Re: [MOL] Ross

["Ross Ylitalo" <raylital@mtu.edu>]

June,

 

In the first place, no I don't believe that you are bound by that prognosis.

In the second place, we JUST NOW had surprise visitors, very good

freinds of ours who have just survived cancer.

 

It was over a year ago, and she was told that she would never see

Christmas, which was only a few months away.  She went on to say

that she really liked her Doctor, who did lots of research and (according

to her) really knew her stuff, but referred her to a different Doctor who

had a lot of experience dealing with her type of cancer.  Immediately

the prognosis began to improve.

 

On her way out the door, she and her husband were remarking that

"who'd have thought we'd be water-skiing today?"  I remembered your

letter, and started to remark that its too bad she couldn't reply to you

personally, because her story is exactly what I'm talking about.  She

is so healthy today, you'd never guess what she had to go through.

She was very sick for a long time, but she has a lot to live for, and

she did.

 

I really don't believe there is a case of uncurable cancer today.  I think

that for every kind of cancer, there is a Doctor who believes that there

is a way to beat it.  To be absolutely sure, my strongest belief is that

we have a God in Heaven who is capable of any kind of miracle.  You

see them every day--testimonies from people who have survived in

spite of "impossible" odds.  I really don't think it is possible for a

Doctor to determine who will live and who will not, that isn't his job.

 

Love,

Ross

-----Original Message-----
From: Argila, June <ARGILA@mail.telephonics.com>
To: 'mol-cancer@lists.meds.com' <mol-cancer@lists.meds.com>
Date: Thursday, July 02, 1998 4:34 PM
Subject: RE: [MOL] Ross

Ross:

My doctor said 6 mos to a year, you don't believe that either?

Your friend June

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Ross wrote:

Dear Mary,

I have big trouble putting confidence in a Doctor who uses phrases like
"inoperable and incurable."  It sounds like he is stuck back in the 1950's!
What you need to do is find a new Doctor who takes the trouble to keep
current with the amazing advancements they have made in the treatment
of Cancer in the last decade or two!  Modern sentiment is such that you
can't trust cancer-related liturature that is more than 5 years old, and I
personally wouldn't want to go back further than 2 years because even
that will be based on research 5 years prior to that!

Mary wrote:

Dear Molers,

My husband has had 2 chemo treatments already and is scheduled
for 4 more.  It has been very hard on everyone involved.  He is
42 years old and we have been together for 23 years.  We have 4
children, ages l9, l5, 7, and 5.  The doctors are very blunt
when it comes to diagnosis and prognosis, aren't they?  They have
told us that his type of cancer is inoperable and incurable.  They
never came out and said how long they expect him to live, but, I
know they aren't very hopeful.  He is going to Missour Babtist
Cancer Center in St. Louis.  We have a lot of people praying for him.
I belive in prayer, that is why I am recruiting as many praying
hands as I can.