Hippocrates said…
Tears welled up in my eyes as I read the headline in today’s theStar, Rosaline’s brave fights ends. No, I don’t know Puan Sri Rosaline. But I do read a lot about her hubby in Tan Sri Francis Yeoh who is one of the wealthiest men in Malaysia and his YTL empire in the property industry. What saddens me was even a wealthy family like theirs couldn’t fight cancer. They have all the material resources but still in the end, they lose the battle to cancer.
And as I flipped through the next 2 pages of the newspaper, another headline caught my attention : Blogger who wrote on life as cancer patient. With a heart of jelly, I just can’t bring myself to read news like this. So I continued to flip through more pages and bumped into this news : Leukaemia patient get his wish. More news on cancer, urghh..!
For a moment, I was speechless. All these news reminded me of Kak Endon, our late First Lady who succumbed to breast cancer last year after a long battle. And it reminded myself of this mild pain which I can feel in between my right arm pit and my right breast every month just before my menstruation period. Gynae said not to worry (it’s their normal and usual comment to every patient) saying that probably it happens because of my hormone changes. Ehh.. I am 36 going on 37 in a couple of days.. hormone changes? Is she suggesting that I am approaching early menopausal or what..
I hope the doctor is right, I mean there is nothing to worry about. (Not referring to her suggestion that I am having menopausal syndrome 
). I am getting a second opinion anyway. Don’t want to take any chance. Meanwhile, I just have to be more conscious on what I am consuming. More fruits and vegetables with a booster anti-oxidant and chelated mineral, hopefully can increase further the anti-oxidant level in my body.
And most important of all, practice what Hippocrates who believed in the natural healing process of rest, a good diet, fresh air and cleanliness preached. He said :
"Everyone has a doctor in him or her; we just have to help it in its work. The natural healing force within each one of us is the greatest force in getting well. Our food should be our medicine. Our medicine should be our food. But to eat when you are sick, is to feed your sickness."
Yes, our food should be our medicine, our medicine should be our food. How true..
