Day 8 - Prayer and cancer survival

Today was a slow day. I went to a mall with a friend, and we looked around. She is very religious, and feels that things wrong with the body can be fixed with the mind. Romans 12-2
And be not conformed to this world: but be ye transformed by the renewing of your mind.

I do believe that much of the bodies problems can be mental, and can be cured mentally. But I also know that Zen Buddhists, Muslims, and Christian have died from cancer.  Also that many people have prayed to be cured, and have died of cancer.

I saw an interview with a sole survivor of a plane crash. She said she survived because she prayed. But there were some Nuns also on the plane. I bet they were praying, and they died. Maybe God did save her, and let the others die. But I don't think the prayers were responsible for her survival.

A positive state of mind is essential to fighting cancer, but maybe not for surviving it.  I need to think on that a bit.

Since the Medical aid has to first approve the PET/CT scan, and then the hospital has to book it, My Doctor says it will take about 10-14 days.

I want to zoom down to the coast and be with my girlfriend for a week, then come back in time for the PET/CT scan.

Last minute travel has an inherent stress factor that I will have to deal with.
I need the leg sores treated every few days.
I need to get prescription pills.
I need to chat with the wound care lady and see what needs to be done while I am away.
I need to buy bus tickets.
I need to arrange a taxi to take me to the buss.
I need to pack.

So I will be very busy for a few days, and will have a 17 hour bus ride. I will probably miss a blog or two.

I think being busy is a good thing. I have faced death before, but I was very busy then. Fear and sadness were not present till much later. An idle mind and a vivid imagination can be a bad thing where cancer is concerned.
Maybe my last minute, panic type of visit will be a good thing, and make other things important for a while. I need to still wrap my head around all the aspects of having cancer.