jow wrote:
>
> Hi to all,
> I always sit in the background and read all of your supporting posts and
> now it is my turn to seek support for this terrible disease we call
> Cancer.. I am Joanne, the one who wrote of my mother beating Stage 4
> Breast Cancer. We were told last week by a doctor at OHSU she was in
> remission. You could imagine what our family went through when we heard
> those words. I almost wrote to you all then but somehow, something in
> me knew something wasn't right with her. She wasn't remembering things,
> forgetting where when was, couldn't write as well as she used to and
> walked very gingerly due to being off balance although she said it was
> because she was weak from the chemo. I called her doctor a few days ago
> and asked that they give her an MRI of the brain because I feared the
> cancer was there. Her doctor doubted this because her tumor marker CA
> 150-3 was normal. Well, they were wrong. I got the news last night
> that her cancer is back in the brain and growing. I hate the roller
> coaster we have all been on with cancer. Ups and downs, that is what we
> have been enduring. My mom just celebrated her 51st birthday although
> she is unaware that she had a birthday. It seems she is too young for
> this to happen. I always thought that the first person I would loose in
> my life would be a grandparent, they are all still living. I never
> thought I'd be loosing my mother. They say there is nothing more they
> can do for her because she already had radiation to the brain. If any
> of you know of natural remedies we can try, please don't hesitate to
> write...God bless you all in this fight for cancer.
> Joanne
Dear Joanne,
Yikes, I am only 7 days in responding to this and your needs. Pls
forgive me as I, we have been away and I have been catching up on my
e-mails and trying to post things that I thought were important to many
and yet failed to see your message. Pls forgive me.
JOanne, I don't know where you are located, but we have had great
experience with second opinion doctors who feel they can be very
positive, energetic, aggressive with treatments to fight the disease
similarly to your Mothers.
I will e-mail you personally about one particular doctor who is the
director of a regional cancer center that is in affiliation with U.S.C
who is brilliant and a specialist in advanced breast cancer. We also
know some doctors in Newport Beach, at HOag Memorial and at U.C.L.A. and
U.C.I. who are performing not only stereotactic radiosurgery for brain
tumors, but also proton radiation which has been very successful for
brain tumors.
So, pls stay encouraged and positive. I know how difficult it is for all
during these trying times, for you as the caregiver and to start the
process of learning and educating and researching, but pls feel assured
that we all, on this discussion group, have learned and are willing to
provide you with much information and encouragment to guide you through
these times. Pls use us as your venting and emotional support. If you
wish, pls e-mail me personally and I will provide you with more
information to help you in terms of conventional and alternative
experiences we have incurred during our wellness journey.
Take care and God Bless YOu Joanne.
Marty and Barb Auslander
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