I'm thinking about you today as you return to your doctor, and tomorrow as you begin chemo. I'm sure that it's both scary and, for you, comforting -- scary because you aren't sure what to expect, comforting because you know you'll be fighting back, with good medicine.
I love how you spent your New Year's Eve, and I think it was really important for you and Terry both. What a wonderful kickoff to a year in which you will move forward and get the cancer out of your system.
How have other friends and family responded? Are you in the midst of a good support group? It sounds like Ashley is a real strength for you; it sounds like she was BORN a Sedona girl, through and through. That place has a really special energy to it.
Probiotics are easier to understand if you start with thinking about antibiotics. Antibiotics get rid of bad bacteria in your system; probiotics encourage the good version, and enhance your digestive health. You can get it in supplements but you can also get it in yogurt and other foods. Here's an ABC News story explaining probiotics:
PB8 is one brand of probiotic, and it introduces acidophilus into your system. That's the most commonly found "friendly" bacteria in products (including yogurt). Here's an explainer on it from the University of Maryland Medical Center:
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Hi, Dawn,
I'm thinking about you today as you return to your doctor, and tomorrow as you begin chemo. I'm sure that it's both scary and, for you, comforting -- scary because you aren't sure what to expect, comforting because you know you'll be fighting back, with good medicine.
I love how you spent your New Year's Eve, and I think it was really important for you and Terry both. What a wonderful kickoff to a year in which you will move forward and get the cancer out of your system.
How have other friends and family responded? Are you in the midst of a good support group? It sounds like Ashley is a real strength for you; it sounds like she was BORN a Sedona girl, through and through. That place has a really special energy to it.
Probiotics are easier to understand if you start with thinking about antibiotics. Antibiotics get rid of bad bacteria in your system; probiotics encourage the good version, and enhance your digestive health. You can get it in supplements but you can also get it in yogurt and other foods. Here's an ABC News story explaining probiotics:
http://abcnews.go.com/WN/story?id=3997223
And here's some information from Eating Well:
http://www.eatingwell.com/health/qanda/do_probiotics_work.html
PB8 is one brand of probiotic, and it introduces acidophilus into your system. That's the most commonly found "friendly" bacteria in products (including yogurt). Here's an explainer on it from the University of Maryland Medical Center:
http://www.umm.edu/altmed/articles/lactobacillus-000310.htm
Let us know how Tuesday goes. Take care and know we're thinking of you.
January 5, 2009 - 9:27amThis Comment
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