If you are a cancer patients who lives in a state that allows compassionate marijuana use, you should consider speaking to your doctor about it when considering your chemotherapy options. The THC can be ingested via traditional smoking, or by consuming edibles like candy and baked goods, or inhaled using smoke-free vaporizers.
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It has been very helpful for me, and thousands of others. I also find comfort in knowing that it is a naturally occurring substance I'm putting into my sick body, not another harmful chemical from a lab somewhere. If your chemo is making you so sick that you're considering giving up on it, try THC before you do.
I found this site that sends a Hope Kit to any address specified. I have sent 3 of these in the past 2 years to family and friends that found out their loved ones were diagnosed with cancer. http://www.herringhope.org/hopekits/index.asp
Each Hope Kit contains a wide variety of valuable and proven resources to assist cancer patients and their families in their efforts to deal with cancer. The retail value of each Hope Kit exceeds $250.00. Each kit only cost $29! It's well worth it I have found. http://www.herringhope.org/hopekits/index.asp
Maintain a balanced diet and a healthy lifestyle even after the patient is treated with pneumonia. Build body immune system through beta-carotene and other carotenoids you get by drinking vegetable broth, especially carrots, garlic and onions. A healthy body prevents pneumonia relapse.
Check with doctors for any side effects of cough suppressants as prescribed. If bluish or greyish fingertips are observed, the patient is not getting much oxygen in his/her body so suggest deep breathing and plenty of rest plus additional healthy foods and vitamins.
For pains caused by congested pain, apply a heat pad or warm compress to the chest.
Check http://www.home-remedies-for-you.com/askquestion/18204/pneumonia-health… for more details.
My brother and sister were diagnosed with diabetes. I was reading this site http://ezinearticles.com/?Diabetes-and-The-Ampalaya-Extract---How-Effec… about balsam apple, bitter gourd or bitter melon, and followed their advice which surprisingly helped both of them. These days, they seldom visit the doctor.
I was diagnosed with stomach cancer just a week my first baby was born. He was born on August 11, 2009 and all I can say is that the mind is very strong. Tip number one: "MIND over BODY." My second tip is to have "FAITH" that you will overcome any chemo treatment, surgery or radiation that is faced during this healing process.
To see yourself well and have goals for yourself, this is what's going to keep you alive because you will have something to live for and look forward to. We must turn Poison into Medicine.
Try to always "LOOK YOUR BEST," as if you were going out. Seeing yourself in the mirror and seeing that you look beautiful makes each day less hard. I have already lost my hair, but people look beyond that or even don't realize that I'm sick because I look and FEEL radiant and beautiful.
Please, please, please discuss your parent’s or grandparent’s DNR orders with them as they age. If you don't, you may be forced to make a very difficult decision that you weren't expecting. Discuss it also with their doctors - doctors may have a different perspective on what certain portions of the DNR order refer to than you or your family.
Take your time making decisions. This is a complicated disease, usually not immediately life threatening.
Get good medical advice. There are many unfounded myths, questionable advice, and ineffective remedies floating around about this disease.
Open up to people you can trust. You'll be surprised with the number of people who have experience with this disease who don't easily talk about it because of its association with intravenous drug use and other lifestyles.
Forget the past. Deal with facts and solutions. Build a loving support group. Do what's best for your life and the people in it today.
After experiencing many of the symptoms of diabetes, I went to get a fasting plasma glucose test in order to find out if I had diabetes or something else. Some of the symptoms I had were frequent urination, weight loss, feeling lazy or tired, as well as blurry vision. Some more symptoms can be found at http://www.diabetes.org/diabetes-symptoms.jsp
If your loved one becomes exceptionally restless or even hostile during the evening hours, this is a common behavior problem known as "sundowning." My late 72-year-old father-in-law became paranoid, physically restless, argumentative, and delusional at this time of day when those behaviors were manageable or even non-existent throughout the day.
During the evening hours, sundowning can often be reduced by keeping the caregiving area very well lit (in order to reduce the likelihood of visual delusions), trying to avoid unplanned activities, and not arguing with the patient if at all possible. Additional tips and information can be found at http://www.alz.org/californiasouthland/
I suffered from infective endocarditis (IE) and had undergone mitral valve replacement last May 20, 2004. More information about IE can be found in here > http://www.texasheartinstitute.org/HIC/Topics/