The Resurrection Through The Golgotha of Rare Diseases

By Marios Michail

This book tells the story of the author's life. His patience and endurance while facing autoimmune diseases, one of which is incredibly rare (1:100,000).It is based on true events, a race between life and death. It contains several tools, techniques, and methods that will help you discover the power hidden within you in order to live your dream life and not the life others dream for you. To acquire serenity, peace, happiness, and wholesomeness while creating the life that you deserve, because YOU deserve. You ARE able to change your life.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Marios Michail
• Release date: Apr 10, 2024
• ISBN: 9798223901082

Marios Michail

I was born in 1970 in the occupied by Turks village of Kyra in the Province of Morphou in Cyprus. I currently reside in Avgorou, a village in the free Famagusta Province. I'm married to an adorable wife and I have two wonderful daughters. I've been a military officer since 1994. Studying (Life Coaching) at the EKPA University of Athens, was for me a turning point, making me realize that I had to reassess the priorities of my life. After facing major health issues, the knowledge I received proved to be the best medicine I could have asked for. I feel the need to share what helped me get through the toughest moments of my life with as many people as possible to aid them through their struggles. Finding a purpose and meaning in life is what I strive for and though it has been a difficult journey, I discover a new reason to smile every day. Armed with a deep love for humanity and a burning desire to better things, my goal through my books is to convey that each of us is capable of change, one step at a time. I only hope that some of my words will reach you and make you realize that you are worthy to enjoy the wonderful gift of life. My favorite phrase is: "Live your dream, not the dreams of others."

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The Resurrection Through The Golgotha of Rare Diseases

Marios Michail

Published by Marios Michail, 2024.

While every precaution has been taken in the preparation of this book, the publisher assumes no responsibility for errors or omissions, or for damages resulting from the use of the information contained herein.

THE RESURRECTION THROUGH THE GOLGOTHA OF RARE DISEASES

First edition. April 10, 2024.

Copyright © 2024 Marios Michail.

ISBN: 979-8223901082

Written by Marios Michail.

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The Resurrection Through The Golgotha

Of Rare Diseases

Author: Marios Michail

Content editing: Maria Gousiou

Book cover: Konstantina Katsiari

1st edition May 2020

The publication of part or all of this book, its reproduction or transmission by any audiovisual medium is prohibited without the author’s written permission.

I dedicate this book

Τo the fighters of life

with rare diseases.

To my parents,

To my wonderful wife Polydora

and my daughters who are always by my side.

To my family.

To you who are holding this book in your hands

reading it.

Acknowledgments

The fulfillment of this book would not have been possible without the support of my family and especially my wonderful wife, as well as the following, to whom I express my warm thanks:

Dioptra publishing house for granting me permission to use excerpts and information from the following books: The Power of Your Subconscious Mind(Dr. Joseph Murphy), The Success Principles(Jack Canfield), Positive Thinking(Vera Peiffer) and The Monk Who Sold His Ferrari(Robin Sharma).

Evgnomon publishing house and its Creative Team for undertaking the publication of my book, as well as the publisher of the house, author Andri Heralla, for her professionalism and consistency during our collaboration.

Dr. Georgios Karathanos, President of the Hellenic Coaching Institute and my professor at NKUA for granting me permission to use information from my course at NKUA (Life Coaching Professional Study Cycle).

Mr. Achilleas Achilleos, for his permission to use the information from the Seminar The future is in your hands, held in Troodos.

Mr. Charalambos Soleas, my instructor in Neuro-linguistic Programming (NLP).

The author Maria Gousiou, for her undivided support and assistance as well as for the editing of content of this book.

Dr. Nancy Mallerou, (Life , Business & Executive Coach) because through her channel, her great videos and tips I found the strength to stand on my own two feet and to turn the negative situation I was faced with into something positive, by achieving my goals.

To all of you wonderful people and Friends who stood by me and supported me in any way during the Writing of my Book.

Contents

Acknowledgments

1. Foreword

2. Introduction

PART ONE

3. Short Retrospection Author’s Life Story

PART TWO - Beginning of the Golgotha of Diseases ~

4. My Own Golgotha

5. The Two Roads of Life

6. Stressful Conditions

7. Symptoms – Negative thoughts –Deterioration

8. Timeline of Diagnosis – Final Diagnosis

PART THREE - The Resurrection After The Golgotha

9. Countdown ~Treatment

10. Taking 100% Responsibility Of My Life

11. Life Decisions

12. Group LIVE YOUR OWN DREAM, NOT THE DREAMS OF OTHERS

PART FOUR

13. Goal setting - Creating a Plan

14. Acquisition of Knowledge & Seminars

15. Existential Basis - Principles - Values - Beliefs

16. Self-knowledge

17. The Power of the Mind

18. The Road to Change - Visualization

19. Behavior Map

20. Modification –Replacement of Negative Dysfunctional Convictions – Beliefs (Brain Reprogramming)

21. Beliefs –Convictions

22. Development of a Healthy Self-Confidence

23. Choice of Happiness

24. Positive Thinking - Self-suggestion Method

25. EFT. Emotional Freedom Technique

26. The Law of Attraction

27. Improving Communication Skills

28. Stress - Anxiety Friend or Foe?

29. Anxiety Management

30. Time Management

31. NKUA University - Life Coaching

32. Neuro-linguistic Programming - N.L.P

33. Self-Leadership - Be The Leader Of Yourself

34. Epilogue

1.

FOREWORD

I want to thank you for doing me the honor of reading this book, which contains the true record of what has happened in my life in recent years. I hope it meets your expectations and that with my own authentic story I will contribute as much as possible to this wonderful journey that is being made by all people, without exception, from the moment of their birth and concerns the search for the true meaning of Life.

Reaching the age of 48, I was forced by my own body to take inventory of my life so far. I discovered that I grew up with several dysfunctional convictions/beliefs and found that I lived as an extra in other people’s dreams. I did not live my own dreams, with the immediate result of all the consequences that come with it.

In recent years, I followed a downward spiral, which led me, with mathematical precision, to my grave. It was purely my choice, yet, unbeknownst to me. I see this today, after the knowledge I have gained in recent years. I was shy, I kept a lot inside me, and I didn’t talk when I had to. That cost me my health. The responsibility for what I experience is mine and no one else is to blame. I did not express myself until the moment I chose to take 100% responsibility for my life.

With all the power of my soul, I suggest that you express yourself. Whatever you want to say, say it WITH YOUR MOUTH. IF YOU DON’T SAY IT WITHYOURMOUTH, THE SOUL WILL TALK AND SAY IT THROUGH YOUR BODY, showing symptoms and diseases. I have lived and I am living the consequences of my THOUGHTS - WORDS- ACTIONS and I assure you that the way you live is YOUR CHOICE AND DECISION. YOU CAN change this way. It is enough to decide that you really WANT to change and improve YOUR LIFE.

TAKE 100% RESPONSIBILITY of your life. Everything you want in life is outside your safety zone. Decide to go beyond your safety limits. REACT, dare, dream, act, set goals, make a plan and work by living and using every minute of your day productively in order to achieve it.

In my unequal struggle to claim back and improve my health, I used tools - methods and techniques with complete success. If you put into practice everything that is mentioned in this book through my true story, then you will see your life change, as mine did, and you will learn WAYS - METHODS -TOOLS to:

Be the leader of yourself.

Control your brain and not let it control you.

Recognize in time and modify negative thoughts into positive ones.

Deal with the challenges of everyday life in a better and easier way.

SUBSTITUTE negative dysfunctional convictions and beliefs that block you by creating various negative consequences for you.

Set Goals and achieve them.

Manage Stress (Easy and timely Identification/Treatment).

Manage Time productively.

Stay healthy or improve YOUR HEALTH.

Improve your relationship with other people and YOUR LIFE in many areas.

Increase your self-confidence.

Be led to the path of freedom, happiness, peace of mind and tranquility.

Stay young in spirit.

Achieve the results you want at a family and professional level.

Discover the true meaning of life.

Today it is easier than ever to exploit the power of your mind and use all the available resources (Internet, books, and seminars) that you have, to achieve your goals. The amount of information that you can access is unimaginable. By having faith in yourself you can do it. Your life is a one-way road to success.

There is no failure, there are lessons. Failure means that the goal has been completed and that you have not learned anything positive from it, that you have not gained any experience, or knowledge that will help you along the way to achieving your goals. The early identification and recognition of unsuccessful efforts will help you learn from your mistakes, keep your chin up and continue in the right direction with tenacity.

I know you can make the right decisions and I’m sure you CAN do whatever you decide. What you WANT is your DECISION.

When you include gratitude, forgiveness, optimism and selfless love into your life, you will be able to move forward more easily. I can say this with certainty because I apply them in practice. YOU CAN leave the PAST behind you.

THE PAST DOES NOT CHANGE AND YOU CAN LIVE CONSCIOUSLY IN THE PRESENT WHILE SHAPING YOUR FUTURE.

It is NEVER too late to do so.

I DID IT, SO CAN YOU!

2.

Introduction

At the end of 2015, I stopped dreaming and I lost all interest in life. My daughter dreamed of studying medicine and I, silently and desperately, struggled to survive. At the beginning of 2016, I consciously changed, I started the journey in search of the real meaning of life, I chose to leave the past behind, I chose to fight to live the rest of my life with the best possible quality.

In my view, the real meaning of life is selfless love for our fellow human beings, which leads to happiness, prosperity and generosity, to the betterment of society as a whole. The purpose of all my goals is always one, to live happily with myself and my family and to help others around me to live happily too.

Problems have never ceased to exist and they will never do. However, I managed, through TOOLS - METHODS and TECHNIQUES, to discover ways to facilitate my daily life BY LIVING CONSCIOUSLY AND PRODUCTIVELY TODAY and to shape my future the way I want it. The present is the only thing we have guaranteed and life itself has forced me to evaluate and change my goals, to dedicate time and energy to them and above all, to act only positively. It was and still is a matter of survival for me, a matter of life and death.

In 2008 my own Golgotha began, when various autoimmune diseases appeared in my life. I had never heard of the term Autoimmune Diseases, so I didn’t know what it was. However, they were meant to play a decisive role in my life. These are diseases that are created by the body itself. They are diseases that are very difficult to detect and prove. This was one of the biggest problems for me in terms of the development of these conditions.

Today, as I began to write about these diseases, I am very pleased that I have been able to cope and that I am still alive. I will briefly refer to the diseases I have had to fight against. I do not do this to apologize to anyone. I just do it to show that by believing in oneself and by the power of their will, anyone can do wonders. There are no limits. Boundaries are in our minds.

Below I record, as briefly as possible, the health issues that I faced and still face:

Since 1999 I have been suffering from different facial problems, which were caused by chronic sun exposure (Photo dermatitis, Actinic keratosis, severe Melasma).

In 2008 low back painstarted, which bothered me at regular intervals. On 16 January 2012 the orthopedic diagnosed me with Persistent Chronic Back Pain, with the presence of Sacroiliitis (inflammation in the sacroiliac joints) and after further tests, the diagnosis was Ankylosing Spondyloarthritis.On February 17, 2012, I received an opinion bya rheumatologist who was monitoring me that I might be suffering from Idiopathic Spondyloarthropathy.

On May 7, 2009, I received an opinion from a dermatologist stating that I may have chronic lupus erythematosus on my face. In 2009, a histological examination showed hyperpigmentation of the basal layer of the skin.

As a consequence of the above mentioned conditions, and due to my chronic stress and negative thoughts, I showed symptoms of Dysphagia / Difficulty Swallowing, while other psychosomatic diseases made their appearance, something which took its toll on my sexual life.

Then, I was referred from my neurologist to the Cyprus Institute of Neurology and Genetics, and I was diagnosed as possibly sufferingfrom a rare type of ALS (the condition which caused the death of StevenHawking). I underwent several tests, while also being referred to a Speech Therapist and a Dietitian, because I started to lose weight.

I spent two torturous years living with dysphagia and choking on food several times, on a daily basis. I continued to lose weight, I mashed the food in the food mixer to make porridge, as it was the only way I could swallow it. Being monitored by my Dietician and Speech therapist proved life-saving. The final diagnosis in December 2015 was Esophageal Achalasia. This is a very rare condition (it affects one in 100,000 people) for which there is no medication for treatment.

I underwent surgery in February 2016 at Larnaca General Hospital which resulted in a successful 52% swallowing improvement and I decided that the remaining 48% was my responsibility. So, I began analyzing my life for the last six years, researching what mediated and aggravated the diseases that afflicted me. I found that the solution to the problems I was experiencing due to my illness was to change my way of thinking, so that I could change my behavior.

In 2017, the appearance of a continuous hum in my ears led me to the Otolaryngologist, where I received the following Diagnosis: Tinnitus with 30% deafness in loud sounds.

I had to stop thinking negatively in order to change the reality I was living in. In order to survive, I began to study the function of the human body. This change in my attitude was the result of reading The Power of Your Subconscious Mind, a book written by Dr.Joseph Murphy, published by Dioptra, which was a gift to me from my daughter when she saw me suffer before I was finally diagnosed with the disease. I found the strength and asked a psychiatrist to help me with the issues that concernedme. There is a solution to all problems, it is enough to contact a specialist in time. Do not experiment with these serious issues, as I did when I decided to follow the advice of everyone who thought themselves to be experts in the medical field.

Unfortunately, some people, in the midst of their excessive zeal to help, instead of taking responsibility and sending the people who turn to them for advice to receive specialist care, they unwittingly cause serious problems with grave consequences. These people may bepriests trying to help you during confession, unspecialized doctors, friends or someone else.

My solution and salvation came through the 20 self-improvement books I read in one year, reaping many benefits from this whole process. I gained knowledge, attended seminars, I reprogrammed my brain, set goals, created a new plan, enrolled in a university, enrolled in a Private Educational Center and an Online Learning School for writing non-fiction books. I do incredible things for myself, things I could never have imagined I would do, like Life Coaching or Neuro-linguistic Programming, because I had no idea what they were.

While attending the above programs, I acquired a lot of tools in my quiver with which I can contribute to the provision of Personal Development services to people. I conduct daily life-coaching meetings from 18:00 until 20:00, free of charge. Through the meetings, I provide help to anyone who needs it. The best reward for me is to see people smile again! Judging by the result, I can truly say that I am very happy and satisfied, because I have managed to put into practice everything I have been taught.

Without knowing how Facebook works, but with the valuable help of various people, I managed to create a help group, which I called: Live your own dream, not the dreams of others. One of my goals is to help other people get through what I’ve been through. So, I decided that what I really needed to do was learn how to do it right, so that I could learn all the tools I needed to get where I needed to go.

I was a very shy and a very God-fearing person and these were catalytic characteristics