If you did not have the courage to question Margaret Coats when she was chief executive of the GCC, now’s your chance to ask how much she got to go

Hi Richard!
How are things progressing. I am glad to see you are still in the game posting. Hope everything is well! Best wishes.

Hi CDC,

I put my health status on Face Book and did not want to create too much drama here.

 I
had surgery 8 weeks ago to remove part of my rectum and I now have a
temporary colostomy. The cancer had spread to a few lymph nodes and I
will have six months chemo.  Statistically I had an 85% five year
survival rate when the clinical diagnosis was made, which dropped to 55%
when the pathological diagnosis was made after surgery. However my
statistical chances keep rising as I am very healthy and have recovered
very quickly.from surgery and radiation.  I get adjusted every week,
have changed my diet and swim every day and am in a very good place. The
doctors are fantastic and they know what a croc all this dependence on
“evidence” is. They do the interventions and we cross our fingers and
hope the bodies innate healing ability can handle the pathological
changes that have come about because of my hard living over the years (Copenhagen in the 80s).
If the chemo does not kill me I guess it will make me stronger.

 This
has changed me so much and has made it very difficult to blog. I need
to be either very angry or passionate to blog. Anger is not in me any
more, I cant believe how I got so worked up about something as
irrelevant as the GCC, no one cares what I call myself they come because they have heard I am very good at adjusting spinal joints. The GCC has reduced chiropractors to the lowest common denominator as set by pseudo academics on the education committee. When has the GCC ever talked about being good at adjusting in setting its standards and there are loads of chiropractors who are crap at adjusting and many who cant. Prescribing will be their salvation.

 I am back working seeing patients and its
clearer than ever to me who needs medical care and who needs
chiropractic care and  the difference between a  DC and a doctor, I
am very close to the point where I have the enthusiasm and confidence to
share these experiences with everyone.

Funny thing if I were to die now the
Skeptics would say it was because of chiropractic and CAM, the
evangelical chiropractors would say its because of medicine. Its not
about doing either, its about patients taking control of their own well
being and making informed choices. I feel I was destined to be put in
this position and talk about my path to health and wellbeing, and if I
am wrong? I have had a great life, and would rather die in my 50s, than
be a Peter Dixon at 90.

bb

Dear Richard!
I am so sorry to hear about the spread. Keep anger and negativity away from you and have a good recovery. Much love my friend!