Jeepster,

Praise God...from whom all blessings flow! I am overjoyed at this glimpse into your miracles. They were abundant indeed. Get used to keeping an eye open always around the medical folks. They mean well but they are getting more overworked every day and anything we do to "help" them only causes better care for us and our loved ones. They may have just worked a double or a shift and a half and are thinking of getting home to their loved ones, too. I'm not making excuses for them but they are only human, too, although we expect superhuman fetes from them always. At least, I do. Congratulations on all the great successes. Hold off on the antioxidants and essiac at least until you get some of the body's natural healing going along. Some studies on antioxidants have shown some disturbing results on active cancer and there could still be some micromets until they get the radiaiton going.

Congratulations on the birth of your granddaughter, too. You sure had a load of good things happening!

Ed

SCC Stage IV, BOT, T2N2bM0
Cisplatin/5FU x 3, 40 days radiation
Diagnosis 07/21/03 tx completed 10/08/03
Post Radiation Lower Motor Neuron Syndrome 3/08.
Cervical Spinal Stenosis 01/11
Cervical Myelitis 09/12
Thoracic Paraplegia 10/12
Dysautonomia 11/12
Hospice care 09/12-01/13.
COPD 01/14
Intermittent CHF 6/15
Feeding tube NPO 03/16
VFI 12/2016
ORN 12/2017
Cardiac Event 06/2018
Bilateral VFI 01/2021
Thoracotomy Bilobectomy 01/2022
Bilateral VFI 05/2022
Total Laryngectomy 01/2023