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Good News — I Won’t Need More Chemo!
Faith, diet, and immunotherapy helped
I saw my oncologists yesterday. I have two of them — one for my brain and one for the rest of me. The reason is that back in April of 2021, I was diagnosed with metastatic brain, lung, and liver cancer.
I had a lemon-sized tumor removed from my brain.
The reason I realized something was wrong — I could no longer walk since my right leg stopped working. Scans showed the tumor as well as lung and liver cancer.
I had the surgery.
Afterwards, I asked the surgeon, during a follow-up visit, how long I had to live. I wanted an honest answer and I figured a surgeon would give it to me.
He told me that he rarely saw anyone with my type of cancer survive more than 6 months. He told me that I’d better prepare for hospice care.
Prior to my surgery, I already had my will drawn up. I take care of my elderly mother, and I wanted to make sure she’d be OK.
After talking to the surgeon, I made sure I was signed up with local palliative care and hospice agencies. Currently, the palliative care nurse checks in with me once a month.
Throughout this ordeal, I have done my own research instead of blindly doing what my doctors told me to do…
