[Apologetics] Prayer request

[Stuart Gathman]

On 08/23/2013 09:44 PM, DianneD wrote:
> I would like to ask everyone's prayers for my brother-in-law and the 
> family.  My sister called me yesterday with the news that he has liver 
> cancer.  He has two fairly large tumors, one on each side.  He is not 
> in good general health and the tumors have advanced to the point that 
> treatment would not provide any benefit or quality of life. Because of 
> that he has decided to forego any treatments.  They will be starting 
> Hospice in the near future.
Will he forego some pain blockers, for maximum clarity of mind in his 
last days on earth?  Do hospice doctors even consider this aspect?  My 
mother-in-law succumbed to multiple system failure (kidneys, lungs, 
heart, digestion) after a pneumonia at 88, and since she would have to 
be sedated to hook her up to a breathing machine (with a miracle as the 
only medical hope), we moved her to hospice (with only oxygen to help 
her breathe, and ice chips for thirst - she could not swallow, and her 
colon had shutdown, so a feeding tube would not help).   One 
disappointment was that the pain killers kept her in a fog the last few 
days.  But not being able to breath properly might have been a factor 
too.   All the more reason not to count on a deathbed conversion!

BTW, having abandoned medical treatment, there is no reason not to try 
non-traditional.  E.g. juice (raw fruits and veggies) "fast" with maybe 
some B17 (ground apple seeds, plum/apricot/peach pits).

By removing the fiber from high nutrition foods, a juice "fast" 
maximizes the micronutrients available to the body (assuming digestion 
is still working).  This often allows the body to fight off illness it 
was previously succumbing to.

Lookup toxic levels of B17 to avoid too much, but it preferentially 
kills cancer cells with a cyanide molecule that is harmless until 
activated by an enzyme produced primarily by cancer cells.  (Like a 
natural chemotherapy.)  It was rejected by the medical industry because 
dosage is tricky (and possibly for more cynical reasons as well).   (The 
dosage problem is legitimate - for example vitamin E is a blood thinner 
in large doses, but it is much harder to manage the dose because it has 
a non-linear response vs "rat poison", hence the latter is preferred by 
doctors.)
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