Our Dear Lisa,
I hear your reaching pain and anguish. There is much hope for the type
of diagnosis your husband has. It is not an uncommon condition or
disease and can be treated and successfully in many cases. Of course
in any diagnosis we seem to find that a change in lifestyle is necessary
and in your husbands case that may have to be more definite. Colitis and
Diverticulitis or any inflammation or condition or disease maybe
associated with many years of toxicity build up in the walls of the
colon as a result of less than nutritious intake especially in the area
of fluids, to rinse out or flush out toxic residue from food intake.
That is not different than what many of us do or did to our other vital
organs in our life.
Pls do not associate cancer and lifespan in terms of how long, because
that is one fear that may not be a fact in your husbands case and since
medicine has come very far in terms of research and treatment, there is
much HOPE.
I suggest you start, as many or most of us have done, to do the
following:
> We face each day with messages such as yours and each time we see them,
> the message generally ends with "the prognosis is not good". This
> discussion listserv is your first message of "HOPE", because many of us
> here feel that when we hear similar information and input that you
> receive from those doctors who do not give you and your husband hope,
> its when "HOPE" kick in. Yes we have heard many stories like yours and
> the following is just some of the steps you might consider that will
> place you and your family, loved oned, on a path more hopeful than the
> negative beliefs and attitudes you might receive from those that are
> inconsiderate and not knowledgable about "living, and hope, and love and
> compassion, and determination and will, the will to live which is a far
> better prognosis than one may give you that is just not factual or may
> be incorrect. YOu may consider this:
>
> 1 - 2nd and 3rd opinions
> 2 - positive energy support group, one of which provides education about
> disease and sharing of survivors experiences.
> 3- Educate yourself about the disease and how to treat by calling the
> National Cancer Institure at 1-800-4cancer.
> 4 - Read these books "Peace, Love and healing" by Dr. Bernie Siegel,
> "the Healing Journey, by Dr. Carl Simonton, "50 Essential Things to Do
> When the Diagnosis is cancer", by Greg Anderson, and "The cancer Battle
> Plan" by Anne Frahm.
> 5 - Avoid stress related projects, work, family, negativity from all
> areas. Easy to say, but difficult to do, but yet essential in order to
> stabilize and new cancer cells. You will understand more about this when
> you read the books.
>
One more thing that may be the most important for your husband and that
is to contact the Livingston Foundation at 1-800-777-7321 for a program
of immune therapy to revitalize and stimulate the immune system with a
program of nutritious supplements and foods to heal the walls of the
colon.
Pls keep coming back here as there is so much more we can provide. And
if you wish to need more personal help, I or anyone of us would be more
than glad to do so, just e-mail me or us personally.
God Bless
marty Auslander
Abbatedash wrote:.
>
> My husband was recently diagnosed with bile duct cancer. He is 35 years old
> and healthy otherwise. He had years of colitis and then ulcerative colitis
> now this.
>
> He is scheduled to see the oncologist and start chemo, what other alternatives
> are there for him. We have a 6 year old daughter and it is breaking his heart
> that he may not see her grow up. The doctors did not indicate how long he
> might have, but they did say not a decade.
>
> How long could he possibly have with this kind of illness??
>
> Thank you for your help
>
> Lisa Dash
>
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