Originally Posted by kerkenbach
Trust me bob, your story is far from boring. Cancer survivors are kind of like trial lawyers - you get four of them in a room together and everyone spends the night telling war stories. Folks like you, Bud Bent, Bluesdawg, and the other survivors who post here impress me to no end.
Originally Posted by
John E
Cancer survivors are wonderful people -- I am married to one (thyroid, 17 years ago this month). I really like hearing stories validating that exercise, diet, and lifestyle can enhance recovery from this dread group of diseases, complementing western medicine's limited arsenal of excision, radiation, and chemo.
Indeed. Here on the verge of my 62nd birthday, I'm laying in a bed next to my 6 y/o grandson Tyler (see my avatar.) He is 9 mo into his battle with stage 4 neuroblastoma. He is now cancer free, but they had to remove his rt kidney. His left kidney took quite a beating from the recent chemo and so they are now trying to heal that so he can go home. Drs say about 3 or 4 day if he continues to progress.
A few days ago while in the play room, the mom of a 3.5 y/o little girl asked me why he was here. When I told them stage 4 neuroblastoma, she said "Is that Iron Man Tyler?" I've read all about him! He is such an inspiration! He is our hero." As it turns out, their daughter was diagnosed with the same thing a few days after Christmas.
If you are interested you can read his story at
www.caringbridge.org/visit/tylerharrison
He's my hero too.