Mindy L.,
I've been beating the odds since April 1999. Had liver and gallbladder resection then, Mets back to my right lobe of liver and both lungs. decided holistic approach for a few years and just monitor growth. Finally the last two years I have had 4 different regimens of chemo. Things have gone back and forth shrinkage, regrowth, stablized, to very slow progression. I'm going to try 3D conformal radiation starting Monday for my liver and see what happens. I've been told 1 year and another said 6 months. I chose to to live with it and stay around for awhile. It has been over 7 years now and my quality of life really is not that bad at present. I still watch the grandchildren, do errands, and drive myself to all my appointments. I've sold and bought 3 three homes of course moved from North Dakota to Maine to Kansas all during this time. Really look in to the power of the mind and healing along with any conventional type treatments and drink lots of grape juices and pure water. Statistics say I should have been knocking on heavens gate 6 years ago. Well my new goal is to reach a decade or actually knock this cancer crap out of my body with the power of my mind and balancing my body to have inner peace and send those cancer cells a-packing. If the cancer wins this battle I'll know it wasn't the cancer that takes my life but the will of God. This cancer is very rare and responds differently on different people. De-stress your body and find the quiet time to meditate and visualize the Army of white blood cells chasing the cancerous cells out of your body or at least knocking them back behind the line you my choose to draw. Remember to stay positive and that your in control. Don't look at the statistics! Your an individual with different variables than another person with the same crap. I'm sorry I meant to just give a few words of encouragement not give a lecture. Remember" help will come to those who help themselves". A little support is certainly appreciated as well. I thank my wife and 2 children (grown-ups suppossively) Ha!Ha! and the Lord above. Oh, I don't want to forget my 2 Grand children BaBa and Pumpkin. Stay positive and don't hesitate to ask for help and strongly advocate for yourself. God's Speed to you all!!
Jeff