LETTERS FROM THE AGNO

Cancer concert
(Part 2)
March L. Fianza

This early, my pards Dick Oakes is very thankful for the fast action of friends and relatives in the US of A, who upon reading our mail about the tough situation he is in, immediately sent financial assistance through Councilor Nick Aliping. Dick’s wifey Juliet and 20-year old daughter Dorcas are suffering from cancer. The quick-response sponsors are Joel and Bryan Aliping, Richard Arandia, Meggs Meru, Conrad Marzan, Art Bolayo, Estoy, Felix Tayaotao, Igorot Golfer Oscar Garcia and Dick’s younger bro Fr. Leonard Oakes, who are all musicians, by the way.

Migrant Conrad called us up last week saying that together with all of them boys there, they will also organize a fund-raising concert at the Bay Area, California, parallel to the Le Fondue concert for Dorcas on the 15th and 22nd of September. By the way, thanks to Jerry Mayona of baguiocity.com for the tickets and posters of the Le Fondue concert. Please surf the site for info regarding Baguio and the Cordillera.

I can not get the feel of how Dick, his daughter’s friends and relatives, especially his wife Juliet, could handle a dilemma such as theirs. Coming home from Pines Hospital where Dorcas was then confined, Dick said he did not know how to tell Juliet about their daughter’s diagnosis.

But, Dick said Juliet was surprisingly wonderful and strong because upon learning of the circumstances, she phoned their daughter to give her confidence. It is indeed most heartening to see a mother cancer victim giving encouragement to her cancer victim daughter. Added to that, the sadness that hovered above all concerned slightly drifted off as Dorcas’ manang Poca found her name in the list of those who passed the nursing board exams.

To me, the recent incidents did not only prop up faltering spirits amongst all concerned. These were exceptional signs of a supreme being that makes manifestations in any manner.
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Continued from last week’s column are facts about cancer that I downloaded from the net for the information of all. These should be shared to anyone important in your life.

A) An effective way to battle cancer is to starve the cancer cells by not feeding it with the foods it needs to multiply such as A) Sugar. By cutting off sugar it cuts off one important food supply to the cancer cells. Sugar substitutes like NutraSweet, Equal, Spoonful, etc. are made with Aspartame and it is harmful. A better and natural substitute would be Manuka honey or molasses but only in very small amounts. Table salt has a chemical added to make it white in color. A better alternative is Bragg’s aminos or sea salt.
B) Milk causes the body to produce mucus, especially in the gastro-intestinal tract. Cancer feeds on mucus. By cutting off milk and substituting with unsweetened Soya milk, cancer cells are being starved.
C) Cancer cells thrive in an acid environment. A meat-based diet is acidic and it is best to eat fish, and a little chicken rather than beef or pork. Meat also contains livestock antibiotics, growth hormones and parasites, which are all harmful, especially to people with cancer.
D) A diet made of 80% fresh vegetables and juice, whole grains, seeds, nuts and a little fruit helps put the body into an alkaline environment. About 20% can be from cooked food including beans. Fresh vegetable juices provide live enzymes that are easily absorbed and reach down to cellular levels within 15 minutes to nourish and enhance growth of healthy cells. To obtain live enzymes for building healthy cells try and drink fresh vegetable juice (most vegetables including bean sprouts) and eat some raw vegetables 2 or 3 times a day. Enzymes are destroyed at temperatures of 104 degrees F (40 degrees C).
E) Avoid coffee, tea, and chocolate which have high caffeine. Green tea is a better alternative and has cancer-fighting properties. Water- best to drink purified water, or filtered, to avoid known toxins and heavy metals in tap water. Distilled water is acidic, avoid it.
F) Meat protein is difficult to digest and requires a lot of digestive enzymes. Undigested meat remaining in the intestines become putrefied and leads to more toxic buildup. 8) Cancer cell walls have a tough protein covering. By refraining from or eating less meat it frees more enzymes to attack the protein walls of cancer cells and allows the body’s killer cells to destroy the cancer cells.
G) Some supplements build up the immune system (IP6, Flor-ssence,Essiac, anti-oxidants, vitamins, minerals, EFAs etc.) to enable the body’s own killer cells to destroy cancer cells. Other supplements like vitamin E are known to cause apoptosis, or programmed cell death, the body’s normal method of disposing of damaged, unwanted, or unneeded cells.
H) Cancer is a disease of the mind, body, and spirit. A proactive and positive spirit will help the cancer warrior be a survivor. Anger, unforgiveness and bitterness put the body into a stressful and acidic environment. Learn to have a loving and forgiving spirit. Learn to relax and enjoy life.
I) Cancer cells cannot thrive in an oxygenated environment. Daily exercise and deep breathing help to get more oxygen down to the cellular level. Oxygen therapy is another means employed to destroy cancer cells. – marchfianza777@yahoo.com