something i just heard the other day for the first time: in humans, at least, lysine has been found to be very effective in mediating the bad effects of chemo and/or radiation treatment. since we already know that lysine helps our cats in other ways, it certainly wouldn't hurt to make sure one undergoing drastic treatment is also keeping up on their lysine...
On 8/26/05, [EMAIL PROTECTED] <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Not at all, Michelle! In fact, I'm trying not to think about all of the > possible outcomes, right now...just taking it one day at a time! By > some fluke, Ewok may not even respond to the chemo at all...To even have > 3 years with him and his brother has been a blessing...at this point, to > just have a few more weeks with him is all I ask...if it's more, then > I'll be all the more grateful! I'm not ready to say good-bye, but I > don't think I ever will be...every minute is precious, now! > > Thanks for everything! > > Jen > > **************************************************** > "But if you tame me, then we shall need each other. To me, you will be > unique in all the world. To you, I shall be unique in all the world; You > become responsible, forever, for what you have tamed..." --Antoine de > Saint-Exupéry > > "If you talk to the animals they will talk with you and you will know > each other. If you do not talk to them you will not know them, and what > you do not know you will fear. What one fears one destroys." --Chief Dan > George > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Date: Friday, August 26, 2005 4:48 pm > Subject: Re: Ewok has a tumor--Michelle > > > Jen, be aware that Simon had multicentric lymphoma, which is the > > kind least > > responsive to chemo and also the kind that people normally detect > > later due to > > absence of palpable masses and due to it not affecting behavior > > until it > > spreads from the lymph nodes into the liver or bone marrow. Simon > > got 2 months > > from the chemo and steroids, but he had the worst kind of lymphoma > > for chemo and > > he was very sick by the time it was detected-- he got bright > > yellow, in fact, > > before he was hospitalized and started on chemo. I just wanted to > > emphasize to > > you that Ewok does not have the same thing as Simon, and may be in > > a far > > better position to get more time and more quality, in case my > > referencing Simon > > made you scared Ewok would only have 2 months or go through what > > Simon went > > through. > > Michelle > > > > In a message dated 8/26/05 5:44:33 PM Eastern Daylight Time, > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: > > Thank you so much, Michelle! I just signed up and am awaiting > > approval!:) And a special "thank you" to Simon, too...he was one > > specialguy...I've already told Ewok all about him! :) > > > > Jen > > > > -- MaryChristine AIM / YAHOO: TenHouseCats MSN: [EMAIL PROTECTED] ICQ: 289856892
