In the pursuit of health and well-being, what is it that "gets one over the hump", out of the dark and back into the light? This is the bottom line. Modern medicine has evolved into the miracle and powerful force that it has become on the back of "acute" care medicine. Antibiotics cure infections; surgery removes sick and diseased tissue; radiation and chemotherapy can shrink and sometimes even dissolve/resolve cancerous growth. There are many medicines that alleviate suffering and can alter the symptoms of illness. However, the bulk of disease is NOT acute; it is chronic. It goes on for years and into decades and unfortunately is not amenable to "quick fixes" that are the heart and soul of acute care medicine. This does NOT mean it cannot be worked with and even cured; it absolutely CAN. It just takes a different approach and strategy. If we as a society, culture and people could accept this reality, we would be ready to rocket forward into a new para...
A medical challenge is an opportunity to heal.