Jim’s Secret Thoughts

The following was shared by Molly Brogan on blog discussion at BlogCatalog:

My very real experience with alternative therapies was watching my
beloved brother Michael, after a diagnosis of stage 4 lymphoma, liver,
lung and spleen cancer. Everyone was sure he was a goner, but the
doctors prescribed a rigorous regime of chemo nonetheless. With each
of the eight treatments administered every two weeks, he looked like
he was aging twenty years. He could barely put one foot in front of
another and looked like a skeleton after the first three. Before the
second, I asked someone to work with him that uses several “energy
therapy” modalities. Mike’s response was “I didn’t really understand
what he did, but could appreciate the effort. I don’t think he really
knew me though.” The therapist worked with Mike’s energy systems, and
talked to him about the importance of his self image and viewpoint,
telling him that his thoughts create his reality, and advising him to
imagine himself as healthy and vital.

I understood how much of an impression that made on Micheal, only
after a phone call from him the day of what should have been his fifth
chemo treatment. He called me while I was at a conference in San
Diego, getting ready to leave my hotel room for the morning sessions.
He said, “Listen, I have to tell you something.” From the sound of
his voice, I knew it was important, and that moment become one of
those where time seems to stop and stretch out to encompass your whole
life. I pulled up a chair and nestled into my view of the San Diego
harbor and began to listen with everything I had.

He told me that on the way to the hospital, he knew that he would not
survive another treatment. He asked himself whether he wanted to live
or die. His answer was, he wanted to live, but could not imagine how
it would happen, all medical reports were indicating no hope. He
said, “what I did was imagine myself walking into the doctors office.
I imagined every detail of the office, her desk, chairs, lamps etc. I
sat down and waited for her arrival. She entered the office, said
hello, asked how I was feeling, sat down at her desk, opened my file
in front of her, silently looked at the test results for a while,
folded her hands over the file and looked up at me. After a moment of
looking directly into my eyes, she told me the results of each test,
and then said, ‘and can’t explain this, but from all results, you
appear to be cancer free.’ I imagined the feeling of overwhelming
relief that the treatments were over. I imagined the incredible joy I
felt to regain my life. And I imagined telling you, and having you
listen like you are now, and cry softly, like you are now. I imagined
this same scene, detail for detail four more times on my way to the
doctor’s office. And Molly, I am telling you, that it happened
exactly as I imagined it.”

At this point, of course, I had to jump out of my chair and begin
cheering and crying loudly. After Mike was able to quiet me down, he
said, “Listen, what I am telling you is that it happened EXACTLY as I
imagined it. Every test result that the doctor read to me, every word
she said, every gesture she made. It is very creepy. And I want you
to tell me it is OK.” At that, of course, I burst into laughter and
said “Hell, YES, it’s OK. It is so much more than just OK.”

I’ve had many different responses to this story in the past couple of
years since it happened. The doctors, of course, tested and retested
and retested Micheal, but the cancer did not reappear. He slowly
regained his strength and his life and the way he lives it will never
be the same. Mine probably won’t either.

All I can say is that I think if you are open to miraculous healing,
it will find you. I don’t think you even have to understand the
process or method. But you do have to imagine and believe.

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