Australian Marcus Lovett is not a man who sits around waiting for life to happen; he goes and lives.
Known for his daredevil attitude, this adventure asylum described itself has a number of impressive athletic achievements under his belt, including the Olympic Games
stunt skier and diver cliff.
The Australian lives in Melbourne with his wife and young son Susannah Nelson. The couple is expecting their second child soon. Lovett love life and hope
live to at least 100.
His mother, Jan Lovett, also had hoped to live a century. Unfortunately, this was not to be.
Focused on health
January Lovett had always believed that good nutrition and an active lifestyle are the keys
preventing disease and live a long, healthy life.
She was a shining example to his family. She does not drink or smoke. She loved to cook, and spent many hours in the kitchen to prepare nutritious meals for
family. Extremely good, she loved the exercise and mounted his bike
rather than car travel whenever possible.
Due to good health and vitality of his mother, Lovett had no reason to believe she would not achieve its goal of life 100.
The Dreaded News
his life was shattered seven years ago when her father called to tell him that his mother had cancer and was not live very long.
Of course, this news came as a terrible shock. His mother was the strongest person he knew, and he wondered: "How can a person perfectly fit and healthy
have cancer"
When Lovett was said that her? mother had mesothelioma, it was the first time he had heard that
word. he later learned that mesothelioma is caused by exposure to asbestos. Lovett remembered him and
his family had lived in a house made with many products containing asbestos for many years, and that his father had spent many of those years the renovation of
house.
Australians call these types of houses "asbestos houses" because they are made of sheet asbestos or panels. Exposure to asbestos occurs when
people renovate their homes and inhale the toxic asbestos fibers.
It was not until years later ?? long after the death of her mother ?? that Lovett had taken a terrifying consciousness: If his mother's illness was caused by the inhalation
asbestos dust over a long period while living in their home, what does this mean for him? Would he be diagnosed with mesothelioma as well?
This issue was the catalyst that motivated Lovett to try to discover why his healthy mother developed cancer, and he had to undergo the same
fate. It documents his journey in a new documentary entitled "What Ate My mother and It Will Eat Me?"
The documentary, which you can rent online or download, is to provoke thought, entertaining, and informative. I highly recommend you see the movie.
In search of answers
He began by examining the similarities between himself and his mother, and concluded that they were very similar ?? not only in their healthy eating habits,
but also in their approach to life.
Lovett decided to delve into the matter and contacted Professor Douglas Henderson of the Flinders Medical Centre in Adelaide, Australia.
He said the teacher when exposing his family to asbestos and diagnosis of her mother.
He then asked the teacher why a family member has been affected in this way and not another.
Henderson called ?? a matter of chance.??
Convinced that ?? luck ?? might not be the only reason his mother had died of cancer, and curious about the role ?? luck ?? to determine whether it would
developing cancer, Lovett decided to seek other professional advice.
He then visited Dr. Craig Hassed, a GP and professor
at Monash University in Victoria, and asks: ?? If I am predisposed to cancer on both sides of my family, that means I'm automatically
end up having cancer ???
response was encouraging: A predisposition to cancer does not mean he would get cancer.
The doctor then explained that although genetic predisposition plays a role in some cancer, there are other factors involved, and that a good
healthy and active way power life was the best everyone defense could have to prevent cancer
Next on the list of Lovett: .. Tim Crowe, a professor and dietitian
specializes in the role nutrition in disease prevention
Crowe echoes that of Hassed of. He recommended unprocessed foods, a diet mainly herbal and active lifestyle to prevent disease.
Make All right, but is it enough?
Knowing he was doing all the right things to take care of his health, Lovett felt a little comfort. But the fact remains: His mother took care of her
health, and he had not stopped to develop cancer
Lovett continued to ask :. If mom was healthy and she had cancer, the same thing will happen to me?
Still convinced that there must be another factor in the illness of his mother, he began to think back on the life they had shared. He came to realize that
his mother had always kept his emotions inside.
This was particularly evident when it came to pain, and unfortunately, Jan Lovett had been treated more
than its fair share heartache.
The oldest of 11 children, Jan were seven brothers. Each of his siblings was diagnosed with hemophilia, a disease that prevents blood from clotting.
This disease and other diseases related to hemophilia ultimately killed six of his brothers.
Despite the death of his brothers, most of the family had never seen cry January. She always put on a brave face, no matter how she felt.
For everybody, it appeared that she was doing well ?? but was it?
Unreleased Emotions
Unfortunately, more sorrow was in store for the mother of Lovett.
Shortly after the grandmother of Lovett died, his sister Lisa was diagnosed with esophageal cancer and given only months to live. January becomes ill during the delivery of care for her daughter. Doctors later diagnosed with pleural mesothelioma in January.
No one should have to bear the burden of so much pain, but that is exactly what Lovett's mother did, and she continued to put on a brave face right until
the end.
Fortunately, the mother of Levitt did not have to witness the death of his beloved daughter. At the end of 06, six months after his diagnosis of mesothelioma, Jan
died. She was 69.
Lovett is convinced that Jan's reluctance to share his feelings about the death of members of his beloved family has taken a toll on his body's ability to defend
itself of the disease.
experience with the illness of his mother and his own history to retain emotions shaped his approach to pain. It is the driving force behind his
documentary.
The robust Australian has learned not to keep his feelings inside, but talk freely and openly ?? for himself and help others.
