My Experience With Breast Cancer

The Gazette today published a letter to the editor by Tarn Martin, who wrote, "I understand that people are having a difficult time with the idea of a porn shop moving into town but, honestly, shouldn't we be putting our efforts toward something that is truly work fighting for, such as breast cancer." Four years ago in October of 2002 my beloved, Siyeta, passed away from breast cancer after a seven year battle. I think in the end she was just tired of it all, the kemo, the red tape, the etc. She just wanted to live a normal life again which she did for a number of months before the lack of regular kemo treatments ... I'd just like to share with you all a couple of special things that I learned from the experience that may help.

First, in 2000 when Siyeta was thin and frail and falling out of bed and could not get out of the tub on her own and the doctors had exhausted all the kemo options ... she learned of a dietary supplement called MGN-3 that had helped a friend of a friend ... She began to take significant quantities of it daily and over the next few months, in combination with the kemo treatments, she remarkably recovered. It helped boost her immune system. MGN-3 is no longer on the market, the distributor having run afoul of the FDA, but I believe with a little research you can find virtually the same supplement under a different name from a different distributor.

Second, I discovered a wonderful support organization called CancerCare. CancerCare is a national nonprofit organization that provides free, professional support services for anyone affected by cancer. Although I learned of it too late to save Siyeta, in her case at least it enabled us to cut through the red tape of social services in her final weeks so she could rest comfortably in the care of the hospital and doctors she preferred. I just can't express how great my appreciation for them is .... Here's their contact info: Call 1-800-813-HOPE or email info@cancercare.org.

Yours/AC