Cancer Support

Last edited Sun Feb 16, 2014, 09:36 PM - Edit history (1)

You also cracked me up with your comment "..... men over 60 who eat a lot of meat. I'm a 56 year old female vegetarian. "

I'm a 70 year old male. REALLY??? No way...
When I was going through chemo in the summer of 2012 my sister gave me "The China Study,' proposing to connect cancer with eating meat. Now, for a guy who grew up in NJ in the 1950's giving up meat was NOT on my bucket list! I mean, when I was a kid we ate dirt! It's good for the immune system. I rarely get sick, just ...cancer.
But since 2012 I eat very little meat at all. Mostly vegan, as is my sister. But I made some real meatballs last week, so.
That is one advantage of getting cancer.. good way to lose weight. I'm kinda medium build but lost about 10-15 pounds.. until I discovered the french fry trick.

I repeat DO NOT READ on line stuff. Stick with real cancer sites that you know.
Want another weird story? Last summer I had cataract surgery-both eyes. Went well. BUT, the day after the second eye, I got.. BELLS PALSEY ! Talk about 'WTF?'
The neurologist gave me.. prednisone. Ten days later it was gone, but during those days my right eye would not totally shut. Which is dangerous at night because it can dry out. So, I was told to tape it shut at night.. Of course 21st century medicine doesn't make a product to tape one's eye shut. So what did I have to use? SCOTCH TAPE! Try it some time. See if you can tape your eye shut. It will take your mind of cancer, trust me..
As you asked, I live about 40 minutes from Rochester, NY, which, as I mentioned, has a very fine cancer center at Strong Memorial Hospital. It sounds like you are in good hands also.

OK. I'll keep watching.
Chill, babe....