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ALFRED,MY DAD
MY DAD WAS DIAGNOSED STAGE IV IN AUGUST 1998. HE WAS GIVEN 3-5 MONTHS AND
TOLD NOTHING COULD BE DONE AS THE TUMOR WAS INOPERABLE AND HAD SPREAD TO THE
LIVER AND LYMPH SYSTEM. INSTEAD OF RADIATION AND CHEMO MY FATHER DECIDED TO
GO WITH ALTERNATIVE AND HOMEOPATHY. HE IS ALSO TRIED THE BOVINE CARTILAGE
THAT WAS INTRODUCED BY DR. PRUDDEN. TODAY WE ARE LOOKING AT THE FUTURE. DAD
HAS LOST ABOUT 40LBS TOTAL AND IS LIVING A GOOD QUALITY LIFE. HE CONTINUES TO
ATTEMPT VACATIONS AND FAMILY OUTINGS AS OFTEN AS POSSIBLE.DAD EVEN CONTINUES
TO WALK OUTSIDE ON A DAILY BASIS. HE DOES GET FATIGUED AND WEAK QUITE OFTEN.
HE NEEDS TO REST EVERYDAY FOR STRENGTH. IT HAS BEEN 14 MONTHS SINCE HIS
DIAGNOSIS AND BETWEEN OUR FAITH AND PRAYERS AND HERBAL REMEDIES WE ARE HOPING
THAT HE STAYS WITH US FOR QUITE SOME TIME TO COME.RECENT CT SCANS AND BLOOD
WORK (10/4/99) SHOW THAT THE TUMOR HAS GROWN LESS THAN 5% AND HIS BLOOD TEST
ARE LOW BUT NOT COMPLETELY OUT OF THE NORMAL LOWS. A GOOD SIGN. SO WE SAY
KEEP THE FAITH AND SPEND AS MUCH TIME AS POSSIBLE WITH FAMILY. MY DAD HAS
SURPRISED ALL INCLUDING THE CONVENTIONAL DOCTORS WHO DIDN'T GIVE HIM MUCH
TIME. MAYBE THERE IS SOMETHING TO BE SAID ABOUT HERBS VITAMINS AND BOVINE
CARTILAGE, MA
Posted 10/08/1999 02:11 pm by MANUELA
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