Update on Dad
Tuesday, September 26th, 2006My dad is still sort of in a holding pattern. He has meetings with two
doctors next week to discuss two different types of treatments. One is
radical surgery, which if the cancer did not spread past the prostate then
they consider this a cure. The other is a cryogenic treatment where they
freeze the prostate and it essentially dies and remains in the body dead.
They cannot be certain they have gotten it all, but it’s a much more minor
day surgery. I’m sure even after he picks a treatment he’ll have to wait to
be treated by the right doctor so I don’t think things will change much for
at least a month or so. I got mom and dad high-speed internet for Christmas
and it has been a great gift as dad has been researching heavily on the
prostate. I think it has given him more of a sense of empowerment. He is a
Type B and he and mom have begun heavily adhering to Living Right 4 their
type. I even spent part of one day making a list of all the common neutral
and beneficial foods between Type B Secretors (Dad) and Type O Non-Secretors
(Mom). If anyone would like a copy of the list I’d be glad to forward it.
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