An Update...

[Bob-NB]

Thanks for the update Nathan. Our thoughts and prayers continue for both your wife and you.

My mom is currently on "alternate" therapy for her cancer. The traditional first course didn't work, but she is not giving up. This appears to be one of the most important factors in any treatment.....don't give up...keep fighting it.

I hope the alternative treatment works. I would be interested in the website you mention - if you don't mind.

Keep looking up & God Bless

[dawgtuff]

Nathan,
I'm a Firefighter/EMT.Have been for 23 years.I think I've seen just about every kind of human tragedy there is.It effects me personally a lot of times,and when that happens I say a prayer,"Lord,give this person and their loved ones the strength to accept what is your will,and relieve them the burden of despair".My prayer goes out to you and your wife and family..........DawgTuff.

[ANTONIO E GUERRA]

My prayers go with you and your family. We ahave been thinking a lot about you guys. I am glad she is looking for other alternatives. One think I know about chemo therapy is that is so devastating that the patients are so weak to look for alternatives. My mother is a cancer survivor--she had cancer in 1984. When she had it she had all the support of all the family and friends. You can count with our support and strength.

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[Mike H.]

Yes please post the link. My girlfriend is still waiting for the test results.

Mike H.

[BBA]

I hope your wife comes out ok. An old time friend of mine just had to go thru treatments for cancer, they thought he would not make it because it was spreading so fast, he was taking 6 hrs radio-chemo a day 3 times a week for 6 weeks. Seems to be ok now, that was last summer. He still doesn't let us all know the total outcome. It's a sad thing but we deal with it.

Good luck!

BBA

[Nathan]

Here you go:

http://healthquarters.org/

My lovely bride (of 19 years) says it's really beautiful there. It's like a bed a breakfast type of setup, which surprised me some. But it's very clean, nice, and she feels very comfortable there. And she says the support from the people there is just fantastic. She said she is learning a lot about the whole situation with her illness and how to fight it. She sounds quite upbeat with the whole situation now. And that's VERY IMPORTANT!!!! So we'll see what happens. I'll keep you posted on both the good and bad (if any), that goes on there. The area is very beautiful I'm sure.

And hummm...thanks for all your support. We are very thankful for it.

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[socalgal]

Nathan, our thoughts and prayers are still with you and your wife.

It is true - the best attitude with which to fight is a positive one! It can make a huge difference. This alternative place sounds wonderful and very conducive to Healing.

Thank you for the update.

Best Wishes to you both.

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[Nathan]

Because so many of you posted your thoughts and concerns about my wife, I thought I should update you. She started treatment yesterday (Monday, 14 September). She is going the alternative route. Meaning she is not going for the "traditional" chemo & radiation treatment. This place, where she is at, gets those people when the "medical establishment" tells you there's nothing more they can do for you. So the thinking is, why wait and pick that place as a last resort. Go there first. She'll be there for 10 days. This starts the ball rolling in our quest to beat it.

They have a website. If anyone is interested, I'll post it here.

[MrEd]

Thanks for keeping us posted. I wish the best for y'all. oops, the Okie in me just jumps out there sometimes....

-MrEd
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[Bleeding Edge]

Like many, I’ve experienced hardships and devastating crisis but I also had my share of death.

I had a friend that killed a little girl in an accident. Another who died of leukemia. A co-worker who I knew for years -murdered. Another who died suddenly, of unknown cause. An evening acquaintance committed suicide jumping into the sunset off a southern Californian pier. Malignant cancer changed the course in life of one whom I loved dearly and took the life of another. My father had quadruple by-pass surgery and just recently is recovering from radiation therapy for the treatment of cancer.

Having had my own brushes with death, having survived from the loss off all but a pint of blood, I can tell you that the pain and sorrow is with the living. Not with those who can make peace in light of their fate. It is with us, Nathan. The survivors.

So the best I can do Nathan, is to wish you well. For I know what you wish most...

I wish you the best.

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[jeana]

Nathan,
Thanks for the update. Glad to hear that you are taking such a positive approach to the fight. Good luck, good luck, good luck to you!

Traditional medicine is useful and often does heal, but needs to be complemented by measures that strengthen the spirit and the will, and that provide comfort and hope.

So many people hurting inside and out... Bob-NB, BBA, Mike H., Bleeding Edge: here's an awkward, soppy simile, but perhaps it will make you Sysopt folks smile. Perhaps these sufferings are like overclocking of the soul. In the face of the brevity of life, we are forced to live all the more intensely...stop wasting time. Our hearts were not made to withstand such heated extremes of sorrow and doubt, and yet they do... they must.

[MrEd]

Nice analogy jeana!!!
Nicely put.

-MrEd
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[nilknarf]

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[nilknarf]

Nathan, although I don't really know you,

My prayers are with you.

Although I can't relate directly with what you and your family are going through, I've had my share of hardships too.


For you and your wife,

I pray that her treatment goes well.
I pray that the Lord will watch over you both during these hard times.
And...
May the Lord be with you, may the Lord bless you, may the Lord keep you in his grace forever and ever, Amen.

[Nathan]

I talked to my lovely bride this evening. She is very very upbeat about the whole situation and now feels you can not only beat it but be better off because of it. And believe it or not, she seems at peace with it for the moment. I hadn't heard her talk like that since before our first daughter died in '91.

Thanks all for your love and support!!!!!!!