I will also add your husband to my large prayer list, Mrs. G. I had been hoping it was nothing too serious, like a minor TIA, with no harm apparent on MRI and no lasting brain damage. I wish there were an easy and simple recovery path and plan for your husband, but, regardless, please tell him not to give up hope and perhaps try to make his body as alkaline (via a meat-free, but heavy on cruciferious vegetable diet) and sugar-free as possible as he undegoes his treatment, whatever it might be. If it is a cancer, and I hope it is not, cancer is said to love an acidic and sugary environment. We become acidic when we eat animal protein and our stomach secrets acid to digest it. We become alkaline when we eat vegetables and other plant based foods. I am sure you don't have time to read right now with all that is going on, but a book called The China Study, by T. Colin Campbell documents this quite clearly, and there is medical research on this topic. Tumors can reduce in size with a plant based diet, and worsen with an animal protein rich diet. I apologize if you already know this or have read about it. I do not wish to cause you any further stress.
Nancy Elizabeth Shaw on Green Med Info's website expressed it better than I can in an 8/8/2013 article. I think everyone should at least know about this, even if they choose to reject it as not right for them, personally. No judgement here. Shaw wrote,
"The principles of pH therapy are very simple. The metabolism of cancer cells has a very narrow pH tolerance for cellular proliferation (mitosis), which is between 6.5 and 7.5. As such, if you can interfere with cancer cell metabolism by either lowering or raising the internal cancer cell pH, you can theoretically stop cancer progression."
"The alkaline diet, which is primarily plant-based and avoids sugar, dairy, wheat and other high-gluten grains as well as an excess consumption of fruits, while emphasizing fresh vegetables and vegetable juices along with cruciferous vegetables and greens, changes the body's intracellular pH to come close to the ideal blood pH of 7.3/7.41 - a key metabolic accomplishment on the path to longevity whether you have cancer or not! An alkaline diet based on vegetables and fruits creates a less-than-optimal environment for cancer proliferation, while at the same time strengthens the immune function and supports healthy cells in the body through improved nutrition."
Praying for your dear spouse. Please know that whenever anyone I love is diagnosed with cancer, I provide them with the same information. I do not know you, but I am sorry for your pain and fear for your husband.
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