"Research shows several instances when a patient's own immune system kicked in to oust a cancer even without help from sophisticated new technologies. Dr. Vijay Trisal, assistant professor of surgical oncology at City of Hope Cancer Center in Duarte, Calif., recounted two such cases: One, a woman whose melanoma had spread to her lungs, brain and other parts of her body, was stung by a bee and subsequently recovered not only from the bee sting but also from the cancer. Two, a man with advanced melanoma who stepped into a poison ivy patch and experienced a similar recovery."

This passage from the full article found here ... http://abcnews.go.com/Health/Healthday/story?id=5197964&page=1  Discussed a recent success in which a melanoma patient was treated and cured using their very own T-Cells.  Blown away by this, I began to read deeper until I hit the passage above and then stopped to think for a moment.  I thought...Ya know it just goes to show you that invasive treatments like chemo, radiation and harsh surgeries are not the only means to kicking cancers ass.  Nope, there is something more out there; a powerful energy far beyond our knowledge that many often forget. 

In my opinion, the men in white coats can only do so much for a cancer patient...the rest is left up to that individual.  The "rest" that I speak of is that internal will and utter fight that drives your body to beat the disease.  I like to think of my bodies cells as individual soldiers of an army I like to call ME.  As lame as this may sound, hear me out.  What are army men with out a general to lead them?  What is a football team with out a captain or a head coach to pump them up before a big game?  Moreover, what is a cancer survivor without the ME factor giving his or her cell-soldiers the fuel to fight? 

My point is simple, never give up, and always remember when times are inevitably tough that there is something more.  Something far greater than the men in white coats that when triggered will astonish the minds of humanity.  A humanity that will one day know a survivor is a survivor because they fight with every cell in their body, period. 

I hope each of you have a wonderful weekend, laughing, loving, smiling, relaxing, drinking some cold ones, or just enjoying life.  Please feel free to comment, I always love to hear outlooks on cancer from a different mind.

Just Goes to Show You,

Preston Presnell
Founder, LifeLinkage.Com