Sometimes anger is the emotion of the day.

I saw on FB yesterday that one of my stage 4 friends was moved to hospice yesterday.  I had a little anger fest on the inside, because just 4 months ago I was on the phone with her getting ideas for alternative treatments.  I knew she had done some unconventional things (in addition to medical interventions) and I wanted to pick her brain.  She has 4 kids, her youngest boys are 4 years old.  It ticks me off that cancer takes people before their kids can even grasp what cancer is.  Shayla is a beauty and TOO YOUNG TO DIE FROM CANCER!!!  You have been a great friend and example to me and so many others!  We will always remember your smile and spunk!

It's no secret that all chemo can do is prolong your life.  It is not a cure for cancer, at least not metastatic disease like mine (and Shayla's).  Shayla was desperate to prolong her life and stick around as long as possible for her kids.  I've felt her desperation, and have explored everything I could find (within reason, hahaha).  There are hundreds if not thousands of alternative cancer therapies, supplements, potions, juices, or whatever else.  There may be a testimonial here and there about how something saved them.  And they're all from websites that make money from the "miracle product" they are selling.

The only thing I found that had any validity is juicing and dense, high quality plant-based nutrition.  We even bought a juicer, a nice one!  And I just about lost my lunch just taking my first sip.  I simply can't stand the bland taste of celery, beets, carrots, ginger root and garlic in a drink.  YUCK!

On another subject, I went to the dermatologist today because I had a couple of suspicious spots on my upper lip.  Sure enough, precancerous.  So, not only do I have no hair, eyebrows or eyelashes, I'll have two blisters / scabs for the foreseeable future.  Right in the middle of my face.  But hey! It's not Melanoma.  😜