I am fine today. Continue from yesterday…
Last Friday, doctor did another BMA for him and the result showed 15% of blast. I analyzed the situation carefully and until now, I am still can’t see any link between Yantuo and the disease. Most probably you would be able to reason it out based on my description above. (My fourth sister complained that I analyzed too much. What she wanted me to do is just to drink that herb and believe :-) )
The wife said that her husband looks strong and healthy now but doctors said his future might be difficult. She was very worried to hear about this.
“You say that your husband looks well and healthy now?” I asked. “Yes” she answered. “The most important thing is he is good today. Nobody, including healthy individuals, knows what would happen in future.” I advised. She seemed to be more relieved after this.
In fact in life, we often worry too much about the uncontrollable part of our future. This brings unnecessary burden and worry to our life. A very good advice from Bible says, “Don't worry about tomorrow. It will take care of itself.”
See you next post :-)
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Friday, February 02, 2007
Thursday, February 01, 2007
Day +211
I am fine today. Now continue to talk about herbs and friends.
Last Saturday, my friend (Day +209) told me that a patient opposite his bed was cured by Yantuo. Considering this may be the first case that proves that an alternative treatment work, I was very excited. This is why I rushed to hospital on Sunday, bringing along Yantuo leaves to investigate the case. They confirmed that the Yantuo leaves were genuine.
This 73 year old uncle is a strong and brave man. His is receiving his third round of chemotherapy in UH. Since the visit, I keep in touch with his wife to monitor his progress.
After having the first round of chemotherapy, the cancer (blast) cells in his bone marrow reduced from 65% to 25%. Without going home, he continued his second round of chemotherapy with stronger chemotherapy. Unfortunately, his bone marrow aspiration result after second round of chemotherapy showed that the blast increased to 63%. After consulting a haematologist in a private hospital, he decided not to continue chemotherapy.
About one month later, he asked doctor to perform a bone marrow aspiration (BMA) for him again. The result showed that his blast cells were 3% only. He believed that Yantuo helped to bring his disease under control because he started to drink it immediately after the first chemotherapy.
To be continued and see you next post :-)
Last Saturday, my friend (Day +209) told me that a patient opposite his bed was cured by Yantuo. Considering this may be the first case that proves that an alternative treatment work, I was very excited. This is why I rushed to hospital on Sunday, bringing along Yantuo leaves to investigate the case. They confirmed that the Yantuo leaves were genuine.
This 73 year old uncle is a strong and brave man. His is receiving his third round of chemotherapy in UH. Since the visit, I keep in touch with his wife to monitor his progress.
After having the first round of chemotherapy, the cancer (blast) cells in his bone marrow reduced from 65% to 25%. Without going home, he continued his second round of chemotherapy with stronger chemotherapy. Unfortunately, his bone marrow aspiration result after second round of chemotherapy showed that the blast increased to 63%. After consulting a haematologist in a private hospital, he decided not to continue chemotherapy.
About one month later, he asked doctor to perform a bone marrow aspiration (BMA) for him again. The result showed that his blast cells were 3% only. He believed that Yantuo helped to bring his disease under control because he started to drink it immediately after the first chemotherapy.
To be continued and see you next post :-)
Tuesday, January 30, 2007
Day +209
I am fine today. Continue from yesterday…
On Sunday, I also visited an AML friend who was doing his maintenance chemotherapy in UH. This man is very stubborn according to his wife, but very interesting to me. His wife complained to my eldest sister that he always think that he is the cleverest guy in the world and often scolds his wife stupid. :-(
His disease relapsed one year after completing his chemotherapy treatment. After this, he returned to UH to complete one cycle of chemotherapy and then ‘cabut diri’ (run away) from the remaining cycles of chemotherapy. When I first met him in UH early last year, he said, “Doctors warned me that I would relapse in 3 months time if I do not further my chemotherapy treatment. You see, I am still fine after 3 months.”
He told his wife he would like to fight the disease by his own. These include taking herbs and health products and practicing some alternative health approaches. He told me he even drank his own urine at one point of time. He never stops drinking Yantuo soup until now.
Unfortunately, these practices failed to keep his disease under control and he experienced 2nd relapse 8 months later. He said, “I surrender! I would do whatever doctors say now.” He is awaiting of bone marrow transplant but his brother whose HLA possibly match his is now working in Canada and the worse thing is that this brother told him that the appointment to draw blood for HLA typing there would take another 6 months time. This makes him really worry.
Based on my experience, the HLA typing can be done very quickly in UH (Not bad, Malaysia! :-)). “Why not ask your brother to come back here to do the HLA typing?” I asked. He said his brother said that he is subjected to heavy pressure there because he is handling a big project in Canada. They lost touch for almost 20 years and according to him, the bond of brotherhood is no longer there :-( What can be said?
So don’t exhaust our energy in our job until we forget the need to foster a closer relationship with family members and friends. We need each other.
See you next post :-)
On Sunday, I also visited an AML friend who was doing his maintenance chemotherapy in UH. This man is very stubborn according to his wife, but very interesting to me. His wife complained to my eldest sister that he always think that he is the cleverest guy in the world and often scolds his wife stupid. :-(
His disease relapsed one year after completing his chemotherapy treatment. After this, he returned to UH to complete one cycle of chemotherapy and then ‘cabut diri’ (run away) from the remaining cycles of chemotherapy. When I first met him in UH early last year, he said, “Doctors warned me that I would relapse in 3 months time if I do not further my chemotherapy treatment. You see, I am still fine after 3 months.”
He told his wife he would like to fight the disease by his own. These include taking herbs and health products and practicing some alternative health approaches. He told me he even drank his own urine at one point of time. He never stops drinking Yantuo soup until now.
Unfortunately, these practices failed to keep his disease under control and he experienced 2nd relapse 8 months later. He said, “I surrender! I would do whatever doctors say now.” He is awaiting of bone marrow transplant but his brother whose HLA possibly match his is now working in Canada and the worse thing is that this brother told him that the appointment to draw blood for HLA typing there would take another 6 months time. This makes him really worry.
Based on my experience, the HLA typing can be done very quickly in UH (Not bad, Malaysia! :-)). “Why not ask your brother to come back here to do the HLA typing?” I asked. He said his brother said that he is subjected to heavy pressure there because he is handling a big project in Canada. They lost touch for almost 20 years and according to him, the bond of brotherhood is no longer there :-( What can be said?
So don’t exhaust our energy in our job until we forget the need to foster a closer relationship with family members and friends. We need each other.
See you next post :-)
Monday, January 29, 2007
Day +208
I am fine today. Now continue to talk about herbs…
While I was doing my third cycle of chemotherapy, my fourth sister photocopied a newspaper cutting to me. It told a story about a Leukaemia patient who became very weak certain days after receiving the first dose of chemo drug and his platelet count failed to rise. After drinking Yantuo soup, his platelet raised ‘beautifully’. The conclusion was Yantuo cured Leukaemia and saved his life.
I compared my platelet trend with his and found out that it is quite normal to have such trend. The platelet count was just about to increase at the time he took Yantuo. In other words, if he did not take Yantuo, the platelet count would still increase. Even if Yantuo did help to raise his platelet, how could he claim that Yantuo cured his Leukaemia? Treating Leukaemia is not as simple as maintaining good platelet count!
It can be difficult to cast doubt on this kind of testimony for someone who did not go through this kind of treatment. However, to my youngest sister, she just could not understand my explanation and insisted that I should drink Yantuo soup. She even went all the way to Bentong to bring home the leaves of a big Yantuo tree, dried it and kept it for me.
Due to my sister’s enthusiasm on this leave, I drank Yantuo soup everyday since 3rd cycle of chemotherapy, but the platelet trend was still the same as the previous two cycles of chemotherapy :-( Anyway, I must thank her for taking trouble to prepare the soup for me :-)
I stopped drinking it since the bone marrow transplant.
To be continue and see you next post :-)
While I was doing my third cycle of chemotherapy, my fourth sister photocopied a newspaper cutting to me. It told a story about a Leukaemia patient who became very weak certain days after receiving the first dose of chemo drug and his platelet count failed to rise. After drinking Yantuo soup, his platelet raised ‘beautifully’. The conclusion was Yantuo cured Leukaemia and saved his life.
I compared my platelet trend with his and found out that it is quite normal to have such trend. The platelet count was just about to increase at the time he took Yantuo. In other words, if he did not take Yantuo, the platelet count would still increase. Even if Yantuo did help to raise his platelet, how could he claim that Yantuo cured his Leukaemia? Treating Leukaemia is not as simple as maintaining good platelet count!
It can be difficult to cast doubt on this kind of testimony for someone who did not go through this kind of treatment. However, to my youngest sister, she just could not understand my explanation and insisted that I should drink Yantuo soup. She even went all the way to Bentong to bring home the leaves of a big Yantuo tree, dried it and kept it for me.
Due to my sister’s enthusiasm on this leave, I drank Yantuo soup everyday since 3rd cycle of chemotherapy, but the platelet trend was still the same as the previous two cycles of chemotherapy :-( Anyway, I must thank her for taking trouble to prepare the soup for me :-)
I stopped drinking it since the bone marrow transplant.
To be continue and see you next post :-)
Sunday, January 28, 2007
Day +207
I am fine today. I attended church service this morning and in the afternoon, I rushed to UH to visit some friends. Now continue from yesterday…
What about herbs? I was introduced so many types of herb after I was diagnosed with this disease. If I was presented with convincing cases regarding the effectiveness of these herbs have on my disease, I shall not go for bone marrow transplant.
Many people claim that a plant called Rodgersia sambucifolia Hemsl (岩陀-Yantuo) cures Leukaemia. This was reported in various newspapers and magazines. I post photos of the leaves below. If you see trees with such leaves in your front or back yard, don't get rid of them. Many people are looking for them.
Raw Yantuo leaves. Click the picture to get a larger view.
Dry Yantuo Leaves. Click the picture to get a larger view.
After analyzing testimonials found in newspapers and magazines carefully, I failed to convince myself beyond reasonable doubt that it is in fact Yantuo that cures Leukaemia.
Please understand that I am not saying that they are not effective at all. What I can say is until now I am still not sure whether it works as claimed. I am still searching for convincing cases that prove that it works and I really hope that I could find one.
In fact, the main reason that I rush to hospital this afternoon is to ‘investigate’ a claim that a 73 year old patient who failed chemotherapy gain complete remission (cancer cells fall below 5%) after drinking Yantuo soup. Busy body me, isn’t it? :-)
I will continue to share with you my experience with herbs.
See you next post :-)
What about herbs? I was introduced so many types of herb after I was diagnosed with this disease. If I was presented with convincing cases regarding the effectiveness of these herbs have on my disease, I shall not go for bone marrow transplant.
Many people claim that a plant called Rodgersia sambucifolia Hemsl (岩陀-Yantuo) cures Leukaemia. This was reported in various newspapers and magazines. I post photos of the leaves below. If you see trees with such leaves in your front or back yard, don't get rid of them. Many people are looking for them.
Raw Yantuo leaves. Click the picture to get a larger view.
Dry Yantuo Leaves. Click the picture to get a larger view.
After analyzing testimonials found in newspapers and magazines carefully, I failed to convince myself beyond reasonable doubt that it is in fact Yantuo that cures Leukaemia.Please understand that I am not saying that they are not effective at all. What I can say is until now I am still not sure whether it works as claimed. I am still searching for convincing cases that prove that it works and I really hope that I could find one.
In fact, the main reason that I rush to hospital this afternoon is to ‘investigate’ a claim that a 73 year old patient who failed chemotherapy gain complete remission (cancer cells fall below 5%) after drinking Yantuo soup. Busy body me, isn’t it? :-)
I will continue to share with you my experience with herbs.
See you next post :-)
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