Conventional vs. Unconventional

[Guest guest]

Hello to everyone...

I hope I have not started a debate that will cause anyone to have mixed

feelings or sadness about whether or not to have treatment.... I simply was

curious about the women who posted having not done anything and supposedly is

cured! I know as a group that we are supposed to vent and get things off our

minds, but I feel really bad reading about the back forth posts regarding who

chooses what kind of treatment.

I know everyone has to do what is right for them.. I hope you all choose the

right path, I'm sorry I started this, hopefully we are all thankful that we are

here RIGHT NOW and will deal with tomorrow later.

Love to you all,

Michele

ruthiema36 ruthiema36@...> wrote:

nne,

We will never know whether they died or shortened their lives by

quiting chemo or going with unconventional treatment. That is

something we cannot know! In the devine scheme of things, He is the

only one who does. Some who make out well with alternative or no

therapies go on to live long productive lives, some don't. Some who

use conventional therapies go on to live long productive lives, some

don't. It's a crap shoot, just as life is. My sister's husband and

my father died in their early 50s, one from a massive heart attack the

other in an accident. All I am saying is that there are no

guarantees. We cannot predict which course of action will benefit

which woman with BC. Regardless my time is out there and will arrive,

on schedule, whether I decide to go with the conventional or

alternative. For each and every one of us the most important thing is

to educate ourselves, take a good look at what we want and expect out

of our life and choose the best course of action, to accomplish that!

Ruth

> > I am a breast cancer survivor and I'm looking for people to be

on my

> > slideshow on my myspace page. If you know anyone who has beat

cancer

> > without chemo or even who did chemo and it failed and then went

on to

> > beat it naturally after the drs said they would die, I would

love to

> > have their pic and info for the slideshow. I need pic, first name,

> age

> > and yrs since their cancer....Thanks

> >

> > pics can be sent to read_isaiah_53_5@

> >

> > You can view my page at http://www.myspace.com/marlenepluseight

> >

> >

[Guest guest]

Hi Michele,

I don't think you did anything wrong. Your questions were valid. I am

always curious to know why women chose or don't chose to have

traditional treatment vs. wholistic, reconstruction vs. not.

My concern is always when one way is presented as the only way, or is

presented as a guaranteed cure. Or when I think women are doing or not

doing something without thinking it through.

I think the majority of women in this group probably have gone the

traditional route, but as I said before, I respect Ruth's decision

because I think she researched and came up with the right decision for

her given her family history.

take care,

[Guest guest]

Michele,

You didn't start anything so don't worry. It just happens that I have personal

experience with women that went the unconventional route and aren't here and it

really hits me hard to hear that others might do this.

Hugs

nne

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Conventional vs. Unconventional

Hello to everyone...

I hope I have not started a debate that will cause anyone to have mixed

feelings or sadness about whether or not to have treatment.... I simply was

curious about the women who posted having not done anything and supposedly is

cured! I know as a group that we are supposed to vent and get things off our

minds, but I feel really bad reading about the back forth posts regarding who

chooses what kind of treatment.

I know everyone has to do what is right for them.. I hope you all choose the

right path, I'm sorry I started this, hopefully we are all thankful that we are

here RIGHT NOW and will deal with tomorrow later.

Love to you all,

Michele

ruthiema36 ruthiema36@...> wrote:

nne,

We will never know whether they died or shortened their lives by

quiting chemo or going with unconventional treatment. That is

something we cannot know! In the devine scheme of things, He is the

only one who does. Some who make out well with alternative or no

therapies go on to live long productive lives, some don't. Some who

use conventional therapies go on to live long productive lives, some

don't. It's a crap shoot, just as life is. My sister's husband and

my father died in their early 50s, one from a massive heart attack the

other in an accident. All I am saying is that there are no

guarantees. We cannot predict which course of action will benefit

which woman with BC. Regardless my time is out there and will arrive,

on schedule, whether I decide to go with the conventional or

alternative. For each and every one of us the most important thing is

to educate ourselves, take a good look at what we want and expect out

of our life and choose the best course of action, to accomplish that!

Ruth

> > I am a breast cancer survivor and I'm looking for people to be

on my

> > slideshow on my myspace page. If you know anyone who has beat

cancer

> > without chemo or even who did chemo and it failed and then went

on to

> > beat it naturally after the drs said they would die, I would

love to

> > have their pic and info for the slideshow. I need pic, first name,

> age

> > and yrs since their cancer....Thanks

> >

> > pics can be sent to read_isaiah_53_5@

> >

> > You can view my page at http://www.myspace.com/marlenepluseight

> >

> >

[Guest guest]

I agree that Ruth made the decision that she felt was right for her because of

all of the family history.

Hugs

nne

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http://www.breastcancerstories.com/content/view/433/161/

Angel Feather Loomer

www.angelfeatherloomer.blogspot.com

Check out my other ornaments at

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Re: Conventional vs. Unconventional

Hi Michele,

I don't think you did anything wrong. Your questions were valid. I am

always curious to know why women chose or don't chose to have

traditional treatment vs. wholistic, reconstruction vs. not.

My concern is always when one way is presented as the only way, or is

presented as a guaranteed cure. Or when I think women are doing or not

doing something without thinking it through.

I think the majority of women in this group probably have gone the

traditional route, but as I said before, I respect Ruth's decision

because I think she researched and came up with the right decision for

her given her family history.

take care,

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[Guest guest]

Good heavens, , you have done absolutely nothing wrong. We

are simply haveing a civilized discussion regarding treatment options.

We are all different, all have different circumstances and will make

our decisions based on those circumstances. There is no one size fits

all, with Breast Cancer. What ever our personal choice I would hope

we would feel supported, here!

Ruth

> > > I am a breast cancer survivor and I'm looking for people to be

> on my

> > > slideshow on my myspace page. If you know anyone who has beat

> cancer

> > > without chemo or even who did chemo and it failed and then went

> on to

> > > beat it naturally after the drs said they would die, I would

> love to

> > > have their pic and info for the slideshow. I need pic, first name,

> > age

> > > and yrs since their cancer....Thanks

> > >

> > > pics can be sent to read_isaiah_53_5@

> > >

> > > You can view my page at http://www.myspace.com/marlenepluseight

> > >

> > >

[Guest guest]

I'm doing conventional treatment for my BC because doctors know a

lot about how to treat BC compared to some other types of cancer.

My friend's husband was diagnosed w/ pancreatic cancer at about 38.

His onc wanted to give him chemo but told him that he would die in

less than 5 years of cancer, w/ or w/o the chemo. My friend's

husband chose unconventional treatments (strict organic diet and

some sort of injections of shark tissue) for about 4 years and then

was involved in a couple of clinical trials. He lived about 7 years

w/ his cancer. His goal was to live long enough to make sure his

children would be old enough to remember him, and he succeeded.

>

> Hi Michele,

>

> I don't think you did anything wrong. Your questions were valid. I

am

> always curious to know why women chose or don't chose to have

> traditional treatment vs. wholistic, reconstruction vs. not.

>

> My concern is always when one way is presented as the only way, or

is

> presented as a guaranteed cure. Or when I think women are doing or

not

> doing something without thinking it through.

>

> I think the majority of women in this group probably have gone the

> traditional route, but as I said before, I respect Ruth's decision

> because I think she researched and came up with the right decision

for

> her given her family history.

>

> take care,

>