You Can Beat Prostate Cancer: And You Don't Need Surgery to Do It by Robert J. Marckini

Author:Robert J. Marckini [Marckini, Robert J.]
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 9781257130634
Publisher: Lulu.com
Published: 2011-05-01T04:00:00+00:00

Physical Fitness

LLUMC’s mission “To Make Man Whole” is evident in every aspect of the patient’s experience during treatment. They teach patients that staying physically fit greatly benefits the immune system and aids the healing process. A strong immune system also helps prevent a cancer recurrence.

When I sat through the orientation session during my first visit, I was given a large packet of information on a wide range of subjects including places to stay in the community during treatment, points of interest, technical papers on proton treatment, maps of the area and other general information. I was reminded that, in California, at 57 years of age, I had already been a “senior citizen” for two years. Not a pleasant thought for me, as I considered myself “approaching middle age.” Nevertheless, there were benefits to being a senior at Loma Linda. Among them were discounts at the hospital cafeteria and preferred parking spaces at the Medical Center.

Another part of the packet of information I received was a certificate that authorized my wife and me to use the expansive, state-of-the-art physical fitness facility on the hospital grounds called the Drayson Center. This complex is named in honor of Dr. Ronald and Grace Drayson, who provided the lead gift that was used to help build the fitness center.

The $16 million complex is a modern, 100,000 square-foot facility serving students, faculty, and patients. The Drayson Center’s mission is to provide opportunities for enhancement of the quality of life within this community through a wide variety of social, recreational, and health-building activities, all consistent with LLUMC’s mission, “To Make Man Whole.”

Pauline and I were already in reasonably good physical condition. We both exercised regularly, and followed a generally healthy lifestyle.

We were encouraged to visit the Drayson Center and take advantage of all it had to offer while I was there for treatment – and we did.

Each day we would visit the center and spend about 90 minutes working out. We began our workout by spending a half hour on one of the treadmills. Then we switched to the fitness equipment to do upper and lower body exercises.

We found ourselves looking forward to our daily routine at the Drayson Center, and during our eight-week stay, we increased both our physical strength and our endurance.

Following our late morning workout, we fell into another routine: Eating lunch at the hospital cafeteria. Seventh-day Adventists take a healthy diet very seriously, and that naturally extends to the hospital cafeteria.

Hospital food has historically been considered bland and unpalatable. Not so at Loma Linda. The food at the LLUMC cafeteria was outstanding – fresh salads, fresh fruits, fresh vegetables, home made soups, cooked meals of all sorts and a wide variety of beverages; but no meat and no caffeine. This last part was a little hard getting used to, as coffee and a diet coke had been a regular part of our daily routine for years.

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