Sometimes we only get a part of someone's story
When I was first diagnosed I told a friend/acquaintance that I was diagnosed with breast cancer. Her, being very much into herbs and spices and supplements, and could probably name all the ingredients in any product you buy off the shelf at the supermarket as she was very much into the alternative way of eating. She proceeded to tell me not to eat this, or not to eat that, etc. She then proceeded to tell me about an in law of hers who had cancer and the doctors couldn't do any more for him!!!!!
In my mind she made it sound like they sent him home to die. She added that then he went on a health kick and bought lots of supplements and he lived.
About two years later I happened to bring up the conversation with her, and I asked what treatment he had, she told me he had chemotherapy and the doctors had done all the treatment he needed. So, yes he had listened to the oncologists!!!!!! Well, that wasn't what she insinuated in the first place, as she had told me "the doctors couldn't do any more for him" sad face, sad face.
In fact he had all the required treatment and the oncology team sent him on his merry way to live his life NED. It was not the following supplements that cured him of cancer!
The moral of the story is don't listen to half stories and decide that is all there is to the story. Thankfully I knew I had to keep other people at bay who tried to suggest that eating expensive "health food shop" food was going to cure my cancer. I knew from the start I would do whatever the oncologist team told me to do to save my life and even though I have a few niggles and a compromised immune system, but I am still very, very thankful that there was a cure/treatment for my cancer so I could be alive and to of course occasionally complain about my ailments from time to time :) Blessings to all those who find they too are living with some aches and pains.
In my mind she made it sound like they sent him home to die. She added that then he went on a health kick and bought lots of supplements and he lived.
About two years later I happened to bring up the conversation with her, and I asked what treatment he had, she told me he had chemotherapy and the doctors had done all the treatment he needed. So, yes he had listened to the oncologists!!!!!! Well, that wasn't what she insinuated in the first place, as she had told me "the doctors couldn't do any more for him" sad face, sad face.
In fact he had all the required treatment and the oncology team sent him on his merry way to live his life NED. It was not the following supplements that cured him of cancer!
The moral of the story is don't listen to half stories and decide that is all there is to the story. Thankfully I knew I had to keep other people at bay who tried to suggest that eating expensive "health food shop" food was going to cure my cancer. I knew from the start I would do whatever the oncologist team told me to do to save my life and even though I have a few niggles and a compromised immune system, but I am still very, very thankful that there was a cure/treatment for my cancer so I could be alive and to of course occasionally complain about my ailments from time to time :) Blessings to all those who find they too are living with some aches and pains.
