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***Help Tracy from incurable to incredible***
Dear friends,
I've always been one to look for the silver lining. The silver lining in a diagnosis of "incurable cancer" in the prime of your life is that many people want to help. I was overwhelmed when my friends told me they wanted to start a fund on my behalf. I have been more blessed than I ever imagined by the outpouring of love since my diagnosis. It takes me to my knees that people want to do this.
You see, my mother died when I was 12 and my amazing father died 12 years ago. I grew up to be independent and strong. It's hard for me to ask for help, but pride has no purpose in the journey I'm on now.
My first cancer in 2012 was like have your gall bladder removed. I got a diagnosis, I had a surgery to take my offending parts out (a radical hysterectomy), I recovered, and I moved on with my life.
At least I thought I did until 6 months ago when I heard, "the cancer is back, it's aggressive, and it's incurable." WHAT?! Ain't nobody got time for that! I've got a son to raise and a family to support. Cancer was definitely not in my plan, but I guess it was in God's/the universe's plan.
I started chemo the next week and completed the first round of 6 treatments. They've held the cancer steady but it's not better. I'm going to do another round of 6 chemo treatments and increase my personal research into a cure.
Sadly the Dr.s think chemo will only keep the tumors stable. They still say I'm "incurable." To which I call "BS." Enter #bad@sscancerbabe! Incurable simply means modern western medicine hasn't found a cure yet.
Thousands of people have had a radical remission and turned their incurable diagnose into incredible. I have every intention to see my son grow up. This disease will not take me. At least not yet.
But this means my cure will lie in some combination of western and alternative medicine. I have expanded my healing team to include a nutrionist, an energy healer, an acupuncturist, a therapist (for every member of family), an astrologer and soon possibly a physical trainer and therapeutic masseuse. Not to mention, possible someone/thing that I simply haven't discovered yet. I also hope to embark on spiritual healing journey to see healers in Brazil or India.
Luckily my church is free, but not much else is. All this airy fairy foo foo stuff isn't exactly covered by insurance. Even the traditional medicine covered by insurance is expensive. But I know in my heart an aggressive plan beyond chemo is the only way I will see my son graduate high school and college, dance at his his wedding, and play with my grandchildren.
I don't know what lies ahead. I do know I will come out of this journey a better person.
People have told me I'm inspiring, but I just want to live. It's going to take everything I've got to win this fight. I'm asking for your help in this journey. I'm humbled and grateful by any help you can offer to get to me to a miracle.
If you want to follow more of my journey, I've been brutally honest on caringbridge.org.
With love and blessings,
Tracy
Dear friends,
I've always been one to look for the silver lining. The silver lining in a diagnosis of "incurable cancer" in the prime of your life is that many people want to help. I was overwhelmed when my friends told me they wanted to start a fund on my behalf. I have been more blessed than I ever imagined by the outpouring of love since my diagnosis. It takes me to my knees that people want to do this.
You see, my mother died when I was 12 and my amazing father died 12 years ago. I grew up to be independent and strong. It's hard for me to ask for help, but pride has no purpose in the journey I'm on now.
My first cancer in 2012 was like have your gall bladder removed. I got a diagnosis, I had a surgery to take my offending parts out (a radical hysterectomy), I recovered, and I moved on with my life.
At least I thought I did until 6 months ago when I heard, "the cancer is back, it's aggressive, and it's incurable." WHAT?! Ain't nobody got time for that! I've got a son to raise and a family to support. Cancer was definitely not in my plan, but I guess it was in God's/the universe's plan.
I started chemo the next week and completed the first round of 6 treatments. They've held the cancer steady but it's not better. I'm going to do another round of 6 chemo treatments and increase my personal research into a cure.
Sadly the Dr.s think chemo will only keep the tumors stable. They still say I'm "incurable." To which I call "BS." Enter #bad@sscancerbabe! Incurable simply means modern western medicine hasn't found a cure yet.
Thousands of people have had a radical remission and turned their incurable diagnose into incredible. I have every intention to see my son grow up. This disease will not take me. At least not yet.
But this means my cure will lie in some combination of western and alternative medicine. I have expanded my healing team to include a nutrionist, an energy healer, an acupuncturist, a therapist (for every member of family), an astrologer and soon possibly a physical trainer and therapeutic masseuse. Not to mention, possible someone/thing that I simply haven't discovered yet. I also hope to embark on spiritual healing journey to see healers in Brazil or India.
Luckily my church is free, but not much else is. All this airy fairy foo foo stuff isn't exactly covered by insurance. Even the traditional medicine covered by insurance is expensive. But I know in my heart an aggressive plan beyond chemo is the only way I will see my son graduate high school and college, dance at his his wedding, and play with my grandchildren.
I don't know what lies ahead. I do know I will come out of this journey a better person.
People have told me I'm inspiring, but I just want to live. It's going to take everything I've got to win this fight. I'm asking for your help in this journey. I'm humbled and grateful by any help you can offer to get to me to a miracle.
If you want to follow more of my journey, I've been brutally honest on caringbridge.org.
With love and blessings,
Tracy
Organizer and beneficiary
Tracy Gregg White
Organizer
New York, NY
Tracy White
Beneficiary