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Hi Vicky,
I want to point out something I hope will be helpful. Many people have small cancers inside of them for years without knowing about it. The immune system is constantly encountering aberrant or precancerous and cancerous cells and eliminating them, without our knowing. Some cancers are aggressive, and some, for reasons not always clear grow slowly over years.
The problem comes about when a patient identifies themself as being ill instead of accepting whatever the findings are. T. Campbell from My Big Toe fame puts it best when he hypothesizes that future occurrences of possible disease states may actualize depending on the reaction and deep beliefs about the disease. In MBT, he states the opinion that if a group of doctors get together and proclaim a medical condition terminal, it helps to actualize the outcome by changing probabilities in the real world. By the same token, an effective prayer group giving thanks for healing a disease and "seeing it as done" may actualize probabilities toward a more favorable outcome. None of this is absolute.
But it occurs to me that how we view ourselves and what our most deep seated belief is, along with the beliefs of others can alter probabilities in the real physical world. So yes, you had a tumor found, and it was cancerous. It will be gone from your body. I see no advantage in the "I have cancer" thought process after that. I will see you as being as whole and free from cancer. Cancer does not have to be part of your identity. Your identity is, of course so much more. I will see the tumor as going away, and you as cancer free.
Best,
Matthew
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