Regina,
It's good to take a breather. When I am with family my posts stop. Once in a while I will stay up late to put my thoughts together when everyone else is sleeping. That said, I sure appreciate your thoughts and sharing of due diligence.
This last week several friends shared that they had just been diagnosed with primary or secondary cancer. One apparently developed leukemia from chemo treatments for another cancer type. That person had not been advanced enough to qualify for the Direct Phase 1 trial so I shared some info for them to consider that I would not otherwise openly share while Direct is in clinical trials. That might help them if their doctor will act upon it. To date he has not. Fortunately the primary cancer has been mostly controlled with the chemo though biomarker count is rising again. Leukemias have become more treatable in recent years so I was able to reassure them about that. The good thing about all of this is that these folks are talking and know that there are those who care, are praying and actively looking for answers.
I have a story about someone I know personally that had a liver damaged by hepatitis, a broken marriage and a condo underwater. He joined a prayer group about one year ago when he was bottoming out. He just moved after selling his condo for a profit after receiving 2 bids in about 6 days when the realtor said maybe it would sell in 6 months at around breakeven at best. His marriage has been restored as have the attitudes that were wreaking havoc on it. Last but not least, his liver returned to completely normal function. He asked his nurse if she had ever seen this happen before. She said that this was a first time experience in her entire career. Wait until she sees seemingly hopeless cancer patients going home to live! Enjoy your time off. Best wishes.
