A Letter to Dr. Anne - Encouraging Words for All of Us

Hi Dr Anne,

Thank you for keeping me in your prayers. You are truly a sweetheart. Thanks for the mention in Subconsciously Speaking.

I found the front-page article about cancer very interesting. They say everything happens for a reason and you say that 'there are no vacuums or voids'. I will tell you that I am extremely blessed to have found you as a teacher and then friend, for you taught me well. In the article, Dr. Rossman mentions that when people are diagnosed, they need to be relaxed as humanly possible. Yes, there will be fear at first and this in normal. Well, let me tell you when the pulmonologist first told me that I had cancer, Barb and I went home, lay in bed and just held each other and cried. That lasted about 10 minutes. We then got up and knew we had to face the music. I got on the Internet and found out all that I could. Then I could ask the doctors the right questions. I had to go back to the pulmonologist two days later and I asked if I could still play ball and golf. I was in a slow-pitch league and played twice a week - usually double-headers. I was also playing golf twice a week, as well as riding my bike, swimming and walking. Anyway, she looked at me with a surprised look on her face and said to my wife, Barb, and me that "maybe I did not realize the seriousness of the situation". I told her that if she told me that I would die tomorrow, or next week, or six months from now, or ten years from now, that it did not make any difference. I would live my life to the fullest. Just because she told me that I had cancer, the world did not stop spinning. "Tell me what I can do and not what I can't."

I just wanted to mention that to you, because according to the article, I was doing everything correctly. As I write this, I have two days left of the radiation, to be completed on January 2nd. It has surely sapped my energy and made my throat as well as my esophagus sore as heck. Five treatments ago they changed the angle of the machine, and my throat is feeling much better. The oncologist told me that seven to ten days after treatment, I should be feeling back to normal. Anne, I feel stronger each day now. For a time I was beaten down pretty good, but I never lost sight of the light at the end of the tunnel. And now just two more steps and I will be on the other side of this experience.

I want to thank you for your support. I also could not believe how many people I have touched in my life. You should see the stack of get-well cards. I can't tell you how many prayer circles that I am in all over the country and some outside of the country.. It is phenomenal! I guess that it takes something like this to open your eyes as to just how important you are to others.

I will give you the latest when I see my thoracic surgeon in February. He is the man that will be checking me for any ongoing stuff. I know that my body is free of all of that crap - AND I am a child of God, made in His image, and He doesn't make any junk. I am a healthy person. Thank you God!

Thank you soooo much, and may the good Lord continue to bestow His many blessings upon us both.

With much Love, Ed

Ed Wilson, C.Ht, of Florida, is an IMDHA Member and a graduate of Infinity Institute. His email address is Wilsonedwardj@aol.com 03.03