Most cancer patients usually feel shock when they firstly know about their illness. Yet, there are some cancer patients who can admit to their health condition and bravely fight it. Those patients are even braver than their relatives who are so worried as if they are the ones with cancer.

Like Mr. Worachart Uchupaiboonwong, a patient of lymphatic tissue cancer (Malignant Lymphoma), who found out that he had cancer since 1997 or 7 years ago.

If you have a chance to meet Mr. Worachat, you won't believe that he used to be severely ill because now he has smiley face with bright,and healthy skin. So, what did he do to fight this deathly disease? This article will reveal his secret to you.

… I found out the truth almost a month after that. It was when my foreign friend came to see me after I had the third chemo treatment. He was curious of my real illness, so, he asked my wife right in front of me. When I heard the answer, I let out a cry with no shame. I really couldn't bear the truth because seven years ago, most cancer patients had a very few chance of surviving. I lost 19 kilos within a few months. I used to weight 78 kilos but it went down to 59 kilos at the time. I was so thin that my ex-colleague didn't recognize me though we were only one meter away from each other. When I greeted him, he puzzlingly looked at me for a moment.

After that, my wife and I started finding out more about cancer. It took three months before my wife found a book about natural treatment for cancer written by Dr. Banchob and Dr. Lalita. I was interested in this type of treatment, so, I decided to take courses at Balavi. I learned different ways of fighting cancer such as meditation, subconscious training, hydro aerobics and exercise. I also learned about food for cancer treatment and gaining knowledge on useful daily diet. I practiced what I have learned at home and received chemotherapy at the same time. I've got one shot per three weeks and took medicine for half a year. In the end, I had eight big chemo shots and nine small shots altogether.

…When I first started exercising, I had to use lots and lots of my will power because I was so weak that I almost had no energy to stand and walk. It was even worst when I just had chemo shots. While I was at the hospital, I would try to exercise my legs and my face little by little. I kept telling myself that I wouldn't die as long as I try to fight. I kept on aiming high and tried to reach my goal step by step.

…At the beginning, I exercised lightly. Everything should be done one step after another. For example, when I meditated, I would pray to be able to walk first. Then, I could walk. After that I would pray to be able to run, then, I could run. There was a time when I tried to skip the step by overly exercised after I just had a chemo shot. The effect was bad for I was unable to breath and I was alone at the time because my wife and my kids just went out to join Loy Krathong festival. I was lucky enough to be able to make a call to my wife, though, I only wanted her to come and hear my last word. (Laughing) Since then, I have never overly exercised but do it step by step with consistency. I've taken a course at Balavi for a month and feel much stronger. I'm lucky that everyone in my family always stays beside me and gives me lots of emotional support. Nowadays, I have to exercise everyday. My house is near Chao Phraya River, so, I'll go exercise by the river every morning. When I have free time, I will go to Balavi to have a meal, exercise, use fitness facilities, sauna, and solar bath."

Before knowing that he had cancer, Mr. Worachart's favorite dishes were steamed capon in flavored rice and rice with stewed pig legs for breakfast, rice with various types of Thai dishes for lunch and "unvegetarian" food, food with lots of meat, fat, and carbohydrate, for dinner. Besides he also smoked more than one bag of cigarette a day and drank 3-4 cups of coffee daily. How can his body resist to all these free radicals?

But after he came to Balavi, his menu has totally been changed from hi-protein to nutritious menu designed especially for fighting cancer.

During the first year, he could only eat brown rice and vegetables without protein, tofu, and oil. For the second year, he could have tofu but still had to eat brown rice and vegetables as his main dishes. It was until the third and forth year when he could have fish. Mr. Worachart says he is now used to this type of diet. It doesn't matter to him if he doesn't have fish and tofu because he can only have brown rice and fruits and vegetables, his unmissable miracle food.

… When I'm at home, I'll cook simple food. Sometimes I'll only have vegetables like salad. I'll put streamed or boiled potatoes and sweet corns in my salad. It tastes good even without salad dressing. Sometimes I'll have Suki yaki or when the weather is cold, I'll make sour tamarind soup and vegetable soup. They smell so good that my neighbor can't help coming to see what I am cooking.

… I'll eat lots and lots of fruits and vegetables everyday. I can eat 4-5 small papayas daily plus I'll have brown rice and whole-wheat bread. I try to eat according to what the doctor told me to. That is eating two portions of vegetables, two portions of fruits and one portion of fruit or vegetable juice. The rest can be brown rice, whole-wheat bread and tofu to get enough nutrition especially beta carotene and vitamin C. These nutrients will help me fight free radicals that I daily receive. I eat so many fruits and vegetables that my new hair growing instead of white ones falling after chemo shots becomes shiny black. I don't have to waste my money dyeing my hair anymore. My wife even teased me for my new look that she felt as if having a new and younger husband. "

Today, Mr. Worachart, being full of spirit and energy, has been running a private company for three years after resigning from a foreign company. He told us that it was fortunate that he resigned from the old company for he could spend all of the time taking care of his health.

For this coming New Year, we'd like those who are severely ill to have a lion-heart like Mr. Worachart, a man who can conquer cancer.