January 2013
Home from a holiday in central Otago and feeling good.
December 29th 2011
Feeling good.
Back a little sore, probably spending too much time in chair on keyboard, rather than out doing things. Over a week since I was last on the golf course.
Got through the christmas period without breaking diet this year – now over a year as a strict vegan.
I am using salt normally – on the no salt diet my blod pressure got so low that I was fainting too often, and I decided the danger from hitting my head on something sharp as I fell, far outweighed anything else. I never have had high blood pressure, always low, got down to 80/60.
Still asking myself big questions about future directions.
Let’s see what answers the new year delivers.
September 25th 2011
Feeling great. Had a CAT scan two days ago, no results yet – expecting them Friday, and feeling good anyway.
Played 4 under my handicap at golf today – even with taking 4 hits to get out of one bunker.
Jewelz seemed to have a great time in Brisbane, looking forward to seeing her again tomorrow night.
Rain on the roof right now, nice to be inside an out of it.
July 25th 2011
It’s snowing outside (we’re at 300ft above sea level, and this is unusual), the fire is going, and it is warm inside. Feeling great!
September 26th 2011
Just got an email from my oncologist:
“Hi Ted
I’m awaiting the formal report but have had a quick look at the scan myself – it looks good, certainly the liver lesions visible last year have resolved and I can’t see any obvious evidence of melanoma deposits elsewhere. I’ll call you when the formal report is through (hopefully Wednesday).
Kind regards
David Gibbs
“
Yee HAAAAAA!!!!!
Happy Ted!!!!!!!!
July 24th
Feeling good. No further signs of tumours at this point.
Sticking to the Vit C regime of 2g at least 5 times a day.
Still strict vegan.
Have started using salt again, and blood pressure has recovered. Got to a low of 80/65 in Jan (after 8 months without salt) – was fainting a lot. Feeling strong again now.
Ailsa’s broken leg is giving me lots of cooking and housework.
May 23rd
Still alive and kicking.
Found a little lump on my left shoulder on 12th March, went to local GP on 15th March and he cut it out – about the size of a pea. Histology report showed it was spindle-shaped melanoma cells.
I had eased up on the Vitamin C, but am now back on Vitamin C at least 3 times a day.
Feeling good, even as the temperatures start to drop.
Not free of it it seems, but as long as I keep the vitamin C up, it seems that I can keep it in check.
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As at 17 Feb 2011 I am feeling well.
My last checkup was on January 18th, at Christchurch public Hospital, by my surgeon (Stewart Sinclair) and there was no sign of any cancer.
It seems like I may be free of it.
Ted, it has been some time since I have been in contact and the news of your cncer came as a bit of a shock. However it is interesting to note your course of action. You may recall that Edward’s mother was very much into diet as a way of controlling disease. She also recommended high doses of vitamn c and the se of apricot kernels. As this was in the early eighties I am surprised that it is still taking some people so long to cotton on to the idea of using diet as a way to controllng health.
Dare I say it I have been vegetarian for over thirty years now and though I don’t claim to be in perfect health I certainly have avoided some of the problems faced by other members of my family and which the probability of genetics say I should also have.
Any way I am pleased to hear of your status and hope you continue to make progress.
Thanks Penny.
Yes, I recall Jean feeding me vitamin C by the tablespoon.
At the time I didn’t have much incentive to investigate.
It took staring down my own impending mortality to get me to seriously look again at diet.
Take care.
Ted,
How’s it going since you upped your Vitamin C dose? Hopefully things are good! But, if you still think peroxide might benefit you but are unable to take it because it’s too harse on your throat, I found a couple other routes that might be more easily tolerated. Here’s a link to one route http://educate-yourself.org/cn/hydrogenperoxideandprostatecancer14oct05.shtml where someone sprayed 3% peroxide in their nares and reportedly cured themselves of prostate cancer. But I also heard of someone mixing peroxide with non chlorinated water and putting it in a vaporizer at night. Just a thought that you might want to inverstigate. I’m still convinced of its efficacy. My last MRI results showed the lesion was completely gone in my liver and peroxide was my only treatment. I think the same result is possible for you.
Best wishes,
Rosanne
Hi Rosanne
The Vitamin C plus vegan diet seems to be working for me.
I have had two lots of tumours while sticking to the diet, and both happened while I was on low Vitamin C.
Since March I have maintained a minimum of 5g of Vit C a day, and most days closer to 15g.
No further tumours.
I’ll stick with this regime for a while, and see how it works, and keep the Peroxide as a backup if I have further trouble.
Ted, I haven’t been checking in as often as a should be I guess. Congratulations on your fantastic news!! Keep up the good work. I am doing great as well. Hugs, Rosanne
Hi Ted & Ailsa
Many thanks for having a chat with my daughter & I on Saturday. Just great to know that I am on the right track, just need a little more disapline. Please give our love to Ailsa. Will keep in touch. Many thanks
Lynette