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Posted on 05/06/2017 11:29:57 AM PDT by Dacula

My wife has stage 4 metastatic cancer. She has battled this before and survived twice.

This time the cancer has reached her brain and the doctors are a bit more apprehensive than before.

Does anyone know about grants? All of her doctors are telling us to apply for grants to pay for her medicine.

Any advice would be appreciated. I may not be able to respond right away, but I will do my best. Lots of planning and preparation on my part.


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Question from Dacula:

My wife has stage 4 metastatic cancer. She has battled this before and survived twice. This time the cancer has reached her brain and the doctors are a bit more apprehensive than before. Does anyone know about grants? All of her doctors are telling us to apply for grants to pay for her medicine. Any advice would be appreciated.

21 posted on 05/06/2017 12:39:35 PM PDT by Tired of Taxes
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To: Dacula

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THC (pot) is another fast acting tool in brain cancer. It cured one of my cousins in about a month, just toking a joint a few times a day.
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22 posted on 05/06/2017 12:43:38 PM PDT by editor-surveyor (Freepers: Not as smart as I'd hoped they'd be)
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To: Dacula

May the Lord Jesus bring healing and peace to both of you.


23 posted on 05/06/2017 12:45:16 PM PDT by Neoliberalnot (Marxism works well only with the uneducated and the unarmed)
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To: Dacula

My Friend no has all the answers - even the best doctors. We are fortunate to live in an age when you can find scads of solid science and medicine information in an instant.


24 posted on 05/06/2017 12:52:07 PM PDT by mad_as_he$$
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To: FatherofFive

Prayers are welcomed and appreciated.

They give me my shield to help and protect my wife. They are the source of my strength.


25 posted on 05/06/2017 12:56:14 PM PDT by Dacula (President and CEO at Being Awesome)
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To: Dacula

I am so sorry to hear of your struggle.

God bless your wife and you. Keep praying.

I know nothing of paying for treatments. Avoid the alternative nonsense and make sure you proceed with real medicine. My sister wasted a month with chemicals of pretty colors on certain schedules when they found she had it in her brain. No time to try foolishness.


26 posted on 05/06/2017 12:56:44 PM PDT by the OlLine Rebel (Common sense is an uncommon virtue./Federal-run medical care is as good as state-run DMVs.)
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To: Dacula

Unless your wife is diabetic, might I suggest a ketogenic diet (one extremely low on carbs). From what I read, cancer cells cannot absorb ketones — the product of fat burning — but they can absorb glucose. Meanwhile, healthy cells can absorb both ketones and glucose.

The problem with putting diabetics on a ketogenic diet is that it can be deadly for them specifically.


27 posted on 05/06/2017 12:56:51 PM PDT by Tolerance Sucks Rocks (The GOP-e: supporting the Democrat agenda)
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To: editor-surveyor

We are aware of the Charlotte’s web treatment


28 posted on 05/06/2017 1:02:07 PM PDT by Dacula (President and CEO at Being Awesome)
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To: the OlLine Rebel

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The “alternative nonsense” is what works.

Its the Life First route.

No harmful “side effects,” no wealth-building programs for quacks and Pharma billionaires.
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29 posted on 05/06/2017 1:05:38 PM PDT by editor-surveyor (Freepers: Not as smart as I'd hoped they'd be)
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To: Tolerance Sucks Rocks

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The issue with Ketogenic programs is that it requires considerable blood testing to get it right.
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30 posted on 05/06/2017 1:10:15 PM PDT by editor-surveyor (Freepers: Not as smart as I'd hoped they'd be)
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To: Dacula

I lost my mother to cancer in 2013, and found out a lot from that battle. There are natural things that can slow it down. Shark oil and shark cartilage are held by some in the natural health community to be effective.

Lessons learned:

#1. Stay away from ALL sugar. Sugar feeds cancer! Cancer has a lot in common with fungal conditions. Cancer eats sugar for food, and sugar makes our bodies friendly to cancer growth.

If you have a sweet tooth, look into cooking with stevia, and all-natural sweet herb. There are stevia brands now that taste almost like sugar but don’t raise blood sugar.

#2. Stay hydrated! Cancer doesn’t grow as quickly in a well-hydrated body. There was a study that showed that most cancer patients are dehydrated. Dehydration puts the body in a state that promotes cancer growth.


31 posted on 05/06/2017 1:11:14 PM PDT by PastorBooks
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To: editor-surveyor

Quacks? Wow. Pot meet kettle.

It pisses me off the money being made by these charlatan snake-oil salesmen (it is what they are) while I watched my sister die.

Pharm actually put money into research and manufacturing, AND FDA hoops, while these charlatans spend minimal and make mucho profit.


32 posted on 05/06/2017 1:14:20 PM PDT by the OlLine Rebel (Common sense is an uncommon virtue./Federal-run medical care is as good as state-run DMVs.)
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To: Dacula

Prayers up for your wife for another recovery.


33 posted on 05/06/2017 1:32:50 PM PDT by PDGearhead (Obama's lack of citizenship)
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To: editor-surveyor
THC (pot) is another fast acting tool in brain cancer. It cured one of my cousins in about a month, just toking a joint a few times a day.

Yes, baking soda, Vit C, etc. THC is maybe the most effective now. I know a few personally that have been cured with this. I suggest seeing a doctor that is familiar. I don't believe that chemo would cure me so I'm prone to take an alternative approach if ever necessary.

34 posted on 05/06/2017 1:41:45 PM PDT by Digger
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To: Dacula

You should try to get in touch with a patient support group for the type of cancer that your wife has. People there who have gone through the same thing will be able to point you in the right direction with regard to the most effective scientifically based treatments and options for paying for them.


35 posted on 05/06/2017 1:58:35 PM PDT by wideminded
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To: Dacula

Prayers for your wife’s health and healing, and for you and your family in coping.


36 posted on 05/06/2017 2:14:19 PM PDT by fieldmarshaldj (Je Suis Pepe)
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To: fieldmarshaldj

bttt


37 posted on 05/06/2017 2:31:59 PM PDT by Cottonbay
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To: Tired of Taxes

Could you please put me on your Ping list? Thank you


38 posted on 05/06/2017 2:33:34 PM PDT by Cottonbay
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To: Tired of Taxes

I am so sorry for everything your wife, you, and your family is going through. I am unaware of grants during my own cancer. However, I would recommend reviewing NCI clinical trials. Cancer has caused my own financial ruin and has done the same to those I know dealing with AML and stem cell transplants.

https://www.cancer.gov/about-cancer/treatment/clinical-trials


39 posted on 05/06/2017 2:53:14 PM PDT by HollyB
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To: Dacula

I’ll keep y’all in my prayers.

As long as we’re dispensing dietary tips, a shortage of vitamin D is associated with elevated cancer risk. Calcium helps the body absorb vitamin D. So I take a vitamin D/calcium supplement.


40 posted on 05/06/2017 3:03:59 PM PDT by BykrBayb (Lung cancer free since 11/9/07. Colon cancer free since 7/7/15. Obama free since 1/20/17. PTL ~ Þ)
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