Ignited Hopes

Papa was going, I wanted to try - try harder till the magic happens. I was reading extensively- books, websites or whatever I could find. My state of mind- would do anything to stop papa from going away. And then I came across this article about treatment through - Maple syrup and Baking Soda.

A person with stage 4 cancer had healed himself by this treatment . He not only cured himself completely but is now leading a normal and a happy life. My eyes brightened. My hopes were ignited once again.

This was it. The more I read about this treatment, the more convinced I was. This was magic potion that would heal papa. I don’t know how authentic it was, but I wanted papa to have it.  And as it is said, you don’t loose the battle until you give up.

I felt motivated. I was optimistic.

Maple Syrup- Baking Soda Treatment

The idea behind this treatment is maple syrup being sweet, targets cancer cells- which consume 15 times more glucose than normal cells and the baking soda with maple syrup enters into the cancer cells. Baking Soda being very alkaline in nature forces a rapid shift in pH killing the cancer cells. Thereby stopping the growth of cancerous cells and targeting the effected cells helps in healing.

3 portions of Maple Syrup (100%)

I portion of Baking Soda ( Aluminum free only)

To do this, the maple syrup must be heated to make it less viscous. Then the baking soda is added. Stir the mixture for 5 minutes until it is fully dissolved.

The normal recommended dose is 5 – 7 teaspoons per day for cancer patients. But entirely depends upon the patient's health and condition. I started with twice a day. Papa din’t like it, I can tell he hated it. But he kept faith in my faith and would drink it without any fuss or getting angry till he could. As time passed cancer reached his mouth and he couldn't  swallow. 

God had lost his magic wand.So magic didn’t happen….

Happy Diwali Papa!  

Hope.....

Some day, I will have a life

With health and no pain -to begin with

Dreams and happiness will sail
With no sadness and no rain

I hold on to the moments went by

In the hope, for a life so bright

Peaceful life and prosperity to start

A silver lining, I can see all through,

As you cradled me, as my being 

You taught me to walk and talk,

In values engraved, to last a lifetime
You will be in my heart, forever....

As a child, I remember reading a story about a girl called Pandora, who opened a forbidden box and let out the  evils. Death, despair, pain, hatred and hope. At first I  didn't understand, I mean why hope? until i  came across an article on greek mythology, according to which  HOPE is an evil too.

Sometime i just can't bring up to myself to think HOPE as an evil. If we look from our experiences we can say its a belief in a positive outcome related to events and circumstances in one's life. Hope implies a certain amount of perseverance.Its not causing harm then how is it evil?

Though while I write this article i am debating with myself was I born with hope or I acquired it with time I spent in managing to survive? Is HOPE the new synonym to survival?But then what happens to Darwin's theory of " Survival of the fittest".  If you are fit to survive in the land you are born ,Why do we have to hope and what do we have to hope for?

As Monroe Forester said,

"When we feel defeated, we need only take a deep breath and say, "Yes," and hope will reappear.Hope is always available to us".

A would be mother hoping her child will be born healthy or a new bride hoping she will have a marriage like no woman has ever had.A person going for the job interview hoping that he will get the job. Or a player for that matter always hopes to win. Or a patient on his deathbed hopes to get fit and live more ( I love you Papa).

In all these reason when we have nothing to loose. After trying everything all we can do is Hope. Does HOPE really makes life easier?

May be it does! Is it not a reason enough, that If a wounded soldier in a war ,can smile hoping that his sacrifice will not go waste.Then why shouldn't we all hope? How can be something be evil if it protects us from the life which otherwise filled with so much....as pandora let out the evils.But we should not forget that she also let out the greatest gift to mankind- something very important for our survival. Hope a reason... for all of us to smile.

In the  HOPE, I will see my father again....SOMEDAY!