So far, today has been a big improvement over the past few. Sissy continues to periodically open her eyes...she even gave Ian a wink! The doctor has stopped the drug that's been keeping her sedated. The reason for this is to get her to be more awake to help her with breathing more on her own, getting her one step closer to getting off the ventilator. So far she's been doing well with her breathing, getting some nice big breaths in. The doctor did the bronchoscope this morning, and things are looking better.
The doctors decided they would start chemotherapy today. There's a good chance it will help a lot, as she responded well to chemo back when she went through ovarian cancer. The chemo will start any minute now (it's 3:48pm Pacific time) and will take between 3 and and 3 and a half hours to administer. It's been interesting to see, as the hospital typically never administers chemo in the ICU.
Thanks to Dana for bringing our snacks today! And, thanks again to Kirstin - we had lunch on her again today :)
Hope all is well with everyone listening in, and please keep up the prayers!
We are happy to read todays update. We are praying as much, and as hard as we can. Sissy is too strong of a woman to not win........thats my train of thought and I am sticking to it!!!! Cancer SUCKS! :(
ReplyDeleteI was talking to our 3 mini Dachshunds (yes....I talk to them. Sissy knows how nuts I am with my dogs), and I told them to think positive life affirming thoughts for Sissy..........and those lil doggies barked as loud and as long as they could!!!!! ;) I would bet every creature large and small that Sissy has helped and/or loved would be routing for her if they could. <3
~michelle gazey
The Beautiful Truth
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Raised on a wildlife reserve in Alaska, 15-year old Garrett was interested in the dietary habits of their animals.
After the tragic death of his mother, Garrett s father decided to home-school his son and assigned a book written by Dr. Max Gerson that proposes a direct link between diet and a cure for cancer.
Fascinated, Garrett embarks on a cross-country road trip to investigate The Gerson Therapy. He meets with scientists, doctors and cancer survivors who reveal how it is in the best interest of the multi-billion dollar medical industry to dismiss the notion of alternative and natural cures.
It has been said that more people live off cancer than die from it. The Beautiful Truth is a movie that can put a stop to this travesty. Here is a very practical guide to the intensive nutritional treatment of cancer and other life-threatening diseases that many would consider to have been impossible to obtain. But thanks to the work of Max Gerson, M.D., and his daughter, Charlotte Gerson, this knowledge is readily available.
Max Gerson cured cancer. He did so with a strict fat-free, salt-free, low-protein, essentially vegetarian dietary regimen, based on great quantities of fresh vegetable juice, supplements, and systemic detoxification.
Watch the full documentary now
http://topdocumentaryfilms.com/beautiful-truth/
after talking with different people about cancer cures, this info has come to me. There is a simple blend of 4 herbs found in Ontario which an old Indian used to cure people with. Then in the twenties, a nurse found out and starting helping people with it with great success. Ten of Toronto's top docs sent terminal patients to her, all the while she fought for her right to help people as the government was trying to shut her down and shut her up.
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http://www.essiacinfo.org/index.html for more infor about Nurse Caisse who promoted the herbal formula she named after herself only spelled backwards "essiac"
at this site the formula can be bought for $28 per kilo.
http://www.mountainroseherbs.com/search/search.php?refine=y&keywords=essiac+blend&x=12&y=5
I used a product called black salve on a cancerous growth on my temple and it vanished.
http://blacksalveinfo.com/photos.htm
there are many options to be well
xoxoxoxox eroca
ah Sissy
ReplyDeleteyou are so beautiful. Get well so you and Ian can come visit me in Peru. I shall show you breathtaking wonders.
xoxoxo
Hey My Sissy,
ReplyDeleteYou are AMAAAAZING and I love you-and you know that. I hope that these words give you encouragement in knowing that people all over the world are praying for you and you have brought so much happiness to so many. I have been in touch with Amy and we are planning to come up to see you after I go to Daniels graduation on Friday from the Coast Guard. Then I can't wait for you to call my name....Gwennie..Only you call me that and say it in that way.I have memorized it my heart just like the stories I can't wait for us to share with Wes and Jane! This year one of the Super bowl Dorito Comercials reminded me of the time Bobby(life guard) Williams, broke up with you. Well you preceded to suck all the cheese off the Dorito Chips, put them back in the bag,we drove the Dodge Dart to his tower, gave them to him and YES and he ate them -everyone of them! Oh High School Stuff! Laugh out loud! Love you Sissy and can't wait to see you. Be strong and courageous my precious Sister and friend. Gwen