Re: venting - spreading scd

[Guest guest]

I've been into this sort of stuff for almost 35 yrs. and am dyill mystified by

what seems to me to be human nature. An awful lot of folks believe that the

medical profession is made up of geniuses who basically know it all and if

their doc didn't tell them about it -- or doesn't believe in it, it's not " the

way to go " in their minds.

You can tell them till you're blue in the face that this is cutting edge

medicine that their doc just doesn't yet know but they prefer to brand you as a

nut and take the drugs their doc prescribes and suffer the side effects. It's

sad enough when it's an adult who, you know, is choosing an inferior quality of

life ... but it's particularly sad when you feel pretty certain that a dear

child's whole life will be shaped by -- let's admit it - this self-centered

parent.

In our part of town the parents often had advanced degrees and just didn't want

to put in the time and effort it took to deal in a healthy way with these

challenges. A counselor who worked at a school for disturbed kids once told me

that if any of the parents of " his " kids loved their children 1/10 as much as I

loved mine, they wouldn't BE there!!!

i.e.: I think Marilyn is right. Most folks are just too lazy to want to put

themselves out and change their way of living. Yes, it's easier to believe a

fantasy that a magic pill will cure you without hurting you in any way then to

actually do the work of getting healthy!

Love y'all!

Artful Carol

> >just saw a crohns discussion forum and joined

> >just to help them and tell them about the

> >wonders of scd -1 of many responded positively -

> >the rest are so anti-scd it's unbelievable! so

> >frustrating!!!! i so love it here!!!!!

>

> Too many people have to hit rock bottom before

> they'll admit that they can help themselves by

> changing what they eat. It's easier to moan about

> how the disease controls their lives rather than

> taking control of it. Taking control of your

> health means taking responsibility.

>

>

> — Marilyn

> New Orleans, Louisiana, USA

> Undiagnosed IBS since 1976, SCD since 2001

> Darn Good SCD Cook

> No Human Children

> Shadow & Sunny Longhair Dachshund

> Babette the Foundling Beagle

>