Surviving Cancer
On the “My Story” page I mentioned that I went to a “very well known” Cancer Treatment Center in Boston.
They almost killed me and then told me to go back to the cape for my treatment because I didn’t respond well to their chemotherapy. I mentioned (on the My Story) page, that although my primary [...]
After finally completing extensive chemotherapy treatment and enduring the many complications as a result of that treatment, I found that I was physically and mentally exhausted. I wasn’t too surprised at that. After all, I went through a lot in my battle with cancer. One of my hospital stays lasted 32 consecutive days during which [...]
A cute and interesting article from the LA Times
On January 7th, I posted an article called I’m beginning to feel Like a Cancer Magnet. I had a growth removed from my arm and was told it was something called, Keratoacanthoma. I wasn’t too concerned because that often goes away by itself. However, I had it removed “Just in case” it was something more [...]
Today’s conventional cancer treatments are the same as they were hundreds of years ago:
Cut
Poison
Burn
They call it:
Surgery
Chemotherapy
Radiation therapy
Surgery (cut) is successful if the cancer is removed before it has spread. So it could be called a cure for cancer. I had a very successful surgical procedure just a few days ago. I had a growth surgically [...]
In a previous post, I wrote about having an anxiety attack several months after my chemotherapy treatments. Since then I have heard from several cancer survivor’s who have also experienced, not just anxiety but major anxiety and panic attacks.
Surviving cancer is difficult. An anxiety attack makes it even more difficult. And; it decreases our overall [...]
Do you have a relative, spouse or friend who has been diagnosed with cancer? Are you serving in the role of “Caregiver?” What do you say to them? Coming up with the words can be easier said than done. Yet they need your support. I don’t think I would have survived my cancer without the [...]
In my previous post The Chemotherapy Profit Motive Part one I pointed out that oncologists are the only group of doctors who are permitted to buy drugs wholesale (chemotherapy drugs) and sell them retail. I questioned if the motivation for treating cancer patients with chemotherapy might be based on the profit they make by doing [...]
Have you ever heard a cancer survivor say, “The treatment was worse than the disease?” I’ve certainly said that. Why do you think that, even though there are serious and dangerous side effects of chemotherapy, it is still the choice treatment of many oncologists? Could it be because administering chemotherapy is very profitable for the [...]
Being diagnosed with cancer often causes anxiety. I know it did for me.
But what about anxiety attacks? I had my first anxiety attack several months after my chemotherapy treatments I was walking down a hallway at the hotel where I was staying. I started gasping for air. I felt like I was choking. I banged [...]
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