I'm Back! Thanks for all the support!!

[Cherie]

Hey Everyone,

You guys are awesome and give me more support than I could ever give. I'm slowing going through my emails trying to return all of them. My computer decided to have a break and has been in the shop. I also needed just to stop talking about cancer for a minute and just think. I have been doing some counselling and some family counselling with my hubby and daughter. Although i'm not going to drop dead tomorrow the weight of my own death is overwhelming. I want to control everything yet control very little.

I am continuing with vitamin C and some B vitamins intravenously to help with energy. I notice a big difference the next day and feel pretty good. My oncologist doesn't want me to do chemo yet and keeps putting it off, so no ADAPT yet. I may just just do Vitamin C. There are so few of you, if any....who have gone the no chemo root. I can't find anyone who has done long term high dose vitamin C here. Yet I sit in a room full of people doing it here in New Zealand. I'm hopeful I'm have a few years left. My CEA is down to 1 but as we all know that means nothing and my cancer does not show up on any scans....yet I have seen the photos of the surgery and know it's in there....I want to keep you all informed of my "alternative" treatment so you can decide if it is an option for you. I take it just because if it doesn't get the caner I feel a hell of a lot better the day after and that makes it worth it. Some of the other cancer people I chat with say it makes them feel better while others don't notice much difference. I feel a little hot/flushed and sick while its going in while others feel nothing. this is a small inconvenience for the difference it is making. My GP is organising the treatment in my home town at a much more reasonable price. So I'm happy about that. Bring on the vitamin C I need a cure!!!

Here is the story that is spurring on all the vitamin c hype in New Zealand
http://www.nzherald.co.nz/northern-advo ... d=11250323

Just wanted to let you all know I'm still here finding my feet with being "incurable." I plan to make it to my daughters 10th birthday she is 6 right now. I'm going to live in the moment and plan holiday and trips in the near future to always have something to look forward to. We are off to Fiji in easter.

Thanks for all you love and support.
cherie xoxo

[orcasres]

It is soooooooo good to hear from you Cherie. I wanted to ask, but I respected your need for time to think things through. To your daughter's 10th birthday and beyond. Lois

[Delinda2]

So good to hear from you! I get that sometimes you just can't talk/post one more word about cancer. Just know that we are here for you, no matter what. If you want to talk about gardening, kids, music, whatever - you set the pace, okay? Our world doesn't have to revolve around cancer. Big hug. XXOXO, Delinda

[Maia]

So happy to hear you like this, Cherie : )
xoxoo

[MamaN]

Those sound like great goals. So go to hear from you!

[tammylayne]

Nice to hear from you Cherie,,,,so glad to hear the Vitamin C is making you feel better!!! 10th birthday parties....12th birthday parties....16th, 18th ++++++++++ May you have so much time with your family to make quality memories together!!!!!!

[singingholly]

Cherie it's such a great thing to hear your spirit so high and bright... You're amazing.
Olivia

[rp1954]

The megavitamin C topics have been, sometimes, the unwanted stepchild here with unlettered criticism. Some of us have seen better IV vitamin C discussions elsewhere. The forums' total experience base is pretty thin. There have been very favorable experiences using lower dose, metronomic 5FU based drugs or Folfiri backbones and IV vitamin C, combined with celecoxib, Apatone and/or LEF related adjuncts, with less side effects.

Standalone vitamin C has important supportive benefits, just like Cherie is experiencing. Selective combos make better biological sense to get additive tumorstatic or -cidal benefits, like with ADAPT. In some cases, these combos may be just as tumorcidal as Folfox/Folfiri, or more.

[Don.in.Dallas]

It is good to see you back, Cherie! Know that halfway around the world another CRC patient fervently wishes that you are able to enjoy your daughter's 10th birthday and that your days between now and then are reasonably comfortable. You are too young for this.

Best wishes to you! Keep us informed when time permits.

Don

[jillbugs4110]

Hi

I am a mom too they are 6 and 9 I also hope to sustain to see them not so little we will do this together!

[jvaime21]

Cherie.. I'm always thinking of you, despite of my own trouble . I'm glad this stuff make you feel better . I will send that link to my hubby Doctor. Thank you .

Hugs
Retchel

[Ajane]

Cherie, so great to see you're back and love you're mindset. My own Mom's goal was much less than the seven years she was blessed with (I was ten when she passed). Here's to you celebrating your daughter's tenth and many, many more!!!

[peanut_8]

I'm glad to hear you are starting to feel a little better Cherie, and that you are considering returning to work part-time. Hope the vitamin C kicks those nasty (expletive deleted) cancer cells.
peanut