Wednesday 26th August

Vaccines today then only one left. So close to leaving. Have meetings today and should start to receive information on the Home Treatment. We have to visit Wallmart to buy another suitcase as the amount of supplements and pills is huge as these have to last for nine weeks. Then they want me back for a week to boost my immune system back up. Not sure whether this is going to be an option so we will see.

Had appointment with the Oncologists today and they seem very pleased with my progress. They have given me a date of 23rd November to return for the booster treatment.
They have also given me my prescription for the next 3 months and we will be sorting them out over the next couple of days. The most expensive is the Xeloda and this is the mild chemo drug. They explained that the last 3 weeks of treatments and Vaccines have boosted my immune system so the Xeloda will target the cancer without any harmful side effects. This is the major issue with the treatment back home as they will only administer full on chemo in a very powerful form. Coupled with this most cancer patients immune systems are already low and this is why the chemo has horrible side effects including death. Even if the chemo kills the initial cancer cells patients are further at risk as their immune systems are so low the recurrence of cancer in other areas of the body is highly likely.
The treatment here at the Oasis of Hope is geared to avoiding this recurrence whilst killing the current active cancer cells giving patients a much longer and better survival rate.
From what we have seen this is the case and I pray to be testament to this.