What is a Healing-oriented Therapy?
A healing-oriented therapy for cancer takes into account the whole person (body, mind, and spirit). It makes use of all appropriate therapies for the good of the patient. The principles encompassing the basic goals of a healing-oriented therapy include the following:
1. A partnership between patient and practitioner. Patients are encouraged to play a major role in deciding what treatment is best for themselves and then take charge of their healing journey.
2. Facilitate the body's innate healing abilities e.g by taking herbs, and eating good, wholesome food.
3. Neither reject conventional medicine nor embrace alternative medical practices uncritically.
4. Realize that a good therapy is grounded in good science and open to new paradigms.
5. Focus on promoting health, as well as treating disease. Taking into account a good quality of life, for the patient and their loved ones.
Be at peace with yourself. Pray. Take time to be. A decision made in haste and under duress is never a good one. Use these basic guidelines to choose and decide which path you wish to take. In cancer, there is no one "right path" for everyone. Only you will know what is best for yourself.
