Inspiring Health

"We are continually faced with great opportunities which are brilliantly disguised as unsolvable problems"
                            - Margaret Mead

Monica, Greg and Marley attended the first day of the two day introductory course at Inspire Health Integrated Cancer Care. Registration was at 8:30 and the course went from 9:00 am until 5:00 pm. with a couple of short breaks for healthy snacks and Roosbios tea  and with a delicious healthy lunch.

After an informative and inspiring introduction, we heard from several key speakers. The ongoing focus was on the body's ability to heal itself and how through healthy diet, rest and relaxation etc we can use the mind\body connection to enhance the body's ability to heal. Overall, the presentations made a pretty convincing argument.

The course was well attended by people with a variety of cancer-related problems and their caregivers. It was interesting (and, I think, beneficial) to share experiences with these people in the group sessions.

One beneficial aspect was the ongoing emphasis on the role and needs of the caregivers. The caregiver breakouts and the materials should really help Marley and Greg understand their roles, the limitations on what they can do and the need to look after their own health.

Monica seemed to enjoy the course too and seemed to benefit from the interaction taking place.

We are looking forward to the second day. We expect that the focus tomorrow will be on nutrition and diet, meditation and supplements.

Monica will be able to participate in some ongoing classes following this course if she wants. As well, there will be a 1 and 1/2 hour consultation with one of their physicians to discuss Monica's diagnosis and proposed treatment. At this point, we think that we will have this meeting after the first meeting with the Cancer Agency.