Hi Richard, Happy New Year. I started taking the herbs in 2009 about year after the mets in my liver. Like I said previously it was too much for me to handle. I had a few lymph nodes affected, when i was operated on my bowels to remove the tumor the surgeons also removed I think of 2 lymph nodes. I'm glad to hear so far everything is good for you and I hope it continues. Regards Purple Star ... View more

Hi Rebecca, You are not alone. I have incurable cancer with the diagnosis of stage D but finger and toes crossed I'm still here. I'm in my forties but it does matter what age you are, it still hurts. It is a lonely journey but just hang in there, everyone's make-up is genetically different and so everyone has hope of conquering the cancer even against the statistics. And you know oncologists aren't in our bodies, they too can be wrong. I now believe in the will and strength of your mind, body and spirit and I will never give up. And the big thing for me now is I don't let the cancer absorb or dictate my life. I'm happy and really content with my life even though I'm having treatment which i dread. But I don't let it stop me from having a quality of life, i still do the things I love, eat and drink. And i run every day anything from 6-7 kms this gives me the energy and inner self to believe I will get through this. regards Purple Star ... View more

Hi Richard, Thank-you for your email. I actually didn't last long on the chinese herbs. I found them quite unbecoming and hard to stomach. i have taken a different approach and that is living a fulfilled and quality of life, whatever happens, happens. What may or did work for someone else does not necessarily going to work for me. Having said that, I still try to maintain organic way of life and also started to meditate. I recently completed "living with cancer program" at the Ian Gawler Foundation in Melbourne, not sure where you live, but its worth a look if you are in Melbourne. The website is http://www.gawler.org/ if you are interested. I gained alot from the program. At the moment I'm having treatment to maintain things and been on it for now 18 months, and so far so good, but i don't enjoy the treatment even though its less evasive as my first round. How are you going? Did you have any symptoms when you got diagnosed? Where abouts did you have treatment? take care, hope to hear from you. Purple Star ... View more