It’s been a while since I’ve posted about writing a CLL book. I still want to! (I still haven’t.) I have compiled a list of important topics to be covered. I will list below. I’m taking suggestions. What would you like in a book like this (that isn’t included in the topics below)? I can’t promise that I’ll be able to write about any of your questions, but I have to say that when I read your comments, I always find myself learning more than I did when I first wrote the original post.
Here are my proposed topics:
(Keep in mind that a “topic” might turn into a whole chapter, or perhaps a small part of a chapter. It all depends.)
Living with CLL – It Doesn’t Have to be a Cure! (this might be the title)
Diagnosed with CLL: What to do? When to tell?
Doctors – Hematologists, Alternative Doctors, Alternative Practitioners/How to Find/ How to Choose
Blood Tests – what matters on a blood test. Using DirectLabs.com
Supplements – What I (Denise) take and why. How to evaluate what to take yourself.
Alternative Treatments – Ultraviolet Blood Irradiation-Accupuncture- Vit C IV – Laetrile IV
Managing the Fear of a CLL Diagnosis
CT Scans and Other Tests
Cooking Low and Slow for CLL – Why? How? Basic Recipe?
Eating Organic Foods
Do I have to be Vegan or Vegetarian? Food Options: Veg/Fruit/Meat/Poultry/Fish/Nuts/Seeds/Dairy and ratios
Bone Broth Soup – benefits and instructions
Fermented Veggies – benefits and instructions
Eating Out/Plan Ahead or Plan to Fail
CLL and Living a Non-Toxic Life/pesticides/lawns/EMFs/house cleaning/personal care products/EWG.org/clothing/sheets/etc.
My Macrobiotic Experience and How it Helped (even though I’m no longer macrobiotic!)
Either You’re Committed or You’re Not/doctor has 15 minutes and you have a lifetime/drugs/radiation/chemo/
(My husband and I disagree on this one. For the record, I think it’s fine to have conventional treatment if your life is immediately on the line. However, if you’re going to get well as a DIY project, if you’ve had conventional treatment or not, you have to live this lifestyle every day. EVERY. DAY. Hubby thinks it’s okay to do some things, that it’s better than nothing. I say, if you want results, get committed!)
Never Stop Learning
This is my list to this point. I am more than open to suggestion! Please comment. As always, wishing you all the very best of health! – Denise