May I request good thoughts for a fellow Watcher?

[Menolly]

He has yet to post regarding this here, but I'm pretty sure this is all right to share, since he has gone public...

A Storyteller Changes the Ending of His Own Story, by Scott Brick
(Audio_Covenant)

...had I known of the alternative treatment, I probably would have given it a shot too. most likely to the disapproval of several Watchers from whom I sought advice.

[Savor Dam]

Thoughts of Light definitely going out to him.

Having sat between Scott and Menolly at the Elohimfest dinner, it is distinctly spooky that both of them have been diagnosed with thyroid cancer since then.

As Scott points out, his voice is his living. I understand his reluctance to risk it by undergoing surgery and I devoutly hope his alternative treatment is entirely effective. Still, I stand by how firmly Dam-sel and I advocated for traditional treatment of Menolly's case. That is how Dam-sel's thyroid cancer was defeated thirty-some years ago and the protocol has only gotten better...witness that Menolly's 15-month old incision is no more noticable than Dam-sel's incision from 1980.

As for the risk to voice, Menolly was concerned about that too. While she has never sang professionally, she studied voice back in the day and is quite the songbird. She is in better voice now than she was in the years I knew her pre-surgery. A thyroidectomy need not ruin Scott's wonderful speaking voice.

[Shaun das Schaf]

Staying out of the debate, wisely , but wanted to say thanks for posting Menolly; an interesting listen indeed.

[Lefdmae Deemalr Effaeldm]

Good thoughts and get better wishes.

I'm not sure what to say, but I think changing the whole lifestyle to healthier is a good choice, it sounds like a wise thing to do. I suspect I'd rather try surgery anyway in such a situation - together with everything else, but I'm not even sure about that. This is such a not easy choice. I hope this one was right and that everything turns out well.

[I'm Murrin]

Definately an interesting read, and I'm glad he's had positive results, but I have to admit I'm skeptical about diet curing cancer. Note in particular that he underwent medical treatment through the FDA trial while also on the diet.

[Avatar]

Instead of analysing anything, I'll wish him good luck.

Not that he's around here much.

--A

[aliantha]

Saw this on Facebook. Best wishes and lots of get-well mojo to Scott.

I don't know that I'd have the courage to overhaul my own diet to that extent. And yeah, I'm skeptical of any diet having the ability to cure cancer. But it can't hurt, I guess.

[SoulBiter]

Well wishes and prayers to Scott!

I am not skeptical at all. Its not what he eats that is killing the cancer. Its his own immune system. Now that he is not pouring all these poisons into his system, his own immune system is free to be kicking Cancers A$$.

I wouldn't recommend this to someone with a very aggressive cancer but if we all changed our diet and ate more fresh foods, greens, fruits and laid off the processed foods along with some good exercise, we would probably find most cancers would never happen. At the very least those changes keep diabetes at bay and many other disorders.

I am one of those that even before this was already convinced that the foods that we are buying daily and consuming are killing us.

[Orlion]

Instead of analysing anything, I'll wish him good luck.

Not that he's around here much.

--A

I should join in with this... in fact, I shall. I do not care how Watchers overcome their various thyroid cancers, just so long as they overcome it, dag-nammit!

Get well soon, Scott... and for everyone else, keep an eye out! No matter what, detection is key!