death if she got so much as a cut.
Conventional treatment in 2004 was very agressive and consisted of a week of intensive chemo. A week off to test for remission. If no remission, a second round of intensive chemo.
She had to go through the second round. Within days she was dying from the treatment.
She was moved to critical care, put on a respirator, had tubes everywhere, and was basically on life support. She spent 6 weeks there. She was on a mile long list of pharmaceuticals, and her chart was about 5" thick.
For one thing, doctors see a lot of patients, and sometimes the patient has a team of doctors and they are not always on the same page when it comes to treatment. Loving family members or friends who act as advocates are essential. We (the family) kept asking
questions. We had a great relationship with the Nurses--the best allies to have in this situation…We stayed informed on every diagnosis and opinion--not to get lost in the details, but to form a picture of what needed to happen to see her through to a happy
conclusion.
doctors told us she would be on it for the rest of her life. So I started asking around, and found out that there was a facility 50 miles away that specialized in weaning people off breathing machines. We got the ball rolling for an evaluation, and a week later she was at that facility. It took them less than two weeks to have her breathing on her own again.
And this is important…Doctors see the worst of the worst. They don't always know how to stay positive. They can scare the heck out of you with their opinions…but no matter what
they say, bear in mind that it is just a perception, and in my experience--perception is a game changer. Every negative prognosis can be countered with a Loving perception of
what is truly possible. Where there is Life there is hope.
My Mom is considered a miracle by those doctors. She was too weak to follow the protocol
and was unable to continue treatment until about 4 months later--long past the deadline. But she miraculously stayed in remission. And has 0% cancer in her body to this day.
The next step would have been stem cell transplant, but the medical opinion was that it would kill her.
I believe that we have more options than we know of, when it comes to our health.
I KNOW that even the most hopeless case is just a perception. It has been my mother's triumph over disease which has helped shaped my perception and it has stimulated me to find better tools to help me facilitate wellness in myself and others.
I want you to know that no matter what you are facing or have faced in the past, that healing is possible on all levels. None of us have to stay stuck, or continue to be a victim of our perceptions.
I hope my story inspires you, and will encourage you to explore what is possible for you.