Disease is a funny thing to understand, because Don, when the person dies from cancer it is hard to understand that the treatments didn't work. Sometimes, it doesn't. Cancer, is made up of many many diseases, it is not just one. I was lucky enough to use a lab at a University to see cancer, mine, different kinds. I saw pretty much them all. I have my theory at it, that cancer is actually a virus. And, a theory which is mine, from looking under the scopes, that the common cold is actually, a benign submissive form of the same kind of virus when it mutates to cancer. Just my theory. People think that the cure to cancer is out, but, I don't think so. Alot of fat cats including Jackie O, who has mine, died. Trust me, all her mega bucks, she would be here. Including many others. We still can't cure the common cold. Ever really wonder why? It is a virus made up of many different diseases. Like the flu, we need different vaccines to each and every different form. But, we are also, lucky enough to be able to stave off the demise of some, ( like me) and actually, have a cure rate on some, like Hodgkins Lymphoma, and some which sadly, not too much yet for certain ones. But, the day will come, with continued research, someday, maybe not in mine, but someday, that cure for all, will be there; when, they figure it out. It will happen.
I saw my mom die from breast cancer. She was younger than I am right now. I have actually, so far lived 2 years longer than my mom. And, God bless my soul, I have been diagnosed 5 times with cancer, and spent nearly, 6 years on chemos and Rituxan, to me, which is the miracle drug. Look it up. She did the chemos. But, hers was too agressive. But, my dad did not. He was 62 when I lost him, and I still, get this really huge lump in my throat when I think of him, because I loved him so much, but, he didn't treat the lung cancer, no treatments and he suffered horribly. My mother suffered so much less.
I will fight mine forever. When, I was told at age 44, what I had I was first of all, embarrassed. Like I didn't something wrong. Then, I got scared. Then, madder than a bonnet of bees. I had young kids. So, when it bit me on my butt, at that age, I turned it around. I go the distance. I can't tell you or anyone else what to do, and I wouldn't, but, not to get check ups, not to follow the advice of the doctor is dying like my husband did.
At age 49, he fell over and succumbed to a heart attack. He was never sick a day in life, and he was never diagnosed with a blood pressure problem or clogged arteries.
He was young. I think, it is foolish not to visit the doctor and get checked out. And, with anything, even with fixing some plumbing problem in your bath, time is of the essence before the damage is done, is that not right?
