A Prayer Request

[LJMatey Senior Member Find all posts View Profile Close LJMatey]

Just make sure you take care of yourself as well man. Living off coffee isn't good

I know it's hard but choke food down and give yourself stuff to do to avoid getting trapped in your thoughts.

This thread went up an hour or so ago and you've got already got 3 pages of members all pulling for yah amigo.

[TheZZMan Moderator Member of the Month Sept 2018PEGym Hero Find all posts View Profile Close TheZZMan]

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Know that we are here for you and Megan. Prayers will be plentiful this day.

God Bless your family, you are in our thoughts and prayers. God's speed to you my friend. I shed a tear just thinking about it. You are stronger than me.

Amen

[domnus Senior Member Member of the Month Dec 2016 Find all posts View Profile Close domnus]

Prayers to your Megan and all of your family Party. Continue to be the rock I am sure you have always been for Megan.

[CUSP82 Administrator Admin of the Month Dec 2014PEGym Hero Find all posts View Profile Close CUSP82]

Prayer? That's the thing I do best. Consider it done. Trust that God will help!

[Jobe8302 Senior Member Find all posts View Profile Close Jobe8302]

Prayers said, Brother.

[jockinthebox Retired Moderator Member of the Month May 2015PEGym Hero Find all posts View Profile Close jockinthebox]

Try to focus all your energy on researching alternative therapies, Party. That & prayer can help you cope and alleviate the hopelessness & helpless feelings from devastating news such as Megan's. Seek other doctor's opinions specializing in the treatment of Megan's specific symptoms. Doctors are human too; they make mistaken diagnoses every day. Don't accept the initial diagnosis and treatment as gospel without consulting others who specialize in treatment & studies on that specific cancer. MD Anderson Hospital in Houston & Sloan-Kettering are two cancer research facilities with excellent reputations for confirming cancer diagnoses and treating them as well.

I have first hand knowledge of the above, since my mother had the rarest of rare abdominal cancers which unfortunately, ended her life very young. However, the comfort that comes with knowing you've sought the very best counsel available will bring reality more into focus & help you plan a treatment or alternatively, use your remaining time wisely to focus on quality of life for Megan. You are not alone here, Party. We're here to offer support for you & your family in the days ahead. We will keep you all in our prayers, too! God bless you, Brother!

[Party Senior Member Member of the Month August 2016 Find all posts View Profile Close Party]

Try to focus all your energy on researching alternative therapies, Party. That & prayer can help you cope and alleviate the hopelessness & helpless feelings from devastating news such as Megan's. Seek other doctor's opinions specializing in the treatment of Megan's specific symptoms. Doctors are human too; they make mistaken diagnoses every day. Don't accept the initial diagnosis and treatment as gospel without consulting others who specialize in treatment & studies on that specific cancer. MD Anderson Hospital in Houston & Sloan-Kettering are two cancer research facilities with excellent reputations for confirming cancer diagnoses and treating them as well.

I have first hand knowledge of the above, since my mother had the rarest of rare abdominal cancers which unfortunately, ended her life very young. However, the comfort that comes with knowing you've sought the very best counsel available will bring reality more into focus & help you plan a treatment or alternatively, use your remaining time wisely to focus on quality of life for Megan. You are not alone here, Party. We're here to offer support for you & your family in the days ahead. We will keep you all in our prayers, too! God bless you, Brother!

Thanks Jock. We'll be heading to St.Louis. Her cancer in her arm has entwined itself in a nerve bundle, the first surgeon did not have the "skill set", his words, to remove it all. If the new nerve surgeon is unsuccessful as well, my Little Girlie will lose her arm to save her life. Although we aren't sure there isn't additional cancer somewhere else yet.

Again, thanks for the prayer everyone. Keep them coming.

[closed278 Senior Member Find all posts View Profile Close closed278]

There are also 2 approaches to rebuild the immune system to fight cancer. One if a 72 hour water fast. the Body eats up it's white blood cells and then rebuilds new ones.
The other that may work as well is called the fast mimicking diet.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1yEOJDe0M9I
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d6PyyatqJSE

After the body needs support to create more white blood cells.

1. Castor oil pack
2. Black seed oil

Top 10 Natural Ways to Increase Your White Blood Cell Count

The FMD diet approach is well studied.
https://news.usc.edu/103972/fasting-...gainst-cancer/

Valter Lango who has treated a LOT of cancer, has said that using FMD together with conventional treatment saw the best results.

https://news.usc.edu/63669/fasting-t...immune-system/
Fasting for three days can regenerate entire immune system, study finds

Still praying

[proactive Senior MemberMember of the Month ? 2017 Find all posts View Profile Close proactive]

One thing is for sure. For your sanity you need to feel comfortable and confident in your doctor. Otherwise you will always be second guessing their decisions.

[Qandisa Senior Member Member of the Month March 2016 Find all posts View Profile Close Qandisa]

As someone who helped support a loved one through her battle with cancer (as many others on here have as well I'm sure) let me first send prayers and positive vibes your way, and second offer what little advice I can:
- Try to stay positive. I know it's incredibly difficult but trying to maintain a positive outlook helps both you and her immensely. And I don't mean just saying "it'll be okay" (although reassurance is good too). Try to find the silver linings on things, even if the cloud is huge and dark. When my mother lost all her hair from the chemo we talked about how much she'd save on shampoo and how now she could have fun with different hairstyles (the cancer treatment centre had a "wig loan" program where patients could borrow donated wigs, as long as they were returned eventually. And you could swap out your wig as many times as you wanted).

But even aside from cancer-related stuff just the overall positive energy and attitude helps. It filters through to everything else and helps makes the other stuff more bearable. I spent as much time with my mother as I could and whenever I would start to feel despondent or panicky I would remind myself to be grateful for the time that we still had left. I told myself I was not going to spend whatever remaining time we had grieving her loss while she was still with us - there would be plenty of time to do that after and it wasn't fair to either of us to let that negative energy impact our remaining time.

It may not sound like a lot but my mother was given 6-8 months when diagnosed and we had her for a year past that, and we treated every single day she was still here as being a gift.

- Take care of yourself. This is a really hard thing to do because your system pretty much goes into shock and tries to just shut down so it doesn't have to process things, but it's very important. You NEED to maintain as much health and energy as you can, not just for you but for her as well. You need it because you need have the energy and strength to face each and every day. You can't afford to let the grief or illness or just exhaustion overtake you and take your focus away from what's important. And you don't want your daughter to look at you and see you looking like you're about to crumble. She needs you to be strong and you not only have to play the role you have to look it as well. If you look sick or exhausted she's going to worry about you, and she's going to feel guilty, and neither of those is going to help her battle and recovery at all.

So bottom line is -- take care of yourself, maintain a positive attitude as much as possible, and you'll be in a better position for both of you to endure this battle.
*HUGS*

[Party Senior Member Member of the Month August 2016 Find all posts View Profile Close Party]

Thanks Q. I guess I'm just in a state of shock still. In denial, hoping to wake up from a terrible nitemare. her next two cancer specialists will be my daughter's 20th and 21st doctors in her life. Including , Nuerologist (stroke, concussion, cardiologist (mitrovalve prolapse) , shoulder and knee surgeons, geneticist (Adler Downier's Syndrome, ADS) , the list goes on. But the big C word has thrown my world in a spiral.

[Marlon LGHanger Senior Member Find all posts View Profile Close Marlon LGHanger]

Will be lifting up prayers to heaven!

Ephesians 3:20

“Now unto him that is able to do exceeding abundantly above all that we ask or think, according to the power that worketh in us,”

[donkeehote Senior Member Find all posts View Profile Close donkeehote]

Hey Party.

Just dropping by to let you know that you, Megan and your family are in my thoughts today. Sending positive vibes.

I have to say that Qandisa's message is spot on. She has said in so many words the things I was trying to relay about being strong and finding that fatherly strength that that was bequested the day we were blessed with children. I know its a difficult time and that strength may seem like its not there. But trust me it is. You will find it and Megan will be all the better for it and so will your family.

Stay in touch bud. Let us know what is happening with Megan and what is going through your mind. This is your sounding board and sanctuary when you need it.

[Party Senior Member Member of the Month August 2016 Find all posts View Profile Close Party]

She was walking out the door just now to spend time with her best friend. I said straight faced, I think you've been avoiding me. "No I haven't." Her forever smile dropped off her face expecting some deep cancer talk which I knew she would think. 'You've been avoiding me since I gave you that epic beat down at Ticket to Ride a few days ago". Her smile came back bigger than before. She says, " Ohh, game on this weekend, no mercy given!" I say, "Bring it Girlie, but I got game."

[donkeehote Senior Member Find all posts View Profile Close donkeehote]

She was walking out the door just now to spend time with her best friend. I said straight faced, I think you've been avoiding me. "No I haven't." Her forever smile dropped off her face expecting some deep cancer talk which I knew she would think. 'You've been avoiding me since I gave you that epic beat down at Ticket to Ride a few days ago". Her smile came back bigger than before. She says, " Ohh, game on this weekend, no mercy given!" I say, "Bring it Girlie, but I got game."

Atta boy!