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crguy has mentioned the Inspire Health program in previous posts when I searched Inspire Health. I am going to look into it.
crguy= you did the 2 day program. What were/are your thoughts about it? I think I will do the 2 day program as the entire year 'program'/cost would not be as useful as I live in a Vancouver suburb and don't relish the thought of heading into Vancouver by car or transit , and couldn't take full advantage of all the different classes,etc. that they offer.
For everyone: they offer a free, Thursday 7pm PST online meditation class. I did it last Thursday evening as I lay in bed. I had to download an app for online webinars(?it told me what to do once I went to the link from them for meditation) on my tablet first, so go to the site 10 minutes beforehand. I will use headphones tonight as last time I could hear my youngest struggling to put the Christmas lights on the tree....LOL and on the phone to my sister talking about her crazy dream. I think I could really use the almost 45 minutes of calming down due to my stress of deciding whether or not to do Xeloda. (Note: I am not a meditation sort of person usually but figured it was free and couldn't hurt.) There was someone from Portland,USA on there. Most people 'chatted' where they were from. Anyone can do it I assume. http://www.inspirehealth.ca/online-meditation

"Our online meditation class is offered to anyone interested in finding out more about this kind of experience. It is open to any InspireHealth member, family member or friend, regardless of previous meditation experience. The class is guided by a Registered Holistic Nutritionist and a Registered Yoga Teacher with many years of experience teaching meditation.
Our aim is to provide a weekly group meditation where we practice ways to calm body and mind, and support personal harmony and balance, in the midst of our busy and sometimes chaotic everyday lives.
Please register for Online Meditation by entering your email address and then updating your InspireHealth profile to include Online Meditation as one of your interests. Each week you will receive am email reminder with a link to the class. Classes are held Thursdays from 7:00 – 7:45pm (Pacific Time)."

B in Canada wrote:crguy has mentioned the Inspire Health program in previous posts when I searched Inspire Health. I am going to look into it.
crguy= you did the 2 day program. What were/are your thoughts about it? I think I will do the 2 day program as the entire year 'program'/cost would not be as useful as I live in a Vancouver suburb and don't relish the thought of heading into Vancouver by car or transit , and couldn't take full advantage of all the different classes,etc. that they offer.

Hey B,

sorry not to log into your other topics before now ... BUTT I am heavy into renos and upgrades on a fixer house in TriCities area for my mother, and up to my colorectal BUTT in inspectors and Hydro crews ... battling the winds AND RAIN NO excuse I know

So : Inspire Health ? I liked the 2 day LIFE program, had some good talks with integrative docs as follow up ( joined them in 2012 after I had finished my own chemo for lung resection), did not find I was able to benefit from all their onsite programs due to working and distance. The 2 day does give a years membership so you still have access if you want to and can do the "virtual" consults with your own IH doc as I recall ????? I have done a bunch of meditations with other groups ( karate people, Taiji / Qigong, counsellors etc.) so I did not do any IH meditations. Their programs may have changed a bit since I was there but I would say give it a try for sure. They have a very supportive and comprehensive group of practitioners associated with the program and you will get lots of feedback about how to help yourself through this whole Journey.

I will log into your other topics later, but feel free to PM me anytime.
FYI I am BCCA graduate from 2007 and 2010 (Vancouver) and was caregiver for my father BCCA (Kelowna) and we have world class folks there looking after us, just so you know !

Cheers
CR

Sorry for being so lazy in not keeping this topic more current
BUTT .... !

All fellow Canucks please take note of a Petition and recent initiative.

Everyone can check out their website, sign the petition and see whatch'all think ????

The Pure North S’Energy Foundation is a chronic disease prevention program that uses research-based nutritional supplements.
We are Canada’s largest primary prevention focused not-for-profit organization.

CHRONIC DISEASE REDUCTION OBJECTIVES
THE BIG 4
Diabetes
Cancer
Cardiovascular disease
Mental health

disclaimer : I have NO connection to them and just FYI, they also offer paid services and products for sale, ... BUTT their website may be of interest to folks here, as we are on their BIG 4 list and the petition is directed at the Institute of Medicine (IOM) in collaboration with Health Canada updating their Vitamin D RDA levels .... which would be of benefit to everyone I believe.

Cheers and Harmony Canuckians
CRguy


(( PS while you're at it you may also wish to check out GenomeBC
Their research initiatives are far reaching and have definite impact on health issues which WE encounter as CRC patients.... especially pharmacogenetics ! ))

This seemed like the most appropriate thread to get fellow Canucks to join the Cancertainty campaign.

http://www.cancertaintyforall.ca

Supreme Court rules Canadians have right to doctor-assisted dying

Canadian adults in grievous, unending pain have a right to end their life with a doctor’s help, the Supreme Court ruled on Friday.

The unanimous ruling, by establishing that the “sanctity of life” also includes the “passage into death,” extends constitutional rights into a new realm. (...) The new ruling will change the way some Canadians are permitted to die.

http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/nat ... e22828437/
http://www.thestar.com/news/canada/2015 ... e-ban.html

Personally, I want to congratulate Canadians who made this possible.

"Why this top doctor's dying wish is for Canada to accept physician-assisted suicide"
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/life/lif ... e14494074/

(2013; Dr. Donald Low, the face of Toronto’s response to SARS; diagnosed with a brain tumour in early 2013, he died inSeptember 2013)

The fact that it was unanimous is mindblowing, given the high level of misinformation, emotion and sensitivity of the issue.
It restores my faith in the Supreme Court !

This decision removes an existing lower court ban on doctor's providing assistance in a patient's own suicide.
It does not promote nor enfranchise ANYBODY to do so.... neither doctor nor patient.
It does not legalize euthanasia : it allows someone in very specific circumstances, to seek assistance in their own suicide.

Sadly, we will now start the third round of fear tactics by ill informed zealots, who either can not or will not understand the essential difference between euthanasia and assisted suicide .... and who have never been in the exact situation themselves ... BUTT feel the need to control and decide morality for others.

The Carter and Taylor cases have crystallized an intelligent conversation and legal decision for Canadians.
Now we need to address the complexities of a Rodriguez type issue.

Thanks for posting this Maia.

http://news.nationalpost.com/2015/02/05 ... -concerns/
http://www.cbc.ca/news/technology/healt ... t-1.834675

http://www.healthycanadians.gc.ca/recal ... 3a-eng.php
http://www.healthycanadians.gc.ca/recal ... 1a-eng.php

http://www.healthycanadians.gc.ca/recal ... 5a-eng.php
http://www.hc-sc.gc.ca/dhp-mps/compli-c ... pa-eng.php
http://www.healthycanadians.gc.ca/recal ... 9a-eng.php
http://www.hc-sc.gc.ca/dhp-mps/compli-c ... ca-eng.php

The full story is yet to come ... just like any political / economic / bureaucratic FUBAR

...UNTIL then folks my best suggestion would have to be :
" DON'T drink the Kool Aid " i.e. "We're on top of things" info being peddled on either side of the 49 th.

The FDA and Health Canada need a huge kick in the ass, funding AND legislation to ensure third world "drug counterfeiters" cannot enter the supply chain. WE should be doing the testing HERE, at the manufacturer's expense, to ensure safety..... NOT allowing corrupt businesses and processes to "supply " us with fraudulent quality evaluations or medicaments.

I am making this info known here because among the many important drugs on the list is CAPECITABINE = Xeloda !
The US FDA has seen fraudulent Avastin and other cancer meds. We in Canada are not immune.

SO Beware my friends ... BE VERY AWARE.

These are not the smuggled toxic shit we always see coming from PRChina ... this involves MAJOR production and supply processors in India ( and other countries ) who produce and ship products which are NOT up to standard.... to ALL of the major Pharma corporations in North America.

If YOU do not wish to trust your health and outcome of your cancer treatments to shit from overseas ..... GET ACTIVE and make your concerns known to the media, public officials and other cancer patients and agencies.

Stepping OFF soap box now.

Please check out all these links and decide for yourself.

Recent updates from the Research pages of Inspire Health have a number of interesting articles with information relevant to CRC patients.

Dec 2014 Colorectal Cancer Special is devoted entirely to CRC issues.

JanFeb2015 contains :
STRATEGIES FOR RETURNING TO WORK
COLORECTAL CANCER : Components of the Mediterranean Diet with chemopreventive activity toward colorectal cancer
EXERCISE : Supervised exercise reduces cancer-related fatigue: A systematic review.
PAIN MANAGEMENT : Patient empowerment in cancer pain management: An integrative literature review.
INTO THE VAULT : Do stress-related psychosocial factors contribute to cancer incidence and survival?

While I AM a Colorectal Canuck ..... these updates are relevant to all on this Journey, and I have had first hand experience with the Inspire Health group and recommend them to anyone here.

Cheers and Harmony
CRguy

We live in Calgary, Alberta Canada. My husband chose not to do anything except surgery, he would not to take what they had offered after the first surgery because he had been gassed with H2S gas in a work accident when he was a teenager and has progressive Neuropathy or nerve damage in his feet because of it and was essentially told the treatment offered could render him in a wheelchair or they couldn't guarantee him that it wouldn't. Long story short, it did progress to his liver and we had a very progressive liver surgeon who took 80% and will do it again if he has to. Knock wood the scan in Sept. was clear, next one in April. We are keeping up with lots of shakes, supplements, including tumeric & Oncolyn (as long as Health Canada will allow it) and lots of Vitamin D. Ironically my husband was put on an antidepressant for what the doctor says is PTSD (no doubt), it is called Citalopram and interestingly enough when I consulted the Oracle about it, it is actually been one of 3 common drugs that may prevent Metastasis of colorectal cancer. Here is an overview, I read the entire article (cause I am missing my calling as a biochemical scientist) :

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25038229

Today's National Post health section adds more info to the previous concerns about ...questionable medicines from India. The online version also links their previous articles in this investigation.

As an aside, the NPost print edition also contains an independent supplement from Media Planet, The Fight Against Cancer which is available online at http://www.cancercarenews.ca/ and has a number of items relevant for Canadians dealing with CRC :

cfl-legend-battling-to-educate-fans-about-colon-cancer

new-colorectal-cancer-screening-tests-are-less-invasive-and-more-effective-in-picking-up-the-disease

dr-oz-reveals-how-he-dealt-with-a-colorectal-cancer-scare

bum-run-founder-on-raising-awareness-for-colorectal-cancer

Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month: Access To Cancer Drugs In Canada

Proper Bowel Prep Is Critical For Colonoscopy

For those able to attend, please check out Steph20021 post for details HERE >

Conference home page is HERE >

Cheers
CR

Conference is AWESOME! I am going and would LOVE to have another CRC person there. We'd likely room together. Last year there were only 2 CRCs and I know she can't come this year.

Elise

Topic has been quiet for a while so just wanted to wish all ma' Canuckian homies a Happy July 1st
OR in the alternative ... Happy Canad 'eh

Cheers and Harmony
CRguy

Thanks CR!

Ditto to you and all Canucks out there, crazy or otherwise. Mine was a wet and dreary day, I hope yours was better.

Happy Canada d'eh right back at you!

Janie.

Hey Janie ... backatcha'

Mine was hot Hot HOT !!!!
Vancouver does not do well @ 30〫C !!!!

Coulda used some rain ...
Yeah I know
VANCOUVER sayin' ...Coulda used some rain ...


cheers all
CR