On my birthday, I felt like Queen for the Day with all the cards, emails and phone calls that I received. Thanks to each of you for remembering me. I share an October birthday with many of my old (guess former is a better word) classmates and I want to wish each of you a big Happy Birthday, as well. I'm sorry to say, that specific dates elude my memory, but I think of all of you during October. Sure as I start to name names, I'll forget someone and be in real trouble.
After getting the latest results from my blood tests, we returned home from Pocatello on Friday. Let's just say that the treatments failed and the cancer has spread into my liver, bone marrow, and lymph nodes. The Dr. suggested that I might try going to Germany for the additional heat treatment, but the 10-hour trip would just be too much and probably wouldn't change the end result anyway. So, I choose to just come home enjoy my family and friends for whatever time I have left.
Now that I've been off the treatments for a couple of days, I'm actually feeling better. I have a little more energy and haven't be nauseated as much. Last night, I celebrated by having pizza and a little diet coke! Tasted wonderful! My kids all came and helped us clean the trailer and pulled out all the dead flowers from the flower beds. They are just the greatest kids and I can't praise them enough. And, no, I'm not prejudiced. I'm so grateful that we have some time to just focus on all the important things like love, friendship, and memories. They want to have our annual pumpkin carving party next weekend so the grandkids and I can have a time together. We all carve pumpkins, then line them up outside and light them. It's quite a sight! I'll take some pictures and post after next weekend. This year, Angie is making sugar cookies so each child can decorate one (or more). Then we have hot soup, etc. It's always been an event that we look forward to each year.
So, family and friends, I hope to see most of you again--soon. If not, I'll be waiting for you when we have our reunion on the other side. Just think of the reunion I'll be having here in a short while--my parents, grandparents, siblings and many friends. I pray that I have lived the kind of life that will enable me to meet my maker without too many regrets. I wouldn't have choosen to leave right now, but guess we don't always get to chose, do we. It pains me a great deal to leave Brent and my family.
Love, Jinny
Saturday, October 18, 2008
Tuesday, October 7, 2008
October 17, 2008 Update
Greetings from beautiful Pocatello, ID. Just the place I have always want to spend a month of my life! Not! I'll explain more about why I'm in Pocatello a little later.
I apologize for not answering emails for the last little while, but the past two weeks were from Hell! I was so ill that I felt like everything I'm doing is in vain. And if that was the case, then I just wanted to be freed from it all. Finally, the clouds lifted on Sunday, and I am doing much better. I hope that was the worst of it--so at least I have hope again.
I had the PET scan done two weeks ago Wed. The results showed that the cancer has mestastized into my right hip and femur and also in my spine. Not the best of results. I have continued on the original treatment of Cesium Chloride (CC) and the other gunk, but I'm also doing another treatment which compliments the Cesium regime. After learning of a clinic here in ID, we called and asked what their treatment consisted of and whether or not it complimented the CC treatment. The head doctor, himself, took our call and answered every question we fired at him. After the phone call, we made an appoinment for the following Thursday. (This is the same treatment received by Parker Jensen, the 12-year-old boy whos parents refused to get him chemo. If you can't remember the story, just Google his name.)
What we learned at the clinic is that the four things cancer cells can't tolerate aree: A body with an Alkiline PH (thus the CC), Vitamin C, oxygen, and heat. The only one I'm not able to get here in the States is the heat therapy. There's just not enough money in the treatment for the pharmacutical compies. The Vitamin C and oxygen, plus other nutrients are given via an IV. So, we stay in our RV from Monday afternoon until Friday early afternoon, then I go home.
I apologize for not answering emails for the last little while, but the past two weeks were from Hell! I was so ill that I felt like everything I'm doing is in vain. And if that was the case, then I just wanted to be freed from it all. Finally, the clouds lifted on Sunday, and I am doing much better. I hope that was the worst of it--so at least I have hope again.
I had the PET scan done two weeks ago Wed. The results showed that the cancer has mestastized into my right hip and femur and also in my spine. Not the best of results. I have continued on the original treatment of Cesium Chloride (CC) and the other gunk, but I'm also doing another treatment which compliments the Cesium regime. After learning of a clinic here in ID, we called and asked what their treatment consisted of and whether or not it complimented the CC treatment. The head doctor, himself, took our call and answered every question we fired at him. After the phone call, we made an appoinment for the following Thursday. (This is the same treatment received by Parker Jensen, the 12-year-old boy whos parents refused to get him chemo. If you can't remember the story, just Google his name.)
What we learned at the clinic is that the four things cancer cells can't tolerate aree: A body with an Alkiline PH (thus the CC), Vitamin C, oxygen, and heat. The only one I'm not able to get here in the States is the heat therapy. There's just not enough money in the treatment for the pharmacutical compies. The Vitamin C and oxygen, plus other nutrients are given via an IV. So, we stay in our RV from Monday afternoon until Friday early afternoon, then I go home.
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