At 31 years old, young, strong, and a seemingly invincible Marine fighter pilot, an abrupt diagnosis of rare bone cancer in my right jaw bone grounded me. Military doctors at Bethesda’s National Naval Medical Center explained the tumor’s location defined it as a...
(Please note: Below is an edited, computer-generated translation of Avner’s story from his native language of Hebrew. Some translations may not be accurate.) The Way: I was fourteen and a half when it was first discovered that I was sick with cancer. It began...
In 2007, Carly became ill with mono/glandular fever. When her symptoms didn’t improve, doctors diagnosed her with chronic fatigue syndrome/ME and eventually chronic Lyme disease in 2013. She tried conventional medical treatment, but it did not heal her...
In 2016, Ken was diagnosed with esophageal cancer. The follow-up consult informed Ken and his wife Sandy that he had cancer in his lower esophagus, in an area currently overcome by what is called Barrett’s Esophagus. This is where the stomach tissue grows up...
In 2016, Julie was told that a serious carcinoma had been found in her uterus after a routine hysterectomy. The carcinoma had metastasized. It was rare and fast-growing. She was registered for hospice and told that chemo would not cure her. She found that she was...
