing the body, a strict vegan diet, ( my aunt has been a strict vegetarian for over 25 years) sunshine, walking, laughing out loud , embracing a healthy life style, and mentally and spiritually accepting life not death!

He has a booklet of an entire holistic cancer fighting protocol. My aunt has followed the protocol and you can see a remarkable difference. She had a doctors visit this past week; the same doctor who told her that she was going to die. When he saw her walk into his office, his eyes stretched and he exclaimed, "This cannot be the same woman, what are you doing? you look amazing! tell me... what are you doing?"

But...God

We are still on the journey and battle but I must say that my aunt is on the winning side.