Archive for category Journey Ahead
Pick Pink to Support Breast Cancer Awareness
Posted by Remission Journey in Journey Ahead on October 25, 2010
October is internationally known as Breast Cancer Awareness Month, and Pink Ribbon Day is always on the fourth Monday of October, which marks the culmination of breast cancer activities. This day is for fund raising to support research. In October, people are encouraged to wear a pink ribbon to prove their support. The pink ribbon [...]
What Does It Mean When Someone Is in Cancer Remission?
Posted by Remission Journey in Journey Ahead on October 8, 2010
When someone is battling cancer, it is generally a joyful time when the cancer is in remission. There tends to be some confusion as to what this actually means, however. What does it mean when someone is in cancer remission? Commonly, people refer to remission as being cured. Unfortunately, this is not the case. Remission [...]
Hypnosis With Cancer Patients
Posted by Remission Journey in Journey Ahead on April 10, 2010
Some medical pioneers in the study and utilization of information regarding mind-body medicine are writing books and spreading the word about how we can change our health and heal disease through our thoughts -doctors such as Deepak Chopra, Andrew Weil, Christiane Northrup, Bernie Siegel, and Herbert Benson. Such techniques are finally garnering the attention of [...]
How Long Can You Stay in Remission From Cancer?
Posted by Remission Journey in Journey Ahead on March 7, 2010
When I started writing this blog, I had been in remission from cancer for 42 years, 5 months, and 26 days. I attribute my long life and health to a collection of loving family and friends, a terrific doctor, and a neighbor kid who moved a trash can. I was diagnosed with a soft-tissue sarcoma [...]
Spontaneous Breast Cancer Remission
Posted by Remission Journey in Journey Ahead on February 28, 2010
Though many woman dread that yearly mammogram, we’ve all heard often enough that early detection of breast cancer saves lives… finding lumps when they’re too small to feel and before they get a chance to grow and spread gives you the best chance for a cure. Or does it? A recent study of mammography screening [...]
