-=> Quoting Sondra Ball to Robin Arnhold <=-
Hi, Sondra,
 
 RA>I have only known one person who went totally with the alternative
 >treatments, in fact, quit the chemo for it.  I can't say if he would have
 >lived longer if he had stuck with the chemo or if he had combined
 >treatments, but he did not survive very long with the treatment he chose.
 >I think if it were me, I'd probably want to try everything that wouldn't
 >kill me outright but might have a chance of working.  That sounds pretty
 >much like what you did.
 SB> 
 SB> That's what I did.  A number of acquaintences, and a few friends,
 SB> tried to talk me into dropping chemo after I started it.  They're
 SB> people who are very, very into natural healing.  I kept pointing out to
 SB> them that I had done my research, and the stats were that
 SB> pre-memopausal women with breast cancer have a 25% higher long term
 SB> survival rate if they do chemo.  25% was enough higher, in my mind, for
 SB> it to be worth it. 
Definitely worth it, and it's a good thing you have a strong character
with so many people trying to dissuade you.  Most of the people I know
who have opted for chemo are still alive.  They went through a lot of
pain and suffering with the chemo, they were out of work for many months,
but they are still alive--even Don, my mother's neighbor, who had
lymphoma.  Can't argue with success, eh?
Take care,
Robin
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