2019February Noticed frequent bowel movements.
Mid March Noticed a swollen lymph node in armpit when showering.
Stopped drinking alcohol.
March 28 2019 1st doctors appointment. Had blood taken, stool sample and he booked an ultrasound.
2019 March 30-April 3 Did a 5 day ski traverse and lost 8-10 pounds
2019 April 4 Met with Dr Cham, naturopathic doctor and explained my symptoms. Dr. did allergy test and suggested eating a more plain diet.
2019 April 7 Prayed with the elders and received a laying on of hands.
2019 April 15 Ultrasound around left armpit/shoulder.
2019April 16 Got results from ultrasound, two abnormal masses one with marked blood flow. He suggested a biopsy and a CT scan.
2019 April 18 Ct scan.
2019April 21 Although a Sunday, went to the emergency to get the results from the CT.
Findings: Several enlarged left axillary lymph nodes, a “few” prominent infraclavicular lymph nodes. “Several” enlarged mediastinal lymph nodes. “At least” three hypo enhancing masses in segment 8 liver. “Two additional” hypo enhancing masses in segment 6. Suspected bowel wall thickening involving a short segment of the sigmoid colon.
2019 April 24 Met surgeon #1, he suspected lymphoma and wanted to do a biopsy of a lymph node and he ordered a colonoscopy.
2019 April 26 Met with Nicolette Richer who introduced us to the Gerson Therapy.
Had the colonoscopy.
2019 April 27 Began Gerson full therapy, used incomplete supplements that were gifted by a friend. Enemas were weak as I couldn’t get much volume in due to the near blocked colon.
2019April 30 lymph node biopsy. Afterwards we got the results from the lab the lymph biopsy and from the colon biopsy. Dr announced that it was very bad colon cancer that had metastasized a that I was a “very sick man” and that I had “weeks to months to live”
2019 May 1 Went to the Healing Room for prayer.
2019 May 9 Met with the oncologist, explained his treatment plan, surgery then chemo. He gave me 1-3 years
2019 May 14 Met with Dr Parmar, naturopathic Dr. He told me a plan involving a plant based diet(including some meat), supplements, injection of mistletoe, Vitamin C IV and Loco-regional hyperthermia. And said he would offer to triple my expectancy to 10 years, and said I should also do surgery and chemo.
2019 May 15 Met surgeon #1 again to sign and organize for colon surgery. Met via video chat, Dr Alexander a Gerson practitioner who eventually gave me a Gerson plan which roughly is 100% organic plant based (including some meat). She had me stop the enemas immediately and go down to 7 juices per day.
2019 May 16 Stopped eating and did the bowel prep.
2019 May 17 Checked into Lions Gate hospital to wait for an opening in the operating room.
2019 May 18,19 No food, no surgery. Surgeon said sorry about the delay, “why don’t you go out for a burger and a beer” I did not, but I did have some juice and potatoes.
2019 May 20 Met Surgeon #2 and had the colon surgery. Ended up with a colostomy, he removed 20cm of the sigmoid colon. The colon was not perforated.
2019 May 21-25 Recovered from surgery. I ate no hospital food. Heather prepared my meals at a friends.
2019 May 26-Feb 6 Began a regular schedule or supplements. See Below for list
2019 June 1 Low weight of 146 pounds
2019 June 2 Started experimenting with cannabis. Oil mostly, started with CBD only. Ended up using 50/50 THC/CBD which I found useful with nausea associated with Chemo.
2019 June 3 Video chat with a nutritionist. Recommended plant based diet including some meat.
2019 June 5 Port Instalation.
2019 June 12 Began Chemo, every two weeks. GIFFIRB. Fluoruacil, Folinic Acid (leucovorin), Irinotecan, Bevacizumab.
Cancer markers. CEA 59 CA 19-9 310
Began Local Regional Hyperthermia, 2x per chemo treatment.
Began Miseltoe injection, 2x per chemo treatment.
Beginning of regular Vit-C IV 50g, 2x per week.
2019 Aug 19 CT scan. Showed that some lesions remained the same and some decreased by 50%, no new ones.
2019Aug 28 New weight low, 144 pounds.
2019 Oct 30 Still at 144 pounds
2019 Nov 3 Flew to Hawaii, began to eat legumes (slowly increasing) began to eat all veggies and also began to eat nuts, including avocados which were in season. Stopped eating all animal products.
2019Nov 12 Went to a small church in Kona who had a Faith Healer, David Yanez was speaking and he prayed for my healing.
2019 Nov 14 Last chemotherapy dose.
Last Local Regional Hyperthermia.
Last Miseltoe injection.
2019 Nov 24-27 Bowel obstruction, hospitalized for 3 days. It cleared up once NG tube was inserted.
2019 Nov 27 Meeting with oncologist. He suggested I go onto maintenance chemo “until the cancer becomes more agressive” I told him I would not be having anymore chemo until some later date.
2019 Nov 29 CT scan, most leisions shrunk, some stable.
2019 Dec 18-30 Rash on arms and legs. Healing reaction?
2019 Dec 31 Got a hernia lifting a suitcase.
2020 Jan 7 PET scan partly for information to determine if I can have a liver resection.
2020 Jan 10 Received report from Pet scan. No Evidence of Disease! Tumours on liver gone! Mild uptake of FDG in two lymph nodes, possible due to inflammation.
2020 Jan 13 Talked to liver surgeon. His words said that I didn’t need surgery because the lesions were no longer present. But his report said “With regards to him having extrahepatic disease, I have let him know it would not be a good idea to have a liver resection.”
2020 Jan 20 Meeting with oncologist, when we pressed him for a new diagnosis he said “you have No Evidence of Disease, but it is not eradicated.” He again told me that I should go on to maintenance chemo. I said not now thanks.
2020 Feb 2 Still having ongoing Vit-c Bi-monthly, supplements, plant based whole foods and no animal protein. Extremely limited processed foods. (flax oil, rye and a small amount of whole wheat.)
2020 Feb 6 Full body Hyperthermia
2020 Feb 13 Full body Hyperthermia
2020 March 9 Colonoscopy
2020 April 2 CT scan Whistler nothing significant
2020 April 21 Tumour markers start rising
2020 June 24 Colostomy reversal
2020 July tumour markers rising
2020 Aug 10 tumour markers still rising
2020 Aug 28 CT Scan nothing really there
2020 Sept talk to oncologist and naturopathic dr and decided to start chemo again. Full strength
2020 Sept 24 Start chemo and mirror with LRHT (Local Regional Hyper Thermia), Miseltoe and IV Vit-c
2020 Nov 27 CT scan
Recommended treatment from Naturopathic Dr.
Supplement Chart
Books Ive read
Anti Cancer. Dr. Servan-Schreiber
The China Study. T. Colin Campbell
Chis Beat Cancer. Chris Wark
Eat Real To Heal. Nicolette Richer
Fighting Cancer. Gorter and Pepper
Healing the Gerson Way. Charlotte Gerson
How Not to Die Micheal Gregor
Radical Remission. Kelly Turner
The Rain Barrel Effect. Stephen Cabral
Walking with God through Pain and Suffering. Timothy Keller
How to Pray. C.S. Lewis
Movies Ive watched
Beyond Food
Biggest Little Farm
The Bleeding Edge
The C-Word
Cowspiracy
Crazy Sexy Cancer
Diet Fiction
Eating Animals
Fantastic Fungi
Fat Sick and Nearly Dead
Food Inc.
Heal
Hope (Hope for Planet Earth) youtube
Hungry for Change
The Game Changers
In Defence of Food
Kiss the Ground
Plant Pure Nation
Running for Food
Seaspiracy
Sustainable
Unsupersize me
Weed the People
What the Health
Podcast-YouTube
Chris Beat Cancer
Dr. John Cambell
Dr. Klapper
Eat Real to Heal
Food Matters
Rich Roll
Medicine and Health with DR. Paul
Nutrition Facts with Dr. Gregor
Nutrition Made Simple
We Have Cancer