In the Western Medical/Oncological world, I have found some anti-Gerson sentiment. In the Gerson world, I found some anti-Western Medical/Oncological sentiment. And as I said in a recent posting, when I first went to the hospital to begin chemotherapy and radiation, I truly was like a "deer in the headlights" swinging a baseball bat. Now that some time has passed, I have let go of all the judgment I developed about chemo & radio therapies and instead, I have opened my heart to the staff. And what I have found is a group of nurses and technicians that have enormous hearts and the desire to provide each patient as much ease, comfort and support as they can.
And as I open up more & more to the different staff, they do the same with me. Now we all know that this is basic human relationship development, s0 it ain't rocket science (as my friend, Ann, the rocket scientist often says). So, what I am pointing to is the context for the relationship. The nurses & technicians know that their patients are dealing with possibly the most difficult thing they have ever had to confront in life. And the staff must find a proper balance and pace as they relate to their patients, who themselves are developing what ever level of acceptance they can with their diagnosis.
One of the chemotherpy nurses said that for the patients, their department is the hardest to walk into and the hardest to walk out of. Because, when we walk in we are taking our first steps into an often very scary world and the staff do their best to make it easy for us. Yet at the end of the treatment, the patients do their final treatment and leave a group of nurses and fellow patients with whom they have developed strong relationships. It's quite moving and I can already feel the bond that I am developing with the staff. My gratitude for their kindness and support is growing - to tell you the truth, quite rapidly. And, I have always been this way. I just love getting to know people.
And as I open up more & more to the different staff, they do the same with me. Now we all know that this is basic human relationship development, s0 it ain't rocket science (as my friend, Ann, the rocket scientist often says). So, what I am pointing to is the context for the relationship. The nurses & technicians know that their patients are dealing with possibly the most difficult thing they have ever had to confront in life. And the staff must find a proper balance and pace as they relate to their patients, who themselves are developing what ever level of acceptance they can with their diagnosis.
One of the chemotherpy nurses said that for the patients, their department is the hardest to walk into and the hardest to walk out of. Because, when we walk in we are taking our first steps into an often very scary world and the staff do their best to make it easy for us. Yet at the end of the treatment, the patients do their final treatment and leave a group of nurses and fellow patients with whom they have developed strong relationships. It's quite moving and I can already feel the bond that I am developing with the staff. My gratitude for their kindness and support is growing - to tell you the truth, quite rapidly. And, I have always been this way. I just love getting to know people.