BSCC- JOHN HOPKINS MEDICAL LETTER

Fri Aug 29 11:19:55 EDT 2008

CYNTHIA,

ADVOCATING???   I'M NOT A DOCTOR.  I'M NOT ADVOCATING ANYTHING!   PERSONALLY I'M THRILLED THAT CHEMO WORKED FOR YOUR DAUGHTER.  THAT'S WONDERFUL.  THE NOTE FROM JOHNS-HOPKINS WAS PASSED TO ME, IT SOUNDED LIKE IT CONTAINED SOUND INFORMATION THAT PEOPLE COULD READ AND INVESTIGATE FURTHER OR DISMISS IF SO INCLINED.  NEVER FOR ONE MOMENT DID I EVER THINK ANYONE WOULD TAKE WHAT I SENT AND ASSUME I WAS ADVOCATING THAT THEY NOT CONSIDER CHEMO-TREATMENTS IF THEIR DOCTOR'S FELT IT WAS THE BEST COURSE OF TREATMENT.   
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A NOTE OF APOLOGY TO EVERYONE......

BEFORE THIS TURNS UGLY, PLEASE LET ME INFORM EVERYONE THAT I'VE BEEN E-MAILED BY CELIA RAIA.  SHE TOLD ME THAT JOHNS-HOPKINS HOSPITAL DID NOT AUTHOR THAT LETTER.  I SHOULD HAVE CHECKED WITH SNOPES.COM AND BECAUSE I DIDN'T, I WAS DUPED.  AS I TOLD CELIA, MY HEART WAS IN THE RIGHT PLACE.  A LESSON LEARNED, SO IN THE FUTURE, I WILL 'PRACTICE WHAT I PREACH' AND ONLY USE THE BSC-LIST at CORVAIR.ORG FOR OFFICIAL MATTERS THAT PERTAIN TO OUR CLUB.  I'M SORRY IF ANY OF YOU TOOK OFFENCE TO THE MATERIAL CONTAINED IN THAT E-MAIL.    ENOUGH SAID.  
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SHOULD ANYONE CARE TO COMMENT, PLEASE SEND YOUR E-MAIL DIRECTLY TO ME AT BOMMA at COMCAST.NET , NOT THE BSC-LIST.  THANK YOU.

RAY BOMBARDIER 
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  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: Cynthia Lacasse-Bontemps 
  To: 'Bay State Corvairs (MA)' 
  Cc: kathrynleblanc1 at yahoo.com ; meemahll at comcast.net ; rbont45644 at aol.com 
  Sent: Friday, August 29, 2008 7:01 AM
  Subject: Re: BSCC- JOHN HOPKINS MEDICAL LETTER

  Ray,

  I hope that you are not advocating that we do not consider chemotherapy and or radiation therapy to save lives. It does work. You have to weigh the benefit (Life) against the risk (life with complications or death from complications). When the only chance to continue living is through chemotherapy and or radiation, you take that chance. I am not going to continue with this conversation over the BSC email waves, because we were told not to do these sort of emails in the last news letter. 

  So if you want to know how chemotherapy has helped me to enjoy my daughters' life for the last 11 years, instead of celebrating the 11th anniversary of her death please email me at my personal email address cynthiabon at comcast.net. She had less than 2 weeks to live when we found out she had leukemia.

  Cynthia Bontemps

  From: bsc-list-bounces at corvair.org [mailto:bsc-list-bounces at corvair.org] On Behalf Of Ray & Kathy Bombardier
  Sent: Thursday, August 28, 2008 5:12 PM
  To: bsc-list at corvair.org
  Subject: BSCC- JOHN HOPKINS MEDICAL LETTER

  Hi eveyone,

            Because you're all my friends, please take a few moments to read this letter from Johns-Hopkins Hospital.

            There is a lot of good information in it.  With a little knowledge we can all learn to take better care of ourselves...

            I want you all around for the long haul to enjoy your Corvairs and the fellowship of the best CORSA Chapter going.

            Best regards to all,   Ray 'B' 

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            A Johns-Hopkins Medical Letter.....

             AFTER YEARS OF TELLING PEOPLE CHEMOTHERAPY IS THE ONLY WAY TO TRY (TRY IS THE KEY WORD) AND ELIMINATE CANCER, JOHN HOPKINS IS FINALLY STARTING TO TELL YOU THERE IS AN ALTERNATIVE WAY

            Cancer Update from Johns Hopkins Hospital

            1. Every person has cancer cells in the body. These cancer cells 
            do not show up in the standard tests until they have multiplied to a few billion. When doctors tell cancer patients that there are no more cancer cells in their bodies after treatment, it just means the tests are unable to detect the cancer cells because they have not reached the detectable size.

            2. Cancer cells occur between 6 to more than 10 times in a 
            person's lifetime

            3. When the person's immune system is strong the cancer cells 
            will be destroyed and prevented  from multiplying and forming tumors.

            4. When a person has cancer it indicates the person has multiple 
            nutritional deficiencies. These  could be due to genetic, environmental, food and lifestyle factors.

            5. To overcome the multiple nutritional deficiencies, changing 
            diet and including supplements will strengthen the immune system.

            6. Chemotherapy involves poisoning the rapidly-growing cancer 
            cells and also destroys rapidly-growing healthy cells in the bone marrow, gastro-intestinal tract etc, and can cause organ damage, like liver, kidneys, heart, lungs etc.

            7. Radiation while destroying cancer cells also burns, scars and 
            damages healthy cells, tissues and organs.

            8. Initial treatment with chemotherapy and radiation will often 
            reduce tumor size. However prolonged use of chemotherapy and radiation do not result in more tumor destruction.

            9 When the body has too much toxic burden from chemotherapy and 
            radiation the immune system is either compromised or destroyed, hence the person can succumb to various kinds of infections and complications.

            10. Chemotherapy and radiation can cause cancer cells to mutate 
            and become resistant and difficult to destroy. Surgery can also cause cancer cells to spread to other sites.

            11. An effective way to battle cancer is to starve the cancer 
            cells by not feeding it with the foods it needs to multiply.

                          CANCER CELLS FEED ON:

            a. Sugar is a cancer-feeder. 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 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. 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 fruits help 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 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.

            12. 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.

            13. 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.

            14. Some supplements build up the immune system (IP6, 
            Flor-ssence, Essiac, anti-oxidants, vitamins, minerals, EFAs etc.) to enable the bodies 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.

            15. 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.

            16. Cancer cells cannot thrive in an oxygenated environment. 
            Exercising daily, and deep breathing help to get more oxygen down to the cellular level. Oxygen therapy is another means employed to destroy cancer cells.

                          1. No plastic containers in micro.

                          2. No water bottles in freezer.

                          3. No plastic wrap in microwave.

            Johns Hopkins has recently sent this out in its newsletters. This 
            information is being circulated at Walter Reed Army Medical Center as well.  
            Dioxin chemicals cause cancer, especially breast cancer. Dioxins are highly poisonous to the cells of our bodies.

            Don't freeze your plastic bottles with water in them as this 
            releases dioxins from the plastic.

            Recently, Dr. Edward Fujimoto, Wellness Program Manager at Castle 
            Hospital , was on a TV program to explain thi s health hazard. He talked about dioxins and how bad they are for us.. He said that we should not be heating our food in the microwave using plastic containers. This especially applies to foods that contain fat. He said that he combination of fat, high heat, and plastics releases dioxin Also, he pointed out that plastic wrap, such as Saran, is just as 
            dangerous when placed over foods to be cooked in the microwave. As the food is nuked, the high heat causes poisonous toxins to actually melt out of the plastic wrap and drip into the food. Cover food with a paper towel instead.

            This is an article that should be sent to anyone important in your life. 

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