Bell Lap Blog

Cancer's Bell Lap Blogs are secular and practical guidance. For opportunities of a spiritual journey in a life with cancer, see the Cancers' Windrunners Blog.

1 - CANCER AND THE BELL LAP

Submitted by Dr. Robert F. Lane on

So you have Cancer? What is it going to do to your life and what can YOU do about it? That is the question! 

Thirty years of caring for cancer patients has taught me that they are fighting a war on two fronts, one conventional and the other unconventional, against two adversaries, one you can see and one that you can’t, one you can feel and measure called a malignancy that attacks your body and another enemy you can only sense in the dark that one of my patients calls the “Dragon”. It attacks your life! 

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2 - WHAT DOES IT TAKE TO HEAR THE BELL AND SURVIVE?

Submitted by Dr. Robert F. Lane on

HEARING THE BELL

If cancer has announced YOUR bell lap, what will you do? No one enters a race to lose, yet some in the human race collapse on the track when the bell rings, or they just turn tail and take off in the wrong direction. This blog is not about them. It's about those who set out to win, not just in terms of health, but also in life.

Anyone can be victorious, but it doesn't come easily or without work. No one can do it for you. This is do it yourself stuff. You can't buy it. You can't hire it out. You are the only contestant in your race. Although winning doesn't look the same for everyone, but it feels the same --triumphant!

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3 - HOW DO WINNERS RUN THE FIRST STRETCH?

Submitted by Dr. Robert F. Lane on

HEARING THE BELL –HOW TO RESPOND

If there is anything good about cancer, it is that there is a bell and it is loud even though it is hard to know exactly what it means. If interested see CANCER'S BELL LAP.

FIRST STRETCH – WHAT KIND OF TRACK SHOES

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4 - WHAT’S WITH THE DRAGON?

Submitted by Dr. Robert F. Lane on

Because there is always a Dragon behind the door and it will always be sniping at you, identifying it and keeping it at bay during treatment must receive your full attention

There are hosts of half comprehended, faulty Dragon inspired notions that float around the minds of the afflicted, often taking up residence unchallenged, only to haunt quiet times and steal joy. I want to flush out each one so as to cut it down to size and overcome it with truth. There is life after cancer. There is life with cancer. But you have to defeat the Dragon who would tell you otherwise to really experience both.

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5 - HEROES ARE WINNERS AND YOU CAN BE ONE

Submitted by Dr. Robert F. Lane on

If cancer has announced YOUR bell lap, what will you do? No one enters a race to lose, yet some in the human race collapse on the track when the bell rings, or they just turn tail and take off in the wrong direction. This book is not about them. It's about those who set out to win, not just in terms of health, but also in life.

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