Comments on: How to Live a Full and Satisfying Life with Cancer

By: Has Swimming Helped You Create an "Illness-Free Zone" During Cancer Treatment? | Total ImmersionTotal Immersion

Wed, 18 Dec 2019 18:59:32 +0000

[…] of his longtime students, Dr. Jeanne Safer. Here’s an excerpt from a July 2017 post– “How To Live A Full and Satisfying Life with Cancer”–in which he describes Jeanne’s lessons with him during her cancer treatment, and his […]

By: Jessie Mohan

Jessie Mohan — Mon, 16 Oct 2017 16:18:00 +0000

Terry,
I read the following and thought immediately of you.
‘ Sometimes we meet someone who seems to have a great sense of well-being, and we wonder how that person got that way. We would like to be that way. That well-being is often a result of having been brave enough to be fully alive and awake to every moment of life, including all the lack of cheer, all the dark times, all the time when the clouds cover the sun.’
Thank you for being an example that the path is the goal.

By: Svetlana Toncheva

Svetlana Toncheva — Wed, 09 Aug 2017 01:46:00 +0000

don t give up your plant based diet. Embrace fasting and you will live

By: Alida Casale

Alida Casale — Tue, 08 Aug 2017 17:00:00 +0000

Terry, thanks for your inspirational and full of life words, you are a big example to follow. I am grateful for reading your story. Thanks for sharing. I wish you the best and fast recovery posible. god belss you ever. Love.

By: Brian Cummins

Brian Cummins — Sat, 05 Aug 2017 09:39:00 +0000

Simply beautiful. Inspirational. Moving. How you make a positive out of a negative is a lesson to us all in humility and grace. Once again you have inspired me beyond words. Best wishes on your journey and recovery, Brian Cummins

By: John Yarnold

John Yarnold — Thu, 03 Aug 2017 07:52:00 +0000

By their nature, inspirational posts are rare, but you have given us one, as Sean Murphy says; thank you. Until recently, few people would have believed that physical exercise could impact on cancer risk or outcome, given no evidence of benefit and no recognised mechanisms by which a benefit could be gained. I’m speaking from the perspective of a retired oncologist in support to your actions just in case you encounter scepticism from any medics. They need to distinguish ‘no evidence of benefit’ reflecting a lack of good research from ‘no evidence of benefit’ despite high quality research. Until recently, the scepticism was based on the former state, whereas now good quality evidence is accumulating. Second, there is now a wide range of molecular and cellular processes that offer potential links between physical exercise and the behaviour of cancer cells – the scientific journals contain very powerful examples. Examples include links between physical exercise and immunity, between psychological health and immunity and in the last decade, strong evidence for a link between immune processes and the behaviour of cancer. All well and good if you find this rationalisation helpful (perhaps it is more helpful to the doctors looking after you!). Probably the sheer thrill of swimming is justification enough, a miracle in its own right.

By: Phil Sallaway

Phil Sallaway — Wed, 02 Aug 2017 02:50:00 +0000

Thanks so much for sharing this. Love TI and what you do…!

By: Joe Novak

Joe Novak — Wed, 02 Aug 2017 00:04:00 +0000

Coach,
I love you and never stop learning from you.

By: Roni

Roni — Mon, 31 Jul 2017 19:00:00 +0000

Terry you are awesome.
Your words made me smile.
I had the honor of swimming by your side at the Red Sea. It was my best special swim. And I am grateful for the experience you gave me and the words you wrote here.

By: Sean Murphy

Sean Murphy — Mon, 31 Jul 2017 17:53:00 +0000

That is an inspirational post. I am going to keep it and refer back to it on those days when I’m in self-pity mode from the arthritis in my spine. Thank you.