Since I was doing so much better, I continued to go for tests only every two months, and at the last one, my doctor told me that I could live with the levels as they currently were indefinitely. What started out as a "death" sentence was transmuted into a normal life!
Although I was not yet totally healed, my WBC levels as of April , 2001 were down to 15.6! I consider that to be a pretty decent demonstration after having a high of 159.0 just two years before.
2002 – In October I have been working at Kinkos for one year and I have had enough.
I was able to obtain a position at a local non-
In 2003 she orders a full body CT Scan. It shows nothing serious. Over time my blood tests continue to get better. As of 2009, the tests are the best ever! Everything is now totally within the range of normal and it has been this way for many years except for some anemia. And now even that is normal!
In 2009 I saw her again for a routine checkup. What does she want? Yet another CT Scan! I am holding off for now. I may have other health issues from time to time but not CLL!
Summary
I think we have to make sure we are not trapped in a mindset that believes
only one way is possible. Medicine does not yet have the magic bullet that will cure
this disease, and many of the regimens used to help it are harmful to the body as
a whole. I am not against using the benefits of medicine, but I do think we need
to recognize that its limitations do not have to be our own.
I plan to live a long and healthy life. I took the coral calcium for several years, and as I feel other things might enhance the quality of my life, I introduce them, too. If the medical community comes up with a magic bullet that cures this disease, I'll be the first in line. But until then, I'm acting as my own advisor. I'm learning about my body and its needs, partnering with medicine, and taking a view that answers don't always come from the expected sources.
Life is good!
Steven Freier
San Mateo, CA
