The sword hangs by a thread. We received a reprieve three weeks ago. The doctors said no to radiation and surgery. We were elated. Now we see the sword and we are not elated. We are watching the thread.
The sword has some words printed on it and unless you get right under it you can not read it. The words are "because it won't matter". Let me explain.
In the normal process of things cancerous there is a primary tumor. If you are lucky enough to find it early then you can attack it and get rid of it. The result is freedom. If you catch it a bit later then you can attack it with chemo and surgery and a bit of radiation and the result is freedom. If you don't catch it in time then chemo is your shot because it has become systemic and widespread. Surgery won't get it and radiation can't cover all of the items. They don't matter because they would not work.
Chemo is like a hammer that goes after all the fast dividing cells whether they are cancerous or hair cells. It goes after them all. Surgery is designed to pick out the obvious and larger item. Radiation is a pinpoint accurate device. If the problem is widespread then you can't get it all with surgery and there are too may pinpoints.
I am watching the sword for signs of movement.
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