A New Hard Battle

Today, I can hardly think of better things to come up with writing for anyone who might be reading this entry,
I am in deep sorrow as my brother faces a new challenge. He who has a lot of things to conquer and experience with the beauty of life. I wish our life was a little different.

Another news came in and it was a devastating much. My brother's cancer cell progressed fast and it had affected his liver organ. Now he's got liver cancer in addition to his colorectal cancer. Im so sad.

A Breakthrough with Lemongrass Juice or Tea

 

Lemon Grass is a member of the Poaceae family, which includes all the common grasses. Originally from Malaysia, it flourishes in any humid climate. Lemon grass may be harvested several times in a season by cutting the upper portion of the leafy material, which quickly grows back for a second cutting. It is hugely popular among the lovers of Asian cooking, especially Thai food. And had recently found an herbal tea following. Most of the Lemon Grass used as herb tea comes from Argentina, Hawaii and Chile.

 Lemon Grass on Cancer

 As I read more and more about any possible cure for Cancers in alternative way, this herb has been always present in every pages of my search engine. So I was curious to have a try, it tastes quite the same with other herbs that I usually drink as a tea whenever I'm stressed out. And it is indeed one of the best stress relieving ingredient to add on your zesty lemon juice or tea.

The most convincing part of me to give it a shot as well is because it was part of the so called breakthrough ingredient in curing Cancers especially if patient has went through a major surgery and a lot of  Oral Chemo.I'm still about to see it's power to conquer my brothers sickness. Wish us all luck! :)

I came across a certain blog of a Journalist who battled Ovarian Cancer, who testified that she discovered the great benefits of Tanglad or Lemongrass. And I wanna share this story for everyone who might be interested in trying to get an alternative treatments aside from the usually expensive  and painful treatments, not that we are underestimating the usual treatments but an alternative source of treatment can be a source of hope for people like us who are dealing with it. Please read the story below..

The article is by Allison Kaplan Sommer:

At first, Benny Zabidov, an Israeli agriculturalist who grows greenhouses
full of lush spices on a pastoral farm in Kfar Yedidya in the Sharon region,
couldn’t understand why so many cancer patients from around the country were
showing up on his doorstep asking for fresh lemon grass.
It turned out that their doctors had sent them.
“They had been told to drink eight glasses of hot water with fresh
lemongrass steeped in it on the days that they went for their radiation and
chemotherapy treatments,” Zabidov told ISRAEL21c. “And this is the place you
go to in Israel for fresh lemon grass.”
It all began when researchers at Ben Gurion University of the Negev
discovered last year that the lemon aroma in herbs like lemon grass kills
cancer cells in vitro, while leaving healthy cells unharmed.
The research team was led by Dr. Rivka Ofir and Prof. Yakov Weinstein,
incumbent of the Albert Katz Chair in Cell-Differentiation and Malignant
Diseases, from the Department of Microbiology and Immunology at BGU.
Citral is the key component that gives the lemony aroma and taste in several
herbal plants such as lemon grass (Cymbopogon citratus), melissa (Melissa
officinalis) and verbena (Verbena officinalis.)
According to Ofir, the study found that citral causes cancer cells to
‘commit suicide: using apoptosis, a mechanism called programmed cell death.”
A drink with as little as one gram of lemon grass contains enough citral to
prompt the cancer cells to commit suicide in the test tube.
The BGU investigators checked the influence of the citral on cancerous cells
by adding them to both cancerous cells and normal cells that were grown in a
petri dish. The quantity added in the concentrate was equivalent to the
amount contained in a cup of regular tea using one gram of lemon herbs in
hot water. While the citral killed the cancerous cells, the normal cells
remained unharmed.
The findings were published in the scientific journal Planta Medica, which
highlights research on alternative and herbal remedies. Shortly afterwards,
the discovery was featured in the popular Israeli press.
Why does it work? Nobody knows for certain, but the BGU scientists have a
theory.
“In each cell in our body, there is a genetic program which causes
programmed cell death. When something goes wrong, the cells divide with
nocontrol and become cancer cells. In normal cells, when the cell discovers
that the control system is not operating correctly – for example, when it
recognizes that a cell contains faulty genetic material following cell
division – it triggers cell death,” explains Weinstein. “This research may
explain the medical benefit of these herbs.”
The success of their research led them to the conclusion that herbs
containing citral may be consumed as a preventative measure against certain
cancerous cells.
As they learned of the BGU findings in the press, many physicians in Israel
began to believe that while the research certainly needed to be explored
further, in the meantime it would be advisable for their patients, who were
looking for any possible tool to fight their condition, to try to harness
the cancer-destroying properties of citral.
That’s why Zabidov’s farm – the only major grower of fresh lemon grass in
Israel – has become a pilgrimage destination for these patients. Luckily,
they found themselves in sympathetic hands. Zabidov greets visitors with a
large kettle of aromatic lemon grass tea, a plate of cookies, and a
supportive attitude.
“My father died of cancer, and my wife’s sister died young because of
cancer,” said Zabidov. “So I understand what they are dealing with. And I
may not know anything about medicine, but I’m a good listener. And so they
tell me about their expensive painful treatments and what they’ve been
through. I would never tell them to stop being treated, but it’s great that
they are exploring alternatives and drinking the lemon grass tea as well.”
“Zabidov knew from a young age that agriculture was his calling. At age 14,
he enrolled in the Kfar Hayarok Agricultural high school. After his army
service, he joined an idealistic group which headed south, in the Arava
desert region, to found a new moshav (agricultural settlement) called
Tsofar.
“We were very successful; we raised fruits and vegetables, and,” he notes
with a smile, “We raised some very nice children.”
On a trip to Europe in the mid-80s, he began to become interested in herbs.
Israel, at the time, was nothing like the trend-conscious cuisine-oriented
country it is today, and the only spices being grown commercially were
basics like parsley, dill, and coriander.
Wandering in the Paris market, looking at the variety of herbs and spices,
Zabidov realized that there was a great export potential in this niche. He
brought samples back home with him, “which was technically illegal,” hesays
with a guilty smile, to see how they would grow in his desert greenhouses.
Soon, he was growing basil, oregano, tarragon, chives, sage, marjoram and
melissa, and mint just to name a few.
His business began to outgrow his desert facilities, and so he decided to
move north, settling in the moshav of Kfar Yedidya, an hour and a half north
of Tel Aviv. He is now selling “several hundred kilos” of lemon grass per
week, and has signed with a distributor to package and put it in health food
stores.
Zabidov has taken it upon himself to learn more about the properties of
citral, and help his customers learn more, and has invited medical experts
to his farm to give lectures about how the citral works and why.
He also felt a responsibility to know what to tell his customers about its
use. ‘When I realized what was happening, I picked up the phone and called
Dr. Weinstein at Ben-Gurion University, because these people were asking me
exactly the best way to consume the citral. He said to put the loose grass
in hot water, and drink about eight glasses each day.’
Zabidov is pleased by the findings, not simply because it means business for
his farm, but because it might influence his own health.
Even before the news of its benefits were demonstrated, he and his family
had been drinking lemon grass in hot water for years, “just because it
tastes good.”

Cancer Institute Philippines

I was researching for some organizations that help underprivileged people in getting the utmost care and medical assistance. But for some reason, contacting them through phone has been a real ordeal.

What is Cancer ?

Cancer is a multiple kinds of disease that involves Cancer Cells or abnormal cells that grow and divide without warning and control. These cells attacks body tissues and destroys the normal functioning of one part of our body system. There are many types of Cancer. Basically, some Cancer illnesses are asymptomatic or sometimes there is a symptoms but can be misleading and sometimes it is ignored.

Different approach on treatment are given to each different kinds of cancer cells. And there are different types of Cancer which are grouped into different categories as well.

The main categories of cancer include:

• Carcinoma - cancer that begins in the skin or in tissues that line or cover internal organs.
• Sarcoma - cancer that begins in bone, cartilage, fat, muscle, blood vessels, or other connective or supportive tissue.
• Leukemia - cancer that starts in blood-forming tissue such as the bone marrow and causes large numbers of abnormal blood cells to be produced and enter the blood.
• Lymphoma and myeloma - cancers that begin in the cells of the immune system.
• Central nervous system cancers - cancers that begin in the tissues of the brain and spinal cord.

Cancers starts with a symptom most frequently noticed as a lymph node growths or tumors. Tumors though aren't always Cancer. They can be classified as Benign or Malignant, depends on the result of the biopsy.
Biopsy or tissue sampling is done after removal or during surgery of the said tumor, to determined the gravity of the tumor found in the body.

A Plea for Help

Today, I can feel the agony that is surrounding my family despite being strong together and finding financial aid for my brother's need for his medication and therapies. I have been sharing thoughts and donation announcements through my blogs, social networking sites and other close sources, but it seems that all hopes I got left is to be with a strong faith and prayers for him.

He is getting worse and each day is like a challenge and a great ordeal. It's like time is ticking fast and there is no one in control. I wish someday there is an ear to every words written in this article. I wish that somehow, some good individuals can understand what we are going through and should they realized how much help we need from this moment on..

The Cancer Stage

Fear is what envelopes me, just when I was waiting for the result of the biopsy tests done for my brother's tumor. All I did was to search for possible generous people who can wholeheartedly be selfless for someone in need. Suntok sa buwan, ika nga...

When I found out about the kind of stage he's in, that's Stage 3, I felt really weak and needless to say, was utterly confused why? It's so hard to understand and realize that someone close and member of your family is suffering this much and can't do something about it.

I started to fast track my research for possible Cancer Patients Charity who will be willing to help us in this ordeal. Wilson is a very kind person, I must say and he doesn't deserve this. It's unfair to even feel this way to an eternal being that I've never seen in my entire life. I only want what's best for him and his kids.

My only wish is that when he get to start his chemo and other therapy, we wish that he could be able to fight the severity and the after effects of the radiation. Please help us pray for his recovery..

A Poetry for Wilson

Hope springs eternal in the human breast;
Man never Is, but always To be blest:
The soul, uneasy and confin'd from home,
Rests and expatiates in a life to come.

-Alexander Pope,
An Essay on Man, Epistle I, 1733