We were told...
 

Thank you for being here.

We were told that "now that you are in the 11th hour, you are expected to accept (name of popular deity here) and know that his way is the only way to regaining your health"

Both of us subscribe to the thoughts of (our screen name is a clue) in which personal accountability and actions are at the fore, and being fully present is the key goal.
Don't want to get into that here, certainly not the place.

But I've always felt that having a faith (any) is a good thing in general, as it requires one to have an open mind. The trick is not to have such an open mind that your brains fall out.

Some well wishers have not taken that care, though they mean well. Sometimes their words of encouragement are more harmful than helpful, and it is only a lapse of careful speech that causes this. I've done this as well over the years, but I do try hard to correct it. As far as "being in the 11th hour..." well, we've never felt that way, and it hurt to hear someone describe us thus. We live in each moment as best we can, we've done this long before cancer came into our lives.

Thank you for bringing up what is obviously a common experience. This is helpful to us, and brings to mind that careless speech can be harmful.

---Kevin and Sue---