> Mike -- my condolences on losing your friend to colon cancer. At the > risk of sounding callous, I'd like to suggest that he was very fortunate > to pass so quickly from that disease.
No, you're entirely right. Dick had already pretty much decided that he would *not* do that, and would refuse chemo/radiation if it didn't make sense. That said, I'm not sure he couldn't have been talked into "just a little" chemo. > My Father lingered for eight months, suffered through two separate > colon surgeries, plus a third surgery for blood clots, and two > additional *procedures* -- one for a port and one for a pik tube. I can't help but hope there comes a day when the medical profession and everybody else looks back on the brutality of this process with the scorn it deserves. > Like you, I tried very hard to find alternatives to the medical > procedures (which also included chemotherapy, even though the doctors > told us that it wouldn't affect the outcome) -- but I was battling the > *comfort zone* of doctors, hospitals and medications, and the fears and > suspicions of the unknown in my siblings. It's disheartening to realize that even your best friend, spouse or kids will have a hard time believing you when you tell them to think twice about pursuing conventional treatments. The brainwashing is *SO* complete it's scary. > My Father, like your friend, passed relatively peacefully -- and for > that I was grateful. Your friend was fortunate to have you for a > friend, and I'm sure he knew that. Mary Ann Thank you ma'am. Be well, Mike D. [Mike Devour, Citizen, Patriot, Libertarian] [[email protected] ] [Speaking only for myself... ] -- The Silver List is a moderated forum for discussing Colloidal Silver. Instructions for unsubscribing are posted at: http://silverlist.org To post, address your message to: [email protected] Silver List archive: http://escribe.com/health/thesilverlist/index.html Address Off-Topic messages to: [email protected] OT Archive: http://escribe.com/health/silverofftopiclist/index.html List maintainer: Mike Devour <[email protected]>
