'Last lecture' professor dies of cancer... Definitely inspirational...

There's a post somewhere in SowPubs...

Unfortunately it wasn't posted with easy to find keywords...

We can Learn so much from Randy Pausch...

My sincere condolences to his family...

Since following Randy's last lecture and keeping uptodate on his progress I was so hoping he'd beat the illness...

Unfortunately, he passed away earlier today...

You have your Health... You have everything in the world!

Try and take the time to listen to Randy Pausch's last lecture...

It would be Great if you could share a few comments in this thread...

Definitely inspirational...

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/25848017?GT1=43001

Randy Pausch
http://news.google.com/news?q=Randy%...=1&sa=N&tab=wn

Last lecture
http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&q...G=Search&meta=

Phil

Phil,

Thanks for letting us know.

I find this Sad news. That another person is gone due to Modern Medicine - though it is deemed Cancer.

I didn't see his lecture on Youtube but saw the repeat performance he did on Oprah's show.

Now. I say he died as a result of the Treatment and not the Disease. Because Whipple Surgery is a Drastic thing to have done, let alone the Chemo and Radiation he had after. You cannot remove half a person's Guts and then bombard their system with toxic chemicals and radiation and expect them to Be Right. It ain't gonna happen. And I know from first hand experience as that's what did in my father.

My father's timeline goes like this...

He works outside in the yard all day in the hot summer sun Without drinking fluid (think Florida heat and you have an idea of what he put his 66 year old body through). Obviously, he dehydrates quite badly - such dehydration can take a Long time to recover from (years, as the body rebuilds everything that was damaged).

A months or so later he goes to the Doctor because he isn't as Energetic as he was before the Dehydration. The Doc tells him he had a Minor Heart Attack (no tests were done, mind you) and puts him on Warfarin (Rat Poison) to thin the blood, something else for the heart (a side effect is, it causes heart attacks!!! and if you go off it it Will cause a heart attack!!!), some Cholesterol Drugs and something else too - all without me knowing. The Doc tells him, the reason he is still functioning is because the body built new blood vessels around the bad part.

Note: ALL chemicals and toxic substances (this includes modern medicine) that enter the body MUST be dealt with by the immune system and the liver. If the liver cannot deal with it quick enough it puts it in the skin (we get a rash or eruptions) or locks it into fat stores for later processing.

A year or so goes by and he's got the flu. So he goes running to the doc who tells him to take Neurofen (Ibuprofen). It's important to know, this is the same Doc who put him on Warfarin. Also important to know, Ibuprofen should NOT, under any circumstances, be taken while on Warfarin because it interferes with the liver and makes you jaundice. The Doc SHOULD have known this.

The Next morning he wakes up all Jaundice! Duh! Rushes to the doc who calls an ambulance and sends him to the Princess Alexandra Hospital - the PA. It's while he is in the PA and I am visiting he comes clean to me about the drugs he is on, and Asks me to research them and email the results to his wife. I send his wife 61 pages of MSDS data for her to print and take to him to read.

The Docs at the PA all say the Ibuprofen had Nothing to do with it - despite the MSDS Contraindication stating otherwise. And decide they will Go In for a look. They reckon an Ultrasound picked up a Lump in his Bile Duct which, they claim, is causing the bile to back up and spill into the blood stream, making him jaundice.

They chat to him about it and remark that while there they might as well take out his Gall Bladder.

At my next visit he tells me his wife didn't bring in the research because it was 61 pages (too much to print). I'm thinking, WTF, the man is laying in hospital and being deprived of the information he needs to make informed decisions (so I give him a brief rundown of the information). He also tells me he's thinking of getting his Gall Bladder out.

Hearing this I Ark Up. Knowing, that as soon as he does he will No Longer be able to digest food Properly. He shows me a nice glossy hospital brochure and tries to tell me he only need to make Small Changes to his diet. He has put all his faith in the Docs, who were the ones who landed him in the hospital in the first place.

He goes under, with the idea that... besides removing this so-called lump, they will also have a Look around for anything else and take action on it as They deemed necessary. He's given them carte blanche to do whatever they want.

They take out his bile duct, with the supposed lump which turns out to be nothing but a small, unobtrusive lipoma Not causing bile backup. As a matter of caution they also remove his Gall Bladder. They test a portion of his liver and decide they detect Cancer Markers. So they... remove half his liver, his spleen, pancreas and the bottom half of his stomach - they didn't test those things for cancer mind you, just removed them as a matter of precaution. (Whipple surgery.)

Now he has no bottom valve on his stomach so food cannot stay in his stomach to digest and will flow, at its own rate, into his intestines. But without a Gall Bladder to control bile flow into the intestine food is not getting properly digested there as well. I said to my wife, he's now going to die of something related to Malnutrition within two years. A slow decline even if he looks ok.

Twelve months later, after numerous colds and whatnot - without proper nutrition the immune system cannot function correctly - suddenly, he isn't passing. Food is NOT leaving his stomach and he is bloating up. He doesn't want to go to the Docs but pain sends him to them. He also starts to get Yellow again.

To make him Pass - as he'd be constipated now - they load him with antibiotics. He gets the runs and passes a Plastic Clip!!! This was something that HAD been attaching the new Bile duct to his instestines. That it is loose tells why he is going yellow again as Bile seeps into his body and the kidneys cannot process it fast enough and so the body stores it in the skin out of harm's way.

They pump his stomach and put him on the drip until they can figure how to Unblock the blocked intestine where the clip was. It's now a week since he has sustained Proper Nourishment and he is bed ridden, has the runs and is trying to fight the chest infection cold thing he has. They have Not gone back in to reattached the bile duct! But put a drain to his liver to drain the bile.

Note: If the body releases more fluid than it gets in, it can go into Hypovalemic Shock. Where there is Not enough Internal Fluid Pressure to maintain Organ Function and Stasis. Once one organ goes it is only a matter of time before the others go.

I get the call from his wife that his Kidneys are now failing - a sign of the body going into Hypovalemic shock, but the Docs reckon it is due to trying to process the bile in the blood even though they have a drain in his liver to drain the bile away. I call him up, we have a brief chat and he is so tired, wants to rest and not see anyone. He tells me he'll be fine. Three hours later he is dead. The date is Nov 16, 2005.

He died from Hypovalemic shock brought about by the runs the Docs gave him. His immune system was buggered because he was malnourished due to the Docs removing half his insides. And had a blocked system and second jaundice attack due to a botched operation. And went under the knife in the first place because they gave him drugs that damaged his liver and made him go jaundiced. All the while putting undue stress on his liver and immune system in the beginning by prescribing drugs for a heart condition they never tested for, and unnecessary cholesterol drugs. (They wrote on the death certificate that the Cause of death was Obstructive Jaundice.)

The saddest thing of all - for anyone who dies of the Treatment of cancer is, they Could most likely have lived a better and longer life by going Alternate in their treatments - self treating even. And you Have to go Alternate because the Only three Govt Authorized Treatments for cancer are... surgery, chemical therapy and radiation. No other treatments are even allowed to be Tested.

My father, like professor Randy Pausch, was rushed into surgery as quick as possible - while still in the hospital and thus in a place where it is hard to make an informed decision without pressure and while Fearful of losing their Bed in case they leave the hospital and then want to come back in.

And unfortunately, once you've had Whipple Surgery you cannot put your guts back. And you are doomed - have been given a death sentence you cannot escape from even if the cancer never comes back.

Michael Ross

Phil,

Thank you. Attitude can certainly help in any given situation.

But, related to what Michael and his family went through...

Before my father was released from the hospital after receiving angioplasty following a heart attack, his doctor briefly mentioned to my mom they found a small density in one lung.

When asked about it, he said the heart was the only issue of concern right now and to come back in six months for a checkup.

Six months later the heart was fine, but the 'cancer' had spread to both lungs and was diagnosed as inoperable and terminal.

It was a slower growing, non-small cell 'non-smokers' lung cancer and we followed the only suggested course of treatment - experimental chemotherapy.

Whether it had any impact on the growth of the tumors in his lungs, nobody really knows.

However, after enduring the frequent hell of this treatment for several years, and in a severely weakened state, he also began having a horrible time swallowing any food.

After complaining about this to his doctor, the tests revealed esophogal cancer. Radiation treatment followed, and not long after that the lining of his esophogus ruptured, and was listed as the cause of death.

Early on, surgery to remove part to all of one lung was an option. But either the files got lost in the shuffle and/or the doctor blew it. Whatever, by the time it had spread to both lungs it was too late.

While cancer of the esophogus is one of, if not the fastest growing cancer in men over 40, it is also 100% treatable if detected early. But, by the time he was tested for it, it was also too late.

So allow me to fire a warning shot regarding the dangers of esophogal cancer. If you have any type of persistent acid reflux, heartburn, etc., go in and get your esophogus checked out.

It is considered a fairly routine procedure to find and remove a growth in the esophogus if they catch it early. However, with current conventional treatment it is terminal if they don't.

And one of the best ways to prevent it is to simply elevate your head about one inch above your feet in bed to prevent stomach acid from backing up into the esophogus.

Unfortunately, I will be making another trip back in to see the doctors with my mom tomorrow. Last week they found a brain tumor and will give us the test results and their prognosis.

Following my dads death, I have no idea what we will be up against this time around.

But I appreciate your comments, Michael. Sharing the ordeal your family went through with your father's tragic passing could help myself and others.

Especially since the primary symptoms (memory loss) appeared after my mom likely became dehydrated while playing golf on a recent warm day.

I will definately be looking into alternatives and welcome any helpful information.

Rod

Michael and Rod,

Sorry for your losses and Thanks for sharing your experiences...

So many Unfortunately have experienced Cancer and other terrible illnesses in some way so hopefully we can all learn a little by sharing...

As mentioned early Detection is the key with Caution on the precedures...

Lost a Great friend because doctors decided to make a small incision in his throat...

Unfortunately it was the wrong decision as his Cancer went through like wild-fire and he passed away extremely quickly...

Regarding brain tumors, again early detection, so Rod I'll keep Positive thoughts going your way for your mom...

I hope you get Good news only...

About 15 years back my mom started acting very differently from her very active and usual self. Doctors kept insisting it was dimentia/alzheimer related and kept ignoring future testing etc. Finally after over 2 years passed a recommendation to an eye specialist revealed a Brain tumor the size of an Orange. She was admitted into the hospital very quickly for surgery and thankfully the tumor wasn't cancerous But those 2 years of the tumor pressing against the nerve of the eye caused her blindness in that eye and therefore was left legally blind...

She managed quite well over the years But along the way some doctor decided to take her off of her medication that she was taking to help prevent seizures due to the brain tumor. I guess the doctor felt it was the right decision and my mom always felt she knew better. Shortly after she started having seizures again and was hospitalized a few times because of it...

On her last episode of seizures in 2005 she was Diagnosed with...
http://www.healthnewsflash.com/condi...mia_cancer.php

And passed away before she had a chance to get into a long term care facilty for Cancer patients...

But she passed away almost to the day of my parents Anniversary date, although my dad had passed away a few years back...

I knew he was calling for her and made the exact prediction...

Life is full of Mysteries...

Live Life to the Fullest and Treat each day like it's your last...
http://www.wikihow.com/Live-Life-to-the-Fullest

Phil

[Dien Rice]

Originally Posted by Rod Carr

Unfortunately, I will be making another trip back in to see the doctors with my mom tomorrow. Last week they found a brain tumor and will give us the test results and their prognosis.

Hi Rod,

I know that when these things happen, it's very trying... (I lost my own Mom 5 years ago, to liver cirrhosis... She had Hepatitis C which she contracted years earlier due to a blood transfusion after a miscarriage, before they could screen donor blood for it...)

I had heard (from someone I know who works in the medical industry) that there is a correlation between low Vitamin D and cancer... Your post reminded me of it. So I did some searching, and found this...

Take vitamin D to reduce cancer risk, Canadian Cancer Society advises
http://www.cbc.ca/health/story/2007/...endations.html

The "gist" of the article is that a medical study showed that taking Vitamin D cut the risk of cancer in women by about 50%. Even if there is already a tumor, it's possible that this might help to prevent it from spreading... (Keep in mind, I am not a medical doctor, so seek medical advice...)

Vitamin D is also produced by our skin from sunlight, but those of us living in "colder" regions of the world may get low on Vitamin D since we get less sunlight than those in the world's tropical regions. So Vitamin D is probably even more important for people living where there's colder weather. One source of Vitamin D is cod liver oil. (You can purchase it in in the form of relatively inexpensive capsules.)

On brain tumors specifically, I also found this article...

Diet May Be the Key to Prevention and Treatment of Brain Tumors
http://www.naturalnews.com/022927.html

This article reports research that showed that something called the "KetoCal" diet reduced the growth of brain tumors in mice.

The "KetoCal" diet is apparently something usually used to help treat epilepsy. It seems to be a type of "Ketogenic" diet. You can read about these here...

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ketocal
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ketogenic_Diet

Anyway, I'm not a medical doctor, but I know in a similar situation I'd be looking at all the info I could get...

In the end, the way I look at things, it's in "God's hands", but of course we must still do our best to keep ourselves and those we love healthy...

I wish the best for you and your Mom,

Dien

The Vitamin D Council web site is an excellent source for articles and papers on Vitamin D research.

http://www.vitamindcouncil.org/

--
Eric

Rod,

Thanks for sharing your experiences.

There are some excellent Teas which can be consumed that help Liver conditions - including Hep C. One such tea being Pau'd Arco (do a Google). Which I mention because it also has the Added benefit of having Plenty of anecdotal evidence of helping against Cancer.

Also on the Cancer front, I suggest to read Hulda Clarke's "Cure For All Cancers". The gist being, she found Every person she tested who had Cancer had Isopropyl / Propyl Alcohol in their system - and - a fluke in their liver. When the Alcohol was removed from their environment and thus them, the Fluke was not able to avoid the immune system and the cancer went away.

Interestingly, some Australian scientists Also found a Direct Link between cancer and alcohol - no matter which form it was consumed (beer, wine or spirits).

And British scientists found a direct link between meat eating and cancer - the more meat eaten and the more often it is eaten, the greater the incidence of cancer. (Italian scientists also found the same link with meat eating and stomach cancer.)

Some Canadian's discovered a non-patentable substance which Reactivates the Mitochondria in a cancer cell (normal cells use the Mitochondria to fuel the cell, whereas cancer cells use fermentation) - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dichloroacetate and you can read more about their research here http://www.newscientist.com/article/...t-cancers.html

Also, pay a visit to http://www.cancertutor.com/

And above all else, remember to keep up your Vitamin C (from natural sources if possible, otherwise Vit C powder from a health food store and taken one Teaspoon in a glass of water is a good start) as your body uses it to Repair things and Deal with things. (Unlike other animals Humans cannot make their own Vit C and must get it from food sources.)

Now about Brain Tumors...

Electrical Substation is put in in a street. Years later Every family in that street has at least One person with a brain tumor. Sometimes, two and three people in same house with tumor. Power provider denies it's living so close to their Electromagnetic Field.

Lesson. Do NOT live neat such substations, under transmission lines and if you have a Box on the pole out front of your house, do as much living in the back of your house as is possible.

Story. Lady has, for many man years, suffered from Headaches. She hears about something and has her house tested. Tested for electromagnetism. Discovered her Clock Radio is off the chart. Throws it away. Buys a battery powered beside clock. headaches disappear in a blink.

Ever since she was born, young girl was agitated, couldn't sleep, yadda yadda. Stays in hospital saw her sleep well and haver reduced agitation. Family hear of EM and had their home tested. Discovered the Hotwater System was off the chart. It sat in the laundry along the other side of the wall which the girl's bed was. They moved her bed to the other side of the room where the EM was greatly reduced and she became a normal unagitated child who could now sleep.

People are concerned about Cell Phones and tumors. No one Thinks of the walk about phones at home that have a handset and a base. They are Worse for subjecting the user to Waves.

Michael Ross

[Ankesh]

Originally Posted by MichaelRoss

Also on the Cancer front, I suggest to read Hulda Clarke's "Cure For All Cancers". The gist being, she found Every person she tested who had Cancer had Isopropyl / Propyl Alcohol in their system - and - a fluke in their liver. When the Alcohol was removed from their environment and thus them, the Fluke was not able to avoid the immune system and the cancer went away.

I started researching on Hulda Clarke and things don't look too well. She is profiled on quackwatch too...

http://www.quackwatch.org/01Quackery...cer/clark.html

Red flag: She finds out if someone has cancer only using a tool called "syncrometer" - a tool made by her. She doesn't use any other medical tests.

She concludes if a person has been cured or not using the same syncrometer tool.

And patients have died very soon after being "cured" by her.

Many tests do prove that alcohol is a carcinogen. But apparently, Clarkes treatment of removal of alcohol from the system does not seem to work...

Her body cleansing techniques sound good from the reviews of her book on amazon. But they don't seem to be a cure for all cancer...

Hi Ankesh, you should also have started researching on Quackwatch itself
and maybe find who is the real Quack

here is one to be going on with

http://www.quackpotwatch.org/

regards peter

Here in Erie a man developed a machine the cured cancer in mice. Now he is working in the hospitals testing on people I think, It is radio waves. It is not like cemo that kills goods stuff too. It only kill the cancer. My cousin who died of recently of cancer said it won't work. I am not sure yet.

My other cousin, his older sister has it and took pills she could not use cemo. It is working for now.