This issue of one's OWN perception of illness and what one can do with
one's own mind is quite another matter altogether. My "hope" --which I
mentioned several times (you're really perusing those mssages, aren't you
Dave!) is something that I give to myself or allow myself to believe. I
think the difference is where it comes from -- my latest MRI showed a nice
area of scarring at t8 which looks like a foot stepping on a hose (cutting
off the flow of electons in the hose). He didn't give me false hope by
saying "oh that'll go away in a month" -- in fact he said I should not
expect to walk again. I don't believe, however that I cannot get my
macrophages to march in and get rid of that scar tissue --that's called
visual imaging in some healing circles --and that is MY belief (hope) of
what can happen. And if that doesn't work, then maybe they'll get the oral
form of this latest drug (hopefully).
Did that sufficiently "mudify" the issue?
>I've got to get a new mail formating program. Most of my last post was
>lost in electron purgatory. So I'll Repost: Bryan you said: "False hope
>is unethical too in my opinion but this really takes the cake!!!!!!"
>Bryan I agree with most of your last post but, please define {False
>hope}. Also in a past post you said: "Has anybody got a story that would
>be the least bit encouraging about when I might get back on my exercise
>bike and lose this terrible gut I've developed over the summer? ;-}"-Are
>you not looking for hope?-And again:-"I am torn between my knowledge
>that a positive attitude can do "miracles"and the reality of reasonable
>expectation? Where does giving in to one alter the other?!"- And lastly:
>"I an not in the study because it is deemed impossible for me to go off
>all other meds --oh well --next time --maybe there is some hope out
>there".--Again Bryan please define False Hope. P.S I guess I am flaming
>you, so by all means flame back. Your fellow sufferer Dave.
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