Thank you all for being here. Thank you for your kind words and thoughts.
Alaska, Alaska...
No change of position here at all. There may be ever changing alternative therapies in the world of modern medicine, but the alternative treatments of quackery are still kept at a safe distance. We're not willing to go see the Reikki master or acupuncturist, though we don't think badly of anyone who does. We're still not giving quarter where none is due...'nuff said.
Chemotherapy is, as you once described, the medicine that tastes worst. It is a blunt, and somewhat violent, tool. As crude as chemo is, credible studies supporting better valid alternatives are slow to be found if yet at all. We all wish for faster change. It is unfortunate that for now there seems no better option, though certainly there are options galore.
I wrote details of Sue's chemotherapy because we were a little caught by surprise, and maybe her experience will help someone else to not feel alone. She is strong, but I wish she didn't have to be.
To be clear: Although I said that I certainly understand why someone would want to abandon this treatment, I loathe the thought of that being misconstrued as advice to do so.
Sue is here editing me... which as you may well imagine, consists mostly of admonishments
Best of everything to you all