We go back up to OHSU on February 9th  to do a CT/PT scan. We won't have the results till the 14th (day after Elijah's 15th birthday) when we meet with his Oncologist to look at it and discus what might be next. I'm hoping and praying that the only thing that Elijah will have to do is a scan every 6 months then every year.

Also in the "Wise Traditions, Support for Pediatric Cancer by Kim Schuette, DN" it said with chemo Vitamin deficiencies are common. Your immune cells are knocked down and your natural immunity wanes. So A high nutrient-dense diet and avoidance of processed foods and sugars are critical to support your immune system. Basically FEED YOUR CHILD NOT THE CANCER CELLS. Its so sad to be up in the Oncology floor at Doernbecher and have a Food Cart come by to all of the patients, but there isn't any food on there. Its all Candy and Doritos. Just crap.

Some doctors are now having there Adult patients on a Ketogenic diet. A diet high in animal fats with protein from pastured eggs, poultry, wild fish. Generous servings of fresh organic vegetables at each meal.

Do a Hydrotherapy. A Epsom salt bath One cup of Epsom salt to a warm bath. Magnesium is very relaxing to the nervous system. Of coarse you can add essential oil, which I do. It helps increase blood flow to the internal organs. Plus detoxifying the body.

Every cell in the body depends upon good fats in order to create and maintain structural stability.
To take Omega-3 and Omega-6 Essential fatty acids. Fish or Flaxseeds oils. If your deficient in Vitamin B6 you can't adequately utilize the fatty acids in flax. So use fish oils.

Astaxanthin crosses the blood-brain barrier and the the central nervous system better than most other antioxidants. While under going Radiation therapy or CT/PT scans, Astaxanthin should be used. Which I'm going to do.

I was given a copy of some great information. From "Wise Traditions, Support for Pediatric Cancer" by Kim Schuette, CN. Talks about Many different environmental causes (Carcinogenic) such as air pollution, pesticides and solvents. Even Light at night we know is very disruptive for eh body, which is why shift workers have such bad health. Electric fields of power lines, even hairdryers.

It goes on to talk about Chemotherapy (which I'd like to just call it Chemo) How chemo agents kill beneficial gut flora. That incorporating daily servings of probiotic-rich foods is key. Eating lacto-fermented vegetables, like sauerkraut, and kimchi is great.

Other gut support for chemo is colostrum, amino acids and essential fatty acids. Meat stock or bone broth are the best source of healing amino acids. Which I has having Elijah to either drink everyday or I used in soups for him. The article stated Standard Process has two different products Protefood and Nutrimere. (I was lucky to get Protefood from my place of work, which I give him) Most Chiropractors or Natural Paths carry Standard Process in there practice.

It talks about Steroids in cancer. One of the adverse effects of steroids is weakening of the bones. A high-mineral diet replete with fat-soluble vitamins A, D and K are critical for strengthening bones. So I gave Elijah a higher dose of  Vitamin D than the Vitamin D Counsel says 5000 IUs for all adults across the US. So I gave him over that standard amount.  I also gave him Vitamin A since he was on Steroids for 5 days every month. It also goes to say that Vitamin A is the key vitamin for fighting cancer and vitamin D supports the actions of vitamin A.