Vitamin C Infusion #1

Ok. I'm embracing the idea of blogging! Iam at the Broad Rd. Hematology Oncology site in Syracuse, NY, being infused with Vitamin C from Australia. I am taking a path of integrative medicine, that is, a fusion of Western medicine and those elements that sensibly make a whole...a whole approach to a condition, in this case Ovarian Cancer, Stage IV. I am conscious of my breath,  my diet, my emotions, my spirit. 

Since the diagnosis sunk in, there have been moments along the way I felt pitiful, defeated...like what if this is it?...the end stage of this life. But those moments have not dominated the paradigm. I have chosen to believe in myself, to make informed choices, and to focus on gratitude daily. 

Just days after facing my cancer reality, a friend mentioned an open house at Hematology Oncology where I could learn about complementary cancer treatment. Another friend attended with me and I felt welcomed and as though what I was hearing, in personal conversations and from lecturers, was meant for my ears. The integrative model Dr. Puc (now my oncologist) spoke of is completely in line with the way in which I view health...and life. And it was during our integrative consult that Dr. Puc helped me to reframe my body with cancer as a body not in harmony...and that my road to harmony need not be a battle. So many, from respective places of kindness and good intentions, have spoke of me battling cancer, fighting hard, beating it. But I of all people, a well-trained mediator, know that taking an adversarial path leads to hard feelings, difficulties, winners and losers. So, as I blaze forward, eating nutritious foods that are non-processed and organic when warranted, exercising, visualizing, listening to my body, taking supplements, returning to yoga, learning to meditate...I am also using chemotherapy, pharmaceuticals I once shunned, and at this moment, enriching my body with Vitamin C infusions once weekly. 

I have learned the infusions will boost my body that chemo has busy destroying all fast-growing cells...and will help me greatly. The high-dose intravenous Vitamin C  has not been FDA approved and is not covered by any insurances at this time. There is limited empirical data about its efficacy, but not enough effort has gone into research at this time. Will there be enough of a profit margin for this to be a readily available at some point in the near future? Maybe. And maybe my writing about it will at least spread knowledge. I intend to report about the effects of the Vitamin C infusions.

Well, I just spoke with a dear friend who called me. One can talk, watch tv, listen to music, sip tea or juice, and blog while sitting in a comfy recliner chair getting infused. Such interesting times we live in. We communicate via Internet and share our lives with those with whom we do not share the conveniences of proximity. Or would it be better stated: we gain proximity via Internet? Whichever way you view it, if you're reading this, you are aware of more about what I am up to than you were!