“This is treatable, not curable” – quote from medical oncologist
I’m starting the fight of my life, for my life. On a sunny Wednesday in May we had a life changing call with a medical oncologist to go over the results from the CT scans that were done on Monday. If you are triggered by posts about cancer please scroll on.
This is going to be a candid post about what we were told, and what we are doing, and how you can help.
Diagnosis (so far, more testing will be done over the next week to determine if there is more): Stage 4 Colon Cancer with nodules in the lungs, liver, lymph nodes and some pancreas involvement.
Because of the amount of metastasized involvement they would normally delay surgery on the mass in my colon however that mass is creating a blockage and needs to be removed ASAP before it becomes and emergency situation. Already talked to the surgeon and it will be scheduled as soon as I can come up with $21600 to prepay for it. (more on that in a minute) Cash pay is a WHOLE lot LESS than what those of you that had surgery with insurance paid.
Next is treatment. Insurance would not cover the route I am taking. I will not kill myself with “traditional” chemotherapy. I will be taking a naturopathic approach. Beginning with supporting my body prior to surgery. Weakening my body with chemo and the stress it causes on my body isn’t smart before surgery.
I will have links to all my providers and will post about the treatments I am getting. Treatments will be integrative, not strictly one type of treatment. My team will work together to figure this all out and do what is best for my body.
I will not accept a death sentence. This will not be easy. This will not defeat me.
I have ways you can support me financially. I have stores you can buy my products from. I have donation buttons for those that want to help but don’t want/need my handmade creations or my digital products.
Longer term ways (meaning it takes longer to get the money to me) are my books for sale on Amazon and my apparel for sale on Amazon. There are photo books (Kindle and Print), a few business books (KIndle), and coloring books for adults (Print).
I lost my sister to cancer in April 1999. I’m not ready to go join her.
There will be more details about the diagnosis and testing done so far to come.
Green is the color of healing. I’ll be printing some of my art (from my photos) to put all around me.
