Stage IV's Using Alternatives Deserve our Respect and Admiration

luv_gardening · 2012-04-14 10:00:30

Since the long term prognosis for those with mets using conventional treatments is so poor, those who decide to try alternatives are at least looking at the possibility of extending their life further should the alternative work for a while. They can at any time change their mind and use conventional if they choose to, or…

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AlaskaAngel Member Posts: 1,836

April 2012 edited April 2012

I have been stage I NED since dx and tx 10 years ago so I don't claim to "know" what it is like to be metastatic or recurrent.
I don't understand the intense need to control other people's free choice of treatment, whatever it might be. I don't feel threatened by the choices or reasons others have, even if 99.9% would choose something I wouldn't choose. Sharing my impressions is different from trying to convince others. Convincing others to do what I do or to share what I believe is not the goal. If people choose a particular treatment for reasons that I don't agree with, asking polite questions or providing fact politely for consideration is about as far as it needs to go.
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Stage IV's Using Alternatives Deserve our Respect and Admiration

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