Moving Forward

We had a long visit with Dr Block today who asked questions and reviewed the last 21 days with us. By ALL accounts I had an extremely difficult time. No surprise there.😩 He explained that my immune system, like the rest of me, I guess, has hyper sensitive antennae. My reactions to the chemo and to medications I've had in the past are all indicators of this. Again, no news flash to me, just a bit of a shock to my medical team. Right now one of the really toxic meds is being removed for tomorrow and they will be adding another medicine to help protect me. Dr Block is also adjusting another one of the things in my protocol to give me less of a dose. All this in a hope that I will have an easier time moving forward with positive results.

Maybe more important is the lengthy discussion we had about the need to stay on track with the chemo. Dr Block has been seeing patients that have used entirely alternative therapies for almost 3 decades. He has also seen many patients who have come to him after conventional protocols. His experience in dealing with both sides is invaluable and I was reminded of why we are with him and felt drawn to him and his practice in the first place. What he has learned is that those that come from alternative stances feel and look better coming in but their disease is progressing rapidly and those that have done just conventional treatments without the alternative supports feel awful but their disease has been checked. Hence Dr Block's approach of BOTH/AND. His desire is to arrest the disease and support the whole person in the process.

My goal is to outlive this cancer and work to arrest its uncontrolled growth in my body so I am able to live my full compliment of days on this earth. Dr Block reminded me of my risk factors, which are fairly elevated and dangerous and reiterated that his goal is to insure when we finish this course of treatment I won't see cancer again.

My sons keep saying to me that I am strong and that I can do this. I know I cannot do it alone. I am not an island and I'm so incredibly grateful that I am not alone. Only by the grace of God will healing occur, for He is my healer.

This is probably one of the hardest things I've ever had to do...thank you for standing with me on this journey and helping to carry me when I can no longer walk.

Round 2, day 1 begins tomorrow at 9 am.

Lord have mercy.