hi guys
i posted some messages on the forum earlier this year after my mum was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer. i just wanted to share her story, to give some hope to others.
mum was previously very fit and well, and suddenly developed very bad heartburn. after an endoscopy, she was told she needed to have a CT scan because of her past history of breast cancer. unfortunately the scan showed that she had a pancreatic tumour, and she subsequently underwent the whipples operation. however, it had already spread to her liver.
mum was not keen to have radiotherapy or chemo given that the success rates in panc cancer are not promising. so we researched a range of alternative therapies for her, including ozone, various diets and hypnotherapy.
the reason i am sharing this story is because of the enormous positive effects of the hypnotherapy on her, and i feel that it is something that can benefit other cancer sufferers tremendously.
we contacted a hypnotherapist in australia called dr rick collingwood, who is the australian equivalent of paul mckenna. he had worked with a number of cancer patients and had had phenomenal results with them, in terms of improving their quality of life. he agreed to fly to london to work with mum within 2 weeks. he sent her 2 of his CDs to listen to daily so that his treatments could begin immediately.
before he arrived, she had lost over a stone in weight, was constantly tearful and depressed, unable to sleep, had lost her enjoyment for everything, and was in a degree of pain from the operation. i myself am a doctor, and admittedly i was incredibly dubious about what hypnotherapy could do for her.
within days of starting to listen to the CDs, she was sleeping through the night, her appetite improved and her mood lifted. i was truly amazed.
following rick's arrival in london, after just 1 session with rick, i can honestly say that she was a new woman overnight. her mood was suddenly positive, and even knowing her prognosis, she believed so strongly that she could beat the cancer and that it would not effect her quality of life. her appetite returned with a vengeance. her sleeping pattern improved massively. her doctors were even amazed at how quickly she recovered from the operation, and people around her began commenting on how well she looked. throughout this period, no one but our immediate family knew of her diagnosis, so you can imagine just how well she must have been to keep this quiet.
sadly, her scan 8 weeks after her operation showed an increase in the number of metastases in her liver. at this stage, we tried ozone therapy at a clinic in malaysia that claimed to have amazing results in cancer patients. unfortunately, this was unsuccessful. however, throughout all this time, the effects of the hypnotherapy remained, and in fact rick flew back again, to do further sessions with mum.
sadly, my mum had a massive stroke, and lost her battle to the cancer a few months ago, and passed away.
now whilst i would never advocate that hypnotherapy is a cure for cancer, especially as i am a doctor, i strongly believe that it gave her an incredible quality of life for the last few months. something which i will be eternally grateful to rick for. we managed to travel abroad and spend time together as a family, and she did everything she wanted to do. in fact, i have never seen her shop as much as she did during this holiday. until the morning of her passing, she was laughing and joking with us, and we could never have anticipated what the next few hours would bring.
i hope that my sharing this can bring some hope to other sufferers and their families. sadly there isn't always a way to cure the cancer, but there is a way to improve the quality of the last few weeks, months or years.
i would be happy to give any further information to anyone interested, and would urge everyone to give this a go. of course, it is not feasible to fly rick over from across the world, but his CDs are amazing. he is back in england in november to do a tour, and i believe he will also be offering a limited number of one to one sessions.
the results of his trial are available on ricks UK website (www.mindmotivationsuk.com), and the link for the trial is: http://www.mindmotivationsuk.com/hypnosis-cancer-treatment.s this shows the unbelievable effects his treatments have had on even reducing the effects of chemotherapy. my mum's story is also on the website at http://www.mindmotivationsuk.com/latest-hypnosis-news.shtml#
i hope that this gives some hope to others.
farah