Patient Advocate (old timer, 2000 posts) Joined: Feb 2005 Posts: 2,019 | Yes, that's a wonderful post, Brian. I agree false hope is damaging. I personally know of two stories where someone with advanced cancer, blindly pursuing anything advertised as a cure, left their young family (in one case) and their business as well (in another case) bankrupt from the chase, and, as you said with Coretta King died just about when the doctors had predicted anyway. Thats' certainly not the legacy I'd want to leave to my loved ones at the end.
Nelie
SCC(T2N0M0) part.glossectomy & neck dissect 2/9/05 & 2/25/05.33 IMRT(66 Gy),2 Cisplatin ended 06/03/05.Stage I breast cancer treated 2/05-11/05.Surgery to remove esophageal stricture 07/06, still having dilatations to keep esophagus open.Dysphagia. "When you're going through hell, keep going"
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