Hello Friends,
This is the first part of a series of blogs I’m doing on Health and Welfare of a Woman.
Part of being a clinical trials survivor is getting the word out. It is not enough to talk to your family or your friends, you have to let everyone YOU know and WHO they know that participating in a clinical trial is rewarding and helpful. I know a lot of you are uncomfortable with the idea of clinical trials, but there has been some massive changes. Every trial goes thru years of research and lab testing BEFORE it is even considered for patient participation.
Every trial is monitored by the FDA and the medical community plus several outside organizations who eagle-eye every thing the researchers can think of. Of course, yours truly didn’t think about that stuff when she jumped in. I went because at the time, my survival options were less than 20%. And that included no insurance and financial ruin. Yet I am still here!
True, Faith played a big part, but I have to admit I did trust the doctors more than my faith because I felt abandoned. I just couldn’t wrap my brain around the fact the good Lord let cancer happen to me. But thru it all I rose to be a stronger person with several perks.
1-I can justify my ‘jacked up’ hair due to chemo reaction.
2-R & R is an important step to recovery, take advantage of it. Sleep longer, move slower, vacation often, send an annoying person packing because you need the rest..you get my drift…
3-I ‘gained’ weight due to my compromised lymph edema system. I get comfort instead of criticism for the weight gain. Though sad… its true. I experience the joy of shopping every time I swell!
4-I can be crazy, yell and scream. I'm entitled, I saw hell and survived.
4-Your results benefit millions not just you. Where else can you make that claim? And they are forever.
5-My survival is a tribute to Faith & Clinical Trials. I’m here because I made the decision to take charge and have some say in my cancer treatment. I was blessed because the good Lord and twenty white coats decided I was worth it.
What do you think of Clinical Trials? Better yet, Aren’t you worth the risk?
