Today's blog is a rather long one, God bless you if you make it to the end! When the doctors told us there was nothing more they could do, I knew I couldn’t give up. That was October 2012. My dad had just endured eight weeks of intense treatment—daily radiation, 8-hour chemo infusions, and two of the strongest drugs in oncology: one nicknamed the Red Devil, the other Bone Crusher.His body was exhausted, and yet, I believed there had to be more we could do to support his healing. We doubled down on a full lifestyle shift—removing what we could, adding in what would help, and trusting God every step of the way.
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Over the years, I’ve had hundreds of people ask about my dad’s journey. Whether it’s someone walking through a diagnosis or a caregiver searching for answers, the questions are always heartfelt—and familiar: What did you do? What helped him? How is he still here?
I’ve told this story so many times, always wishing I had it all written down. So now I am—starting here. In May 2005, my dad was diagnosed with both non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma as well as non-small cell adenocarcinoma in his lungs. That same year, he underwent a double lobectomy, removing two-thirds of his right lung...
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