A Quiet Sabbath & NFE #3

June 2, 2012

A Quiet Sabbath

As I posted on Tuesday, this week was much better than last week.  I had to go to Portland for some dental work and shopping, and although Leland was better, he was not up to that.  We decided what he should eat for the 2 days I would be  gone, and I made sure everything was ready for him to pull out of the fridge before I left.  He did fine, and I was able to accomplish everything we needed.

Today was a very quiet day.  We went to church this morning, which was good, then came home to have lunch, a walk and a nap, followed by another walk and reading.   Leland has not felt very lively today, nausea has been his constant companion.  We tried putting fresh ginger in his juice yesterday, and that seemed to help quite a bit, but not today.  Perhaps there was not enough, will try a little more tomorrow and see if that helps. We are not able to predict how he will feel from one day to the next, so most activities outside of the healing regimen have to be spur of the moment.

He is a good patient, does not complain or feel sorry for himself, and is very cooperative with his treatments, which makes all of this much easier for me.  

Notes From the Experts #3 Lee Euler, Medical Journalist

”Regular, moderate exercise along with a lowfat,

high-fiber diet can slow prostate cancer.

According to research at UCLA’s Jonsson Cancer

Center and the university’s Department of

Physiological Science, walking exercise plus a

sensible diet slowed prostate cancer growth up to

30 PERCENT in just eleven days.

During the study, men walked at a quick pace

for 30 to 60 minutes, four to five times a week

and at a slower pace for 40 to 60 minutes once

or twice a week. The diet was low-fat (10 percent

fat calories), moderate protein (15-20 percent

protein from non-animal sources and some fish

and poultry) and included many vegetables,

fruits, whole grains and legumes (70- 75

percent)”.34

We have been at this for about 7 weeks now (except for the fish and poultry), so hopefully this approach along with the other supplements and anti-cancer substances has kicked in!  In July there will be some more blood work done, and perhaps we will have some objective measurement of progress at that time.