Mel Hopkins Posted March 28 Report Posted March 28 In October, I lost my youngest twin daughter to breast cancer. She didn't have health insurance when she found out. Still, she got health insurance through Obamacare (Affordable Care Act.) Several months after cancer treatments, she went into remission after treatments. Still, she refused radiation because there was a possibility of leaving her mentally and physically disabled. By then, the cost of her treatment was nearly a quarter of a million dollars, a poisoned and mutilated body. She lost so much, but she refused to give up her way of life. The cancer treatments didn't extinguish her light, though. She was still helping others see what a gift life was to them and how they could use it to lift others up. When the cancer returned, this time to her brain, she again chose life, submitting herself to brain surgery and another quarter of a million dollars. She came through with flying colors, and two days later, we were sitting across from each other at this beautiful restaurant. A month after her brain surgery, my dear BabyGirl was brain dead. Before the doctor removed her breathing tube, her family, friends, and her former boyfriend made it to her bedside. We had her funeral right there, and a month later, my BabyGirl's Twin sister and her best friend threw the most incredible Celebration of Life for her. We miss...I miss her terribly. However, it didn't change how I feel about the way the establishment treats cancer. It is a money-maker for the healthcare industry at the cost of lives, whether we survive for a few years or die. In January, a month after what would have been my daughter's 33rd birthday, a debt-collecting attorney for the hospital sent a bill for $300,000 to her estate. I've always given cancer treatments the side-eye. I'm not even into the SGK "pink" tober bullsh*t. I wondered what was the point of all that poison, disfigurement, mutilation, and radiation that ended with my daughter's untimely death. Btw, I don't say "eff cancer" because cancer cells are very personal - cancer is your DNA which is why no one can catch it from another. And just like you want to live, so do your cancer cells. Kill cancer cells, and you will most likely kill your noncancerous cells, too. Cancer cells are just doing what any living thing does, which exists and even thrive. Except cancer cells eventually kill their host. So, keep your cortisol low, and take your wealth and health treatment seriously. Your health, wealth, and quality of life are on the line. Below are three journalists, two of whom have tackled breast cancer differently. Ananda Lewis, by the way, decided to do nothing in the beginning and is also against mastectomy and is in stage 4 cancer -(which means cancer has spread throughout her body - death is imminent.) However, she's still here, and she did alternative therapies. These three women express many things I want to share in this post, but they deliver it way better. 2 2
Pioneer1 Posted March 29 Report Posted March 29 Despite the diagnosis, Ananda Lewis looks great for her age. I remember her from back in the 90s when she actually started off on BET's Teen Summit....before going to MTV and running around in bikinis...lol. Mel At first I was hoping that the commentary above the video was from and about someone else, but when I took a good look at the woman in that picture...especially the eyebrows and the mouth...I realize it was your daughter you were talking about. Very very sad to hear about your daughter but even more sad for YOU. Atleast your daughter doesn't have to deal with it anymore and is in a better place, but YOU...part of the living...have to continue to think about and deal with this the best way you can until you two are united again. I think a lot of the problem is acceptance. Even when they're diagnosed early, a lot of people don't want to accept treatment because they're in denial and hope that it "goes away" or gets better (which diseases often do) or just don't want to think about it. This delays treatment. They say Black women tend to have more aggressive forms of breast cancer, which I find very suspicious because the explanations they give don't make a lot of sense. 2
ProfD Posted March 29 Report Posted March 29 Condolences sista @Mel Hopkins on the loss of your Baby Girl. May her soul rest in power. Cancer is definitely a major money grab. The number of *survivors* is a fraction of those who end up dead from the disease. The fundraising, research, treatments, surgeries, hospital stays, medications and funeral expenses generate a lot of money. Cancer has been around for over 6,000 years and counting. There's no cure for a reason. Follow the money. 1 1
Pioneer1 Posted March 29 Report Posted March 29 ProfD Just one more reason as to why we need OUR OWN hospitals, doctors, and research centers. We can't rely on White people and those educated by them to heal the problems so many of our people face. If we want to cure these diseases, WE need to figure out a way to do it ourselves. Cancer should have BEEN cured. Diabetes should have BEEN cured. Autism should have BEEN cured. I'm going to go out on a limb here and say..... I'm willing to bet that if a group of AfroAmericans got together and said point blank that we're going to build our own research centers, study these diseases, and develop OUR OWN medicines and technology to cure them instead of sitting around waiting on a bunch of White and Asian folks in glasses and white coats to do it for us....I don't think they (Caucasians) would stop us. Maybe a few of them may try, but at this point...I don't think they would. I'd bet MONEY that they wouldn't stop us. Infact, so many White folks are angry and tired of THEIR OWN system at this point and are ready for something new, THEY'D probably be the first ones in front standing in the way to defend us...lol. 1
ProfD Posted March 29 Report Posted March 29 1 hour ago, Pioneer1 said: Cancer should have BEEN cured. Diabetes should have BEEN cured. Autism should have BEEN cured. It has been reported that doctors have come up with cures for cancer and other diseases. The money generated from every other aspect of maintaining diseases is far greater than curing it. If Black folks or anyone else comes up with a cure for cancer they will be paid off or killed to keep it from coming to fruition. The very real part of it is this...because white folks know they cannot live forever, they're willing to die from the same diseases that have enriched them. I don't know if that makes white folks more intelligent but they are willing to have paradise on earth rather than wait for it in the afterlife.
Pioneer1 Posted March 29 Report Posted March 29 ProfD I don't know if that makes white folks more intelligent but they are willing to have paradise on earth rather than wait for it in the afterlife. As a kid and younger adult, I used to wonder about this myself. Despite what they SAY publicly and even teach in schools.... I knew most White people had enough sense to believe in THE SUPREME BEING and an Afterlife. They KNOW it exists, and they've known this since they've been around. So why would they engage in such evilness and debauchery around the planet and kill and enslave people to such an extent? Aren't they afraid of going to Hell? These are questions a person must ask when they look at the behavior of White people. I've come to two conclusions that makes sense to me: 1. There likely is NOT a lake of fire waiting for evil and wicked people to be tossed into like a lot of Christians were raised to believe; and most White people aren't worried about it because they know it's a lie anyway. Atheist White folks surely aren't worried about it. 2. As I've said time and time again and I'm sure you (ProfD) will disagree but just because White folks are ruling the world through violence and oppression...doesn't mean they have a monopoly on it. There are plenty of ruthless bloodthirsty Black and Indian rulers who slaughtered other Africans and Native Americans wholesale BEFORE the Europeans showed up and started doing it. Just because White folks were SMARTER in how them practiced their violence....meaning they focused their violence on people of color and ruling over THEM instead of eachother....doesn't mean they are MORE violent and evil. It's simply just another sign that they're smarter. Some of the Black and Indian rulers would probably have done the same thing the White man did to their people if some of them had enough sense to develop the technology to do it. But you don't get too many brownie points from me for not being as violent as the next man just because you're too stupid to be. The INTENT is there even if the INTELLIGENCE isn't. A man walks into a bank with a damn SLING SHOT and tries to rob it and ends up getting shot by a security guard with a real gun AND goes to jail. He doesn't get any points or credit for being stupid. That's HIS problem. He STILL get's shot and STILL ends up getting locked anyway....because of his malicious intentions.
ProfD Posted March 29 Report Posted March 29 53 minutes ago, Pioneer1 said: most White people had enough sense to most White people aren't worried about it because they know it's a lie anyway. Powerful people understand religion is form of mind control. They purposefully separate church and state as a wink and nod...hustlers staying out of each other's way in controlling people and getting money. The Vatican is more wealthy than several countries combined. 53 minutes ago, Pioneer1 said: 2. As I've said time and time again and I'm sure you (ProfD) will disagree but just because White folks are ruling the world through violence and oppression...doesn't mean they have a monopoly on it. White folks have a monopoly on using violence and oppression in terms of world domination. Which countries have nuclear weapons? 53 minutes ago, Pioneer1 said: There are plenty of ruthless bloodthirsty Black and Indian rulers who slaughtered other Africans and Native Americans wholesale BEFORE the Europeans showed up and started doing it. Humans have always gone to war over one thing or another. In modern times, white folks are responsible for far more death and destruction than any other group of people. 53 minutes ago, Pioneer1 said: Just because White folks were SMARTER in how them practiced their violence....meaning they focused their violence on people of color and ruling over THEM instead of eachother....doesn't mean they are MORE violent and evil. It's simply just another sign that they're smarter. Commititng violence against and oppressing other people is not a sign of intelligence. A bully isn't the smartest person. 53 minutes ago, Pioneer1 said: Some of the Black and Indian rulers would probably have done the same thing the White man did to their people if some of them had enough sense to develop the technology to do it. Straw man argument. The fact is they didn't set up a system of supremacy and spread it throughout the world. 53 minutes ago, Pioneer1 said: But you don't get too many brownie points from me for not being as violent as the next man just because you're too stupid to be. The INTENT is there even if the INTELLIGENCE isn't. Most people are not inherently violent. That's why self-defense has to be taught. My test of a real killer is someone who is unafraid to use their bare hands or a knife to defend themselves. No gun. A coward can pull a trigger. 53 minutes ago, Pioneer1 said: A man walks into a bank with a damn SLING SHOT and tries to rob it and ends up getting shot by a security guard with a real gun AND goes to jail. He doesn't get any points or credit for being stupid. That's HIS problem. He STILL get's shot and STILL ends up getting locked anyway....because of his malicious intentions. Sure. It was stupid of that man walking into a bank intending to rob it. Applying for a job would have been more constructive.
Mel Hopkins Posted March 29 Author Report Posted March 29 4 hours ago, Pioneer1 said: I'm going to go out on a limb here and say..... I'm willing to bet that if a group of AfroAmericans got together and said point blank that we're going to build our own research centers, study these diseases, and develop OUR OWN medicines and technology to cure them instead of sitting around waiting on a bunch of White and Asian folks in glasses and white coats to do it for us....I don't think they (Caucasians) would stop us. Black people, particularly a Black woman, aren't funded!
Mel Hopkins Posted March 29 Author Report Posted March 29 5 hours ago, Pioneer1 said: At first I was hoping that the commentary above the video was from and about someone else, but when I took a good look at the woman in that picture...especially the eyebrows and the mouth...I realize it was your daughter you were talking about. Very very sad to hear about your daughter but even more sad for YOU. Atleast your daughter doesn't have to deal with it anymore and is in a better place, but YOU...part of the living...have to continue to think about and deal with this the best way you can until you two are united again. Thank you, Pioneer. Yes, she's my daughter, my baby girl. She loved it here. She told me before she passed away. She also lived life - she was courageous. She was on a mission, and by the turnout at her Celebration, she touched a lot of folks with her light and life. One of her high school classmates learned of her passing and came from Seattle to Cincinnati to say fare well. He told us that when he was friendless, Cheyenne became his first friend. Cheyenne wanted to be treated by traditional medicine - and she was. However, she had to push her initial health caregiver even to test her when she told them of her symptoms. Cheyenne didn't take "no" for an answer. It was after the treatment that she realized that the treatments were inadequate - more for money and destabilizing than curing. This is what she wanted everyone to know. What I learned during her experience, as@ProfD alluded to is that many pharmaceuticals could heal and possibly even cure, but those treatments are reserved for the wealthy. Two days before Cheyenne suffered seizures, the doctors prescribed a therapy that could reach her brain, but they had to wait for her insurance provider to approve it. They did the same day she transitioned. Oddly enough, they could have prescribed the medicine before her brain surgery. - My daughter and I are not separated. The part of her who is eternal is still with me. I don't remember the skills to engage with her as I did when she was here in the flesh. I do, however, remember how my ancestors processed the transitioning of our loved ones, and it is a lot different from how Western civilization deals with the death of the body. So, while I miss her physical incarnation, her soul is boundless. I made this post because I want us to think about our health care—especially as Black people, we must reach back to our ancestral ways to maintain our health. Despite my daughter's paternity—she got her mtDNA from me—mitochondrial DNA, which comes from the mother to its offspring. The mtDNA houses ATP, also known as the God cell, that gives us life and our cells' energy. The medical establishment knows this even though lay people don't. As Prof D said, cancer has been around for millennia, we must remember the ways of our ancestors to survive. 3 1
aka Contrarian Posted March 30 Report Posted March 30 @Mel HopkinsI was stunned to learn about the loss of your daughter and find myself at a loss for words to express how sorry I am. just know that, as a parent, I empathize with what you must be experiencing and I sympathize with and admire how you are handling this tragedy. Why I am still here, doing nothing but taking up space, and a young vital woman with so much to offer the world is taken, is something I have trouble resigning myself to. and I'm weary from trying to sort it all out. And although certainly not to the extent that you are going through I, too, am having issues with the medical community after having recently had a cataract removed from my left eye. My complaint has to do with ageism, and feelings that I am being exploited because I have Medicare and medical insurance and am looked upon as a cash cow, being scheduled for unnecessary duplicating procedures, and pressured into having follow-ups, and additional surgery which at my age is a waste of time and money and more trouble than it's worth! Anyhow, - glad you checked in with us. Stay strong. 1 1
Mel Hopkins Posted March 30 Author Report Posted March 30 On 3/29/2025 at 8:01 AM, ProfD said: Condolences sista @Mel Hopkins on the loss of your Baby Girl. May her soul rest in power. Thank you so much.
Mel Hopkins Posted March 30 Author Report Posted March 30 12 hours ago, aka Contrarian said: Why I am still here, doing nothing but taking up space, and a young vital woman with so much to offer the world is taken, is something I have trouble resigning myself to. and I'm weary from trying to sort it all out. Thank you so much. As I mentioned earlier about remembering the ancestors' way to honor our loved one's transition, questioning our place in the world when one departs is one of those rites. Cheyenne told me that if anyone in our family had to get cancer, she felt that she was the best one to handle it. When she was eight, she told me, "Do what you desire before your heart expires." And when I say she lived - she did. When Cheyenne transitioned, I wondered who would fill her space and who would show up and bring joy to others as she did. Not a day goes by that I don't wonder why Cheyenne? Or I wonder why my father didn't survive that bullet wound. Plenty of people survive getting shot. Why do some of us have longevity and not others? I think we forgot our power. This is why these systems use us, abuse us, and drain us. We have the power to choose when we arrive when we depart, and how we live in between. I trust our timing and our agreements with ourselves. Thank you for being here. 2
Pioneer1 Posted March 30 Report Posted March 30 Mel I'm a firm believer in doing and promoting what actually WORKS to solve or cure a problem. Your daughter wanted to be treated by traditional medicine and in many cases that works, but in other cases the more alternative approach works which is why INTEGRATIVE Medicine is generally the best option for serious illnesses like Cancer. You can get the type of aggressive treatment needed and often times with minimal side effects. The problem arises over who's going to PAY for the various treatments because so many insurance companies act so janky when it comes to covering alternative and experimental treatments. This is just another reason we need Univeral Healthcare. If....in accordance with the theme of your thread...many of these healthcare providers are using these patients as ATM machines get as much money out of them as they can before letting them go, atleast the patients don't have to deal with the stress of arguing with these evil insurance companies over what they will and won't cover. President Obama said something he'd never forget and what pushed him to promote and sign in the Affordable Care Act was seeing his own mother spend the last few months of her life arguing with insurance companies over her hospitalizations and treatments. Or I wonder why my father didn't survive that bullet wound. Plenty of people survive getting shot. Maybe YOU wanted him to survive but depending on where he was shot and how badly he was wounded...would HE have wanted to survive? Sometimes people CHOOSE to exit this mug early. Earlier than we'd like them to...... As much as you love somebody sometimes you have to think about the suffering (the psychological stress alone) they may infact end up going through if they stay here and "tough it out". I just saw an article a few days ago about how a the death toll from that Columbine Highschool shooting rose by 1 because one of the students...now in her 40s recently passed away DECADES after being shot and paralyzed. Columbine shooting survivor dies 26 years after being paralyzed in massacre | Columbine | The Guardian Besides being paralyzed, she had been dealing with other complications from that shooting since the 90s. Everybody ain't built to go through that type of psychological stress. ProfD Powerful people understand religion is form of mind control. Absolutely When the Europeans and Arabs came into Africa...they first used RELIGION to subdue their victims mentally before conquering them physically. The Vatican is more wealthy than several countries combined. Sounds like the Mafia, lol. There's no coincidence that both the La Cosa Nostra (Mafia) and the Roman Catholic Church descended from the Roman Empire after it was broken up. Which countries have nuclear weapons? The ones smart enough to develop them. You don't think the Palestinians would develop nuclear technology...and USE that shit....if they had the ability to? Commititng violence against and oppressing other people is not a sign of intelligence. A bully isn't the smartest person. If we're talking about kids, yes. But if we're talking about adults.......unless they're disabled, why are they in a POSITION to be bullied by another adult in the first place? Especially when you're talking about GROUPS of people. I'm not saying there are no legitimate reasons....just asking what ARE those reasons? Here you are a healthy grown 6 foot 200 pound man...and a 5'5 160 pound man is steadily slapping you around, clowning on you infront of the ladies, and digging his hands all through your pockets taking your money and grinning. That sounds like a man with something "wrong" with him. 1
Chevdove Posted April 3 Report Posted April 3 On 3/28/2025 at 5:23 PM, Mel Hopkins said: In October, I lost my youngest twin daughter to breast cancer. She didn't have health insurance when she found out. Still, she got health insurance through Obamacare (Affordable Care Act.) She is beautiful! May your precious daughter Rest In Power! I loved the video too, that you posted. Very informative. 1
Mel Hopkins Posted April 3 Author Report Posted April 3 7 hours ago, Chevdove said: She is beautiful! May your precious daughter Rest In Power! I loved the video too, that you posted. Very informative. Hi @Chevdove Thank you so much. 1
Delano Posted May 18 Report Posted May 18 My Condolences @Mel Hopkins I apologise for not sending this earlier. I didn't see you original post. It was Aka's post. It was only today that I went back to see the original. 1
Mel Hopkins Posted May 19 Author Report Posted May 19 15 hours ago, Delano said: My Condolences @Mel Hopkins Twin, thank you. 1
frankster Posted May 19 Report Posted May 19 My condolences to you and all who suffer from the transition of your beloved child @Mel Hopkins 1
Mel Hopkins Posted May 19 Author Report Posted May 19 1 hour ago, frankster said: My condolences to you and all who suffer from the transition of your beloved child @Mel Hopkins Thank you so much.
Pioneer1 Posted June 15 Report Posted June 15 Yet another beautiful sista has passed away............... Ananda Lewis, former MTV VJ who shared breast cancer journey, has died at 52 https://www.cnn.com/2025/06/11/entertainment/ananda-lewis-death Robert Kennedy Jr. wants to find the cure for Autism. Perhaps he needs to get his priorities straight and work on finding a cure for more heart-breaking diseases like Cancer and ALS first. 1
ProfD Posted June 15 Report Posted June 15 6 hours ago, Pioneer1 said: Robert Kennedy Jr. wants to find the cure for Autism. Perhaps he needs to get his priorities straight and work on finding a cure for more heart-breaking diseases like Cancer and ALS first. There's more money in cancer research and maintenence than in a cure. 1
Pioneer1 Posted June 15 Report Posted June 15 39 minutes ago, ProfD said: There's more money in cancer research and maintenence than in a cure. And that...among many in the medical industry....is a pretty "clever" way to make money. To profit off of sickness and suffering. However there's a difference between being CLEVER and being WISE. If they leaders of this society were WISE, they'd realize that this society would benefit (including profit) FAR MORE if you have a strong, long lived, healthy population! The healthier and stronger people are, the better workers they make and the less expensive their healthcare would be....which would mean less money for the medical industry but far more money for the OTHER industries like manufacturing, agriculture, law enforcement, the military, and others who stand to benefit tremendously from stronger healthier employees who aren't draining the system. When you feel good and are healthy you WANT to work! You have so much energy you don't always know what to do with it. 1
ProfD Posted June 16 Report Posted June 16 2 hours ago, Pioneer1 said: And that...among many in the medical industry....is a pretty "clever" way to make money. To profit off of sickness and suffering. Healthcare and pharmaceutical are extremely profitable here in the US. 2 hours ago, Pioneer1 said: If they leaders of this society were WISE, they'd realize that this society would benefit (including profit) FAR MORE if you have a strong, long lived, healthy population! They actually don't want people to live longer. BIll Gates is runnimg around trying to figure out how decrease the world population. 2 hours ago, Pioneer1 said: The healthier and stronger people are, the better workers they make and the less expensive their healthcare would be....which would mean less money for the medical industry but far more money for the OTHER industries like manufacturing, agriculture, law enforcement, the military, and others who stand to benefit tremendously from stronger healthier employees who aren't draining the system. Human beings are most productive for about 30 years In most industries. That's why there aren't too many old people working in law enforcement, factories and warehouses, etc. No matter how healthy they might be, there's a reason older people are encouraged to retire. They're no longer productive and taking up a spot that a younger person needs. Disease and sickness is a form of population comtrol and a money-maker. Humans have an invisible money meter running on their heads from conception to death. 1
Mel Hopkins Posted August 14 Author Report Posted August 14 And now RFK,JR is taking away funding from MMR measles, mumps, rubella vaccine - and guess what? US sees measles resurgence as researchers seek new treatments | wcnc.com "Most of these patients are unvaccinated and researchers are now racing to create the first measles treatments in decades." Link is a gift article From the Wall Street Journal.| The Race to Find a Measles Treatment as Infections Surge Vaccine was so effective the disease was considered eliminated in the U.S., but resurgence of outbreaks spurs need for drugs By Dominique Mosbergen Aug. 8, 2025 5:30 am ET 1
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