I certainly don't have a death wish, and didn't know about any alternatives when the large cyst burst, it did almost kill me. That was enough for me to realise that what the docs were saying and doing wasn't working, and I had to find an alternative. If I had kept taking the advice of the conventional doctors I suspect that I wouldn't be writing this post. I have told friends and family about alternative methods of treatment, some listen , some don't. Ultimately they are responsible for their own health, just as we are, although it is hard to watch someone suffer needlessly. I try to show a good example to others of what alternative methods can do, (hence the reason for going to the doc for a breast exam), I think the best way to convice people is to just let them see how healthy I am, then they start asking why.