Tiger can finally breathe!!!!!

[Kirsten]

This next part gave me absolute chills!!!!!!!
Curcumin (Tumeric) – yellow pigment that is the main component of Tumeric, an Indian herb in the ginger family. Seems to have anti-carcinogenic properties at many levels of cancer as a prevention and treatment. Has been used effectively for tumor shrinkage topically as a paste also. Exact dosages unknown. Available in grocery stores and specialty stores.
The reason it gives me chills is because my father was diagnosed with liver cancer 2 years ago and within 3 weeks of his diagnosis he was dead. But while in his hospital bed 2 days before he died he woke up laughing. I was by his bedside and I said "dad, what's so funny?" and he told me about a dream he had just had. He said that he and the fellow across from his hospital bed, a guy named John who was dying of Aids, were together in India. They were having the most wonderful time. He was laughing while he told me about it because it brought him so much joy. He was absolutely smiling from ear to ear. He said "Lara, we were walking along the streets of India and there was this wonderful, beautiful yellow powder all over the streets, it was all over us and our clothes and all over everyone. It was so amazing and beautiful but no one else but John and I understood how valuable this stuff was. It was there for all of us to take but no one seemed to want to use it!!" and then he laughed again. I asked him what he thought it meant and he said he wasn't sure. WOW. I'm so in awe about it.

Wow, now that gave me chills also!! There must have been a reason why he had that dream, and why you remembered it now.

I'm very sorry you have lost your father.

Maybe he pointed out a way for you now to help Tiger.

Kirsten

[Emeraldgreen]

Thanks for you note Kirsten. I just wrote one to you about Luna.
I think that might be the case too, about the dream helping me now with Tiger. I might also start taking it as a preventive measure for myself. My birth mother died from breast cancer and although I'm only 39, I have a mammogram every year for the past 5 years just to be extra careful.
Anyway, it might be helpful and I'm now thinking that my father's dream might have been for me too. I'm going to pick some Tumeric up today and get both Tiger and myself started on it.
p.s. thanks for your kind words about my dad. We were very good friends and it was so hard. But time is a healer and it gets easier. That's one thing we all have or will have in common, losing loved ones. It sure helps to be able to communicate with other people about helping animals in distress though. I appreciate it very much.

[Kirsten]

I'm sorry that you have such a history of cancer running in your family; it's the same with mine. Almost everyone in my family has died from cancer, or has at least been sick with cancer, both on my father's and my mother's side. That's why I fear it a lot. It's such a scary disease.

It's sad that after all you've been through, you now have to face this illness again, in your beloved Tiger. May the Tumeric help him to deal with it, and to fight that thing as long as possible.

Best wishes to you and your furry friend!

Kirsten