"Here I am in the middle of a perfectly good fairy tale, & THIS happens! Right now, I'm perfectly healthy & happy. Well, "healthy" is apparently a matter of perspective! I've been informed that I have this blood-borne cancer in my body that'll kill me in 6 months if I don't do something drastic immediately. HUH??? Therefore, there's no choice other than"drastic"! Even with immediate action, there is no cure - only an extension of my life.

Feel free to tag along as I, & my husband, & some amazing friends commit to this journey. I'll share as much as I can! Yes, the medical team will have to make me very sick in order to suppress the cancer, but they'll also try to build up my immune system at the same time. We're in Texas, & there's an old sayin' in this part of the world: "Hold my beer, I'm goin' in!" Yeah, THAT applies. We have no idea what to expect, & I don't drink beer; but we're GOIN' IN!"

- Gayle -



Friday, February 16, 2018

They calmed down our fears.




We just met with the hospital doctors at Oasis of Hope. They calmed down our fears. Yes, there is cancer cell growth, but it's minimal - especially considering the aggressive form of cancer that I have. They confirmed that the lack of metastasis is a HUGE win. We're holding the cancer cells at bay by staying within the confines of the organs that it already occupies. It's not spreading.
During this visit, I'm only receiving vaccines - Dendritic & LAK. I'll be continuing the oral chemo (2 types) back at home, but can back off a bit on the natural supplements since they're beginning to cause turmoil in my tummy. At over 60 pills a day, that's a lot of stress!
Okay, I look fine, I FEEL fine... we're continuing to plow ahead. Again... I'm counting on years - not months.
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- Gayle -