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Charles is so right about the sugar. All foods feed cancer. Don't feed it and watch your fat and muscle disappear. You'll also cause your body to be unable to fight.
I've received a couple of private inquiries about my health, my ex-husband's, and Jason's melanoma in his eye. I guess it's time to update.
Jason's tumor was shrunk by brachytherapy (radiation inside the eye) to about half of its original size. The tumor was encapsulated and they discussed whether or not to remove the eye because if he was injured the capsule could leak and cause metastasis. There was no rush about making that decision. Recently he learned that the tumor has become slightly larger. I think they may do the brachytherapy again. For now, that's all I know. I can't/won't be the "decider", I continue to look for anything new, I listen to Jason's feelings, and will support his decision when he makes it. He's 44 yrs old and understands his options.
My ex-husband who was diagnosed with stage 4 colorectal cancer that metastasized to his lungs, liver, bones, peritoneum, and pleural cavity is doing well with chemo. All tumors have become smaller. He's eating and his weight is stable, he has actually gained a couple of pounds. Our 3 children are responsible for his survival as much as treatments are. They've supported him in every aspect of his life. I'm very proud of them.
My situation is complicated. There's a 1 cm thin-walled cyst in the lower left lobe of my lung. They will rule out lung cancer (I hope!) There's a 5 mm thing "they can't characterize" in the head of my pancreas. My stage 3, grade 3 liver disease is now stage 4 and it's now cirrhosis and the NASH is continuing to destroy my liver. I have hepatomegaly (enlarged liver) and splenomegaly (enlarged spleen). Those have caused portal hypertension (high blood pressure in that area). There are varices as a result. Those are stretched thin twisted veins in my esophagus that like to rupture. I'm quite anemic. I just learned that my kidneys are damaged. I have stage 3 chronic kidney disease (stage 5 is kidney failure). That is probably why I'm anemic.The only cure is a kidney transplant. Both kidneys have "low density lesions smaller than 1 cm in diameter". All of that came to light because I fell, injured my knee, and had a CT scan that found some problems. There's no treatment plan, things are still being tested. I'm fighting all that I can. My two youngest children's father has Alzheimer's that's progressing. They are 24 and 25. I'm very aware that all 5 of my children have fathers who are terminally ill. I need to support them, not add to their burden.
So, I'll do what needs doing. I took a step in the right direction and expanded my month long beach vacation to 2 months, July and August . That's the best therapy/treatment that exists, my beach and my family being there.
Carol

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I have struggled with food choices and beat myself up many times -- usually over too much sugar. But at least my self-bashing has ceased being about "sugar causes cancer" and has become "obesity causes all kinds of maladies." That's a step in the right direction! Five pounds gone in the past few weeks just from choosing fruit or vegetables instead of cookies or chips, eating brown rice instead of white, shunning processed foods, and taking smaller portions of everything. If and when some reputable study shows that a particular food should be eaten or not eaten to fight my brand of cancer, I'll just choose sensible. 🙂

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Charles is so right about the sugar. All foods feed cancer. Don't feed it and watch your fat and muscle disappear. You'll also cause your body to be unable to fight.
I've received a couple of private inquiries about my health, my ex-husband's, and Jason's melanoma in his eye. I guess it's time to update.
Jason's tumor was shrunk by brachytherapy (radiation inside the eye) to about half of its original size. The tumor was encapsulated and they discussed whether or not to remove the eye because if he was injured the capsule could leak and cause metastasis. There was no rush about making that decision. Recently he learned that the tumor has become slightly larger. I think they may do the brachytherapy again. For now, that's all I know. I can't/won't be the "decider", I continue to look for anything new, I listen to Jason's feelings, and will support his decision when he makes it. He's 44 yrs old and understands his options.
My ex-husband who was diagnosed with stage 4 colorectal cancer that metastasized to his lungs, liver, bones, peritoneum, and pleural cavity is doing well with chemo. All tumors have become smaller. He's eating and his weight is stable, he has actually gained a couple of pounds. Our 3 children are responsible for his survival as much as treatments are. They've supported him in every aspect of his life. I'm very proud of them.
My situation is complicated. There's a 1 cm thin-walled cyst in the lower left lobe of my lung. They will rule out lung cancer (I hope!) There's a 5 mm thing "they can't characterize" in the head of my pancreas. My stage 3, grade 3 liver disease is now stage 4 and it's now cirrhosis and the NASH is continuing to destroy my liver. I have hepatomegaly (enlarged liver) and splenomegaly (enlarged spleen). Those have caused portal hypertension (high blood pressure in that area). There are varices as a result. Those are stretched thin twisted veins in my esophagus that like to rupture. I'm quite anemic. I just learned that my kidneys are damaged. I have stage 3 chronic kidney disease (stage 5 is kidney failure). That is probably why I'm anemic.The only cure is a kidney transplant. Both kidneys have "low density lesions smaller than 1 cm in diameter". All of that came to light because I fell, injured my knee, and had a CT scan that found some problems. There's no treatment plan, things are still being tested. I'm fighting all that I can. My two youngest children's father has Alzheimer's that's progressing. They are 24 and 25. I'm very aware that all 5 of my children have fathers who are terminally ill. I need to support them, not add to their burden.
So, I'll do what needs doing. I took a step in the right direction and expanded my month long beach vacation to 2 months, July and August . That's the best therapy/treatment that exists, my beach and my family being there.
Carol

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Charles is so right about the sugar. All foods feed cancer. Don't feed it and watch your fat and muscle disappear. You'll also cause your body to be unable to fight.
I've received a couple of private inquiries about my health, my ex-husband's, and Jason's melanoma in his eye. I guess it's time to update.
Jason's tumor was shrunk by brachytherapy (radiation inside the eye) to about half of its original size. The tumor was encapsulated and they discussed whether or not to remove the eye because if he was injured the capsule could leak and cause metastasis. There was no rush about making that decision. Recently he learned that the tumor has become slightly larger. I think they may do the brachytherapy again. For now, that's all I know. I can't/won't be the "decider", I continue to look for anything new, I listen to Jason's feelings, and will support his decision when he makes it. He's 44 yrs old and understands his options.
My ex-husband who was diagnosed with stage 4 colorectal cancer that metastasized to his lungs, liver, bones, peritoneum, and pleural cavity is doing well with chemo. All tumors have become smaller. He's eating and his weight is stable, he has actually gained a couple of pounds. Our 3 children are responsible for his survival as much as treatments are. They've supported him in every aspect of his life. I'm very proud of them.
My situation is complicated. There's a 1 cm thin-walled cyst in the lower left lobe of my lung. They will rule out lung cancer (I hope!) There's a 5 mm thing "they can't characterize" in the head of my pancreas. My stage 3, grade 3 liver disease is now stage 4 and it's now cirrhosis and the NASH is continuing to destroy my liver. I have hepatomegaly (enlarged liver) and splenomegaly (enlarged spleen). Those have caused portal hypertension (high blood pressure in that area). There are varices as a result. Those are stretched thin twisted veins in my esophagus that like to rupture. I'm quite anemic. I just learned that my kidneys are damaged. I have stage 3 chronic kidney disease (stage 5 is kidney failure). That is probably why I'm anemic.The only cure is a kidney transplant. Both kidneys have "low density lesions smaller than 1 cm in diameter". All of that came to light because I fell, injured my knee, and had a CT scan that found some problems. There's no treatment plan, things are still being tested. I'm fighting all that I can. My two youngest children's father has Alzheimer's that's progressing. They are 24 and 25. I'm very aware that all 5 of my children have fathers who are terminally ill. I need to support them, not add to their burden.
So, I'll do what needs doing. I took a step in the right direction and expanded my month long beach vacation to 2 months, July and August . That's the best therapy/treatment that exists, my beach and my family being there.
Carol

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Charles is so right about the sugar. All foods feed cancer. Don't feed it and watch your fat and muscle disappear. You'll also cause your body to be unable to fight.
I've received a couple of private inquiries about my health, my ex-husband's, and Jason's melanoma in his eye. I guess it's time to update.
Jason's tumor was shrunk by brachytherapy (radiation inside the eye) to about half of its original size. The tumor was encapsulated and they discussed whether or not to remove the eye because if he was injured the capsule could leak and cause metastasis. There was no rush about making that decision. Recently he learned that the tumor has become slightly larger. I think they may do the brachytherapy again. For now, that's all I know. I can't/won't be the "decider", I continue to look for anything new, I listen to Jason's feelings, and will support his decision when he makes it. He's 44 yrs old and understands his options.
My ex-husband who was diagnosed with stage 4 colorectal cancer that metastasized to his lungs, liver, bones, peritoneum, and pleural cavity is doing well with chemo. All tumors have become smaller. He's eating and his weight is stable, he has actually gained a couple of pounds. Our 3 children are responsible for his survival as much as treatments are. They've supported him in every aspect of his life. I'm very proud of them.
My situation is complicated. There's a 1 cm thin-walled cyst in the lower left lobe of my lung. They will rule out lung cancer (I hope!) There's a 5 mm thing "they can't characterize" in the head of my pancreas. My stage 3, grade 3 liver disease is now stage 4 and it's now cirrhosis and the NASH is continuing to destroy my liver. I have hepatomegaly (enlarged liver) and splenomegaly (enlarged spleen). Those have caused portal hypertension (high blood pressure in that area). There are varices as a result. Those are stretched thin twisted veins in my esophagus that like to rupture. I'm quite anemic. I just learned that my kidneys are damaged. I have stage 3 chronic kidney disease (stage 5 is kidney failure). That is probably why I'm anemic.The only cure is a kidney transplant. Both kidneys have "low density lesions smaller than 1 cm in diameter". All of that came to light because I fell, injured my knee, and had a CT scan that found some problems. There's no treatment plan, things are still being tested. I'm fighting all that I can. My two youngest children's father has Alzheimer's that's progressing. They are 24 and 25. I'm very aware that all 5 of my children have fathers who are terminally ill. I need to support them, not add to their burden.
So, I'll do what needs doing. I took a step in the right direction and expanded my month long beach vacation to 2 months, July and August . That's the best therapy/treatment that exists, my beach and my family being there.
Carol

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