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A Journey
to the
Meaning of Health
By Unamarie Clibon, Pharm.D., M.D.
(Page 3 of 3)
Could all conditions be a condition of mind? Despite my questions, why
did this statement ring true with me? I began to look at my medical
practice and what patients said to me in a new way. One patient told me
on the first visit, “I know why I got this breast cancer; I just spent 2
years going through a bitter divorce.” I had another patient with
multiple sclerosis. She was in a wheelchair, but otherwise had no
obvious symptoms of the disease. She was not upset at all that she had
breast cancer and that it had spread to her liver, though only a few
small nodules. She told me, “Since my diagnosis of multiple sclerosis, I
have always hoped I would die of heart disease or cancer, and my family
doctor said I have a strong heart.” She didn’t add it, but it seemed
obvious the next sentence was, “so I had to get cancer.” She wanted no
treatment and died 2 months later. In contrast, one patient at his
initial diagnosis had multiple lesions of cancer spread to his liver
even resulting in decreased liver function. He retired, got his affairs
in order, and then a friend had him start volunteering at the food bank.
He really enjoyed it; it gave him purpose. Soon he was collecting food
donations in several rural counties. Occasionally, he would take
chemotherapy, and then go many months without treatment. It never seemed
to affect his function, and surprisingly, his liver CT scans mostly
showed no change. He lived 5 years with many liver metastases, and the
other patient lived only 2 months with very few liver metastases. I had
another patient, who had lymphoma and was not making blood cells. There
was no further treatment available so we were supporting her with
frequent transfusions. Her daughter was going to get married in 7
months, and I quietly suggested the date be changed, but the patient
said, “It will be OK. This is the best time for them and his family;
I’ll make it.” She made the wedding, enjoyed the celebration immensely,
and died 4 weeks later.
I
thought none of these examples or many others are explainable by
response or non-response to chemotherapy, and survival is certainly not
dependent on the amount of cancer a patient has. As I continue to
integrate the Teachings into my life, it becomes clear that what I was
taught about the cause of disease was not the true cause. What I was
taught about treatment of disease by medication is not healing.
My
patients determined their outcome with their mind sets. It appears some
of these patients consciously decided their outcomes. We know the brain
has connections to all systems of the body, but who operates the brain?
Logically, I can be the only one who can control the thoughts,
attitudes, and opinions in my mind. Thus, I am the one who controls the
body’s physiologic functions by the thoughts and images of the mind. So
in fact, all patients determine their outcomes from their mind sets; it
is just that most do it unconsciously by acting from habit. And it is
not just true for my cancer patients; we all determine our health in
this way.
The Wisdom Master teaches that
… the ordinary mind is the home of the
habitual reactive mind, where the individual is compelled by habits,
addictions and obsessions, controlled by fear of success and failure and
by all other dualities. …(when) one’s consciousness develops … to
intercept these limiting behaviors, one begins to …expand one’s personal
awareness to realize that all life experiences result from the source of
one’s attention, and that the individual alone, rules his/her own life
with the essential power of choice.
As we spiritually progress, we can expect that health will be a part of
our reward.
Wisdom Master Maticintin
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