Facing cancer: I am the winner!

In the face of fate, I am unfortunate, but in the face of cancer, I am lucky. To count on the tip of my finger, it has been eight years, but I am still alive and have a high quality of life: I can eat, sleep soundly, have a rosy complexion, and have gained weight. At the beginning, my "three firm beliefs" were the belief that I would not be intimidated by cancer, the belief that under the guidance of relevant experts, professors and specialists, taking any anti-cancer drug would be effective, and the belief that cancer cells would eventually be swallowed by normal cells in my body has now become a reality. When people who don't know me see me, they can't see or believe that I was a person who once suffered from liver cancer and crawled from the gate of death; when people who are familiar with and understand me see me, they will cast me surprised and admired eyes. Even some well-known experts, professors and doctors who have examined and diagnosed me at the beginning have to admit that I am a person who creates a miracle of life.

When I was diagnosed with liver cancer, my family kept tight-lipped at first, afraid that I would not be able to bear the heavy blow if I found out. But I guessed the severity of my illness from their words and behaviors. I was not told the details until the morning before I was sent to the cancer hospital for treatment. When I heard the bad news, I looked at the hospital's "inspection report". Oh, my God, I couldn't believe that this sudden fact in front of me would be true. The scene was like a bolt from the blue. To talk about the mood at the time, it was as if he had been sentenced to "death." Suddenly, he broke out in a cold sweat.

Lying on the evening sleeper bus from Yancheng to Zibo, my eyes were open from time to time looking at the night stars and the lights of thousands of homes outside the window. Many problems surged to my heart like a tide: I have worked hard for most of my life, and I have just begun to enjoy the blessings, but now how can the "disaster" come to my head? My wife's health is not good and her children are not around. If she is left behind, who will take care of her? Besides, it cost tens of thousands of yuan to treat my illness. In the end, my illness was not cured, and the money was spent. Wouldn't it mean that both people and money were empty... I had so many thoughts that I couldn't sleep. But I thought, now that we have reached this stage, what is the use of being passive, pessimistic, or even desperate? In this case, it is better to face it calmly and treat it correctly. So, I secretly made up my mind,"If it comes, let's take care of it" and actively treat it. Even if there is only 1% hope, I must make 100% efforts. In this way, a miracle may happen to me.

During my hospitalization for "photon knife" treatment, relevant experts and professors treated me very kindly. They encouraged me and said that as long as we cooperate with the treatment with a positive attitude, it is very promising to cure your disease. The medical staff treated me like a relative, laughing and chatting with me, which made me feel very happy. They gave me the courage and strength to cure my illness. I actively cooperated with the treatment and achieved satisfactory treatment results. Within 13 days, I was discharged.

No matter what kind of cancer he has or what treatment measures he takes when he is hospitalized, he must adhere to rehabilitation training after being discharged from the hospital. Otherwise, it will be difficult to recover and regain health. Because the golden key to life is in his own hands. The reason why I was sentenced to "death" by a doctor was able to recover and regain my health. The main reason was that after I was discharged from the hospital, I adopted a four-in-one method of simultaneous cardiac therapy, physical therapy, diet therapy, and medication. I insisted on rehabilitation training and actively fought against the cancer demon. Therefore, I won on the road to cancer.

Mental health is a prerequisite for recovery, and cardiac therapy is the best anti-cancer drug. If you don't have a good mentality and have a mental breakdown, no matter how advanced the treatment method or the best anti-cancer drugs are, it will not have a good therapeutic effect. In order to do a good job in self-psychological adjustment, after I was discharged from the hospital, I subscribed to five or six newspapers and magazines at my own expense. I not only learned some knowledge about cancer prevention and cancer from these newspapers and magazines, but also greatly enhanced my confidence and courage to fight against cancer. In order to have a good attitude, in addition to reading books and newspapers, I also cultivated other hobbies, such as watching TV, listening to the radio, playing chess, fishing, raising flowers, singing karaoke 0K, chatting and laughing, and visiting relatives and friends. Sometimes, I also visit several nearby schools to do some work to care about the education of the next generation. Every time when the flowers bloom in spring and the fragrant osmanthus, I go out for a few days with my wife to see the mountains and water, enrich my life and cultivate my sentiments. After graduating from college, my three sons were assigned to work in the party and government, public security, and education departments in other places. They each established small families. Sometimes, my wife and I would go to their homes to stay for a few days, playing with our grandchildren and having fun. In short, I maintain a happy mentality and an open mind all day long, and no longer think about when "death" will come to me.

Tumor patients generally have poor physique and low immune function. Therefore, exercise must be strengthened to enhance the body's ability to resist diseases. Life lies in exercise. No drug can replace exercise; on the contrary, exercise can replace drugs. My experience is that activities, activities, if you want to live, you have to move, especially if you want to live better, you have to move even more. For several years, as long as the weather is good, I have insisted on going out and doing Tai Chi in the morning, taking a walk at night, and sleeping for half an hour to an hour at noon. If it is rainy and snowy, I will insist on doing health exercises indoors and walking in place. I insist on massaging relevant parts of my body every morning before getting up and going to bed at night. There is a 5-kilometer road from my home to the town government. For every event or meeting, I walk instead of cycling. My home is 14 kilometers away from the county seat. When I go to the county seat to do business, I always ride a bike instead of taking a bus. On weekdays, I do housework such as cooking, washing clothes, cleaning, fertilizing and watering the vegetables I grow at home. However, I pay attention to one "degree", which is based on not being tired. After persistent exercise, my body has gradually become stronger and my body's immune function has been greatly enhanced. It has been more than three years since I had a cold.

Dietary conditioning is very closely related to cancer recovery. As the saying goes,"Medicine supplements are not as good as food supplements." In terms of daily diet, I insist on achieving "three highs" and "three lows", that is, high vitamins, high fiber, high protein and low salt, low sugar and low fat. In principle, we must not only keep it light, but also pay attention to reasonable nutritional mix. Normally, I often eat some fish, refined meat, eggs, soy products, fresh vegetables and fruits. Sometimes, you also eat foods that have anti-cancer and anti-cancer effects, such as garlic, onions, seaweed, mushrooms, sweet potatoes, black fungus, tomatoes, carrots, etc. In addition, I not only eat rice and flour, but also make coarse grains such as sorghum and corn to eat them together. In normal times, avoid spicy, raw and cold, mouldy, smoked, greasy and non-digestible food. Pickled products should be eaten as little as possible until not eaten. In terms of cooking methods, try to pay attention to the blending of color, aroma and taste, and try to have a good appetite. Fresh milk is eaten every day. As for health products, I just eat some carefully and selectively.

Cancer patients must not quit as soon as they are good during the recovery period. That is to say, they cannot think that everything will be fine after clinical cure and relax treatment. This way, all previous achievements can easily be wasted. After I was discharged from the hospital, I continued to take and apply nationally approved anti-cancer traditional Chinese medicine orally and externally for 6 months for consolidated adjuvant treatment. In order to prevent recurrence of the disease and metastasis of cancer cells, I am still taking the medication in stages, that is, I insist on taking the medication for 10 days from the 1st to the 10th of each month. At the same time, we insist on going to the hospital for regular re-examination. At first, we had to re-examine every 1-3 months. Now, we have to re-examine every half a year and a full body examination every year. Usually, pay more attention to yourself to see if your body feels uncomfortable. In addition, I also learned to self-test, that is, slowly touch the relevant parts of the body with my hand to see if there are any lymph node enlargement and lumps. Over the past few years, through multiple reexaminations, all-round examinations and daily self-tests, not only has the original liver mass disappeared, but no lymph node enlargement has been found in other parts of the body. Relevant experts and professors said to me, you are indeed lucky among misfortunes. I am so gratified

I often think that a person lives not only for oneself, but also should always think of others. Although I have recovered, there are still many cancer patients lying in hospital beds suffering from disease. I should do my best to care for and help them. For several years, I have been collecting data and information about cancer prevention and treatment. Whenever I hear and see anything about this from newspapers, magazines, radio and television, I record or clip it. I use this knowledge and my own recovery experience to enthusiastically help patients who come to seek help. I also make regular door-to-door visits to patients nearby. I have also sent some medicines to some patients with particularly financial difficulties. By doing this, I not only helped others, but also enjoyed myself. It was really killing two birds with one stone.

In order to find more happiness and communicate with more cancer patients, I began to contribute articles to radio stations and relevant newspapers and magazines. At the beginning of 2001, just as the 3rd anniversary of my illness was celebrated, the Jiangsu People's Radio Station's "Sunset Tea House" program and the Jiangsu Economic Radio Station's "Love in the World" program successively broadcast a manuscript I wrote titled "Facing Reality, Building Confidence, and Courage to Fight Cancer Demon." Later, newspapers and magazines such as Yancheng Evening News, Anti-Cancer News, Medical Health News, Longevity Magazine, Middle-aged and Elderly Health Care Magazine, and China Health Care Magazine also published articles on my anti-cancer experience. Over the past few years, more than 30 manuscripts have been adopted by radio stations and relevant newspapers and magazines. Whether in manuscripts broadcast on the radio or in articles published in relevant newspapers and magazines, I have announced my home phone number 05156537676. As a result, a "love hotline" leading to the spiritual world of cancer patients was born. In the few years since the hotline was opened, it has received more than 5000 consultation calls from all over the country, including cancer patients themselves, as well as family members, relatives and friends who consulted on their behalf. Sometimes, as soon as I had picked up my rice bowl, the phone rang; sometimes, while I was sleeping well, I was suddenly awakened by the phone ringing. No matter day or night, or in the heat or winter, I can answer the call on time. Sometimes, when I go out because of something else, the first thing I do after I get home is to check the "caller ID" to see if there are any missed calls in the "storage". If there are, I will take the initiative to call the other party and never let every counselor be disappointed. In order to communicate face-to-face with me, some cancer patients, accompanied by their families, came to my home from other places by car. My wife and I warmly received these guests from afar. We communicated face-to-face and communicated with each other, and we were very happy.

Eight years have been a long road to fight cancer, spreading love in the world. I have gone through more than 8 years of anti-cancer experience, my body has recovered, and at the same time, I have helped a large number of cancer patients. Among the patients who have been guided by me and who have received my help, more than 400 have been clinically cured, and more than 300 have achieved the effect of reducing pain and prolonging life. In March 2001, the International Cancer Rehabilitation Association awarded me the title of "Angel of Love"; in August 2004, I was praised as an "Anti-Cancer Warrior" by the association. On March 31, 2005, I was jointly awarded the title of "Ambassador of Love" by the Professional Committee of Elderly Health Care of the China Association for the Promotion of Medical Sciences and other units. I feel extremely pleased, proud and happy about this.

Looking back on the past, I am ashamed and encouraged; looking to the future, I am filled with courage. In the days to come, I will be happy to further exchange experiences in fighting cancer with more cancer friends through the "Love Hotline", communicate with each other, encourage each other together, sow the seeds of love into the hearts of our patients, and make everyone's lives full of joy.

Intern Editor: Huang Xilin