Posted by: Denise on: March 18, 2018
A young woman in her mid-forties wrote me recently to say how sad and fearful she was because, despite her efforts, her white blood count and lymphocyte count went up. My answer to her was comprehensive, so I am sharing it now in this post. Dear CLL Reader, I truly understand about how you feel […]
Posted by: Denise on: November 20, 2015
This is a guest post by Eric Clark, a Canadian who was diagnosed in 2012. CLL Came to Visit Although I am not a shy person, I have been reluctant to post any good news on the two CLL Facebook groups because they only talk about the medical aspects around late stage treatment. The […]
Posted by: Denise on: November 5, 2015
Here is a second post on going wheat-free (and more) by fellow CLL-er, Eric Clark. My First Quarter experience with a Wheat-Less lifestyle In mid-June of this year, 2015, I decided it was time to read Wheat Belly and asked to borrow it from my good friend, John. I convinced myself that buying the book was […]
Posted by: Denise on: June 11, 2015
First, I have to tell you that I’m normally pretty anti- any kind of conventional cancer or leukemia treatment.  That is, unless there is a proven record of success, measure by CURE!!!  Much of the chemo treatment has abysmal results.  The researchers, and the medical establishment in general, measure the extension of increased lifespan in MONTHS. […]
Posted by: Denise on: June 11, 2015
Question: My White Blood Count (WBC) has never gone done and in fact always been increasing. To me that’s the real indicator. This abnormal and steady increase has crowded my arteries and I have trouble even going for long walks. Specially, where we live there are hills in our neighborhood and it’s a huge battle to […]
Posted by: Denise on: April 17, 2014
Question: I would like to know how your lymph glands react, if that’s ok. When I was first diagnosed there were no signs of enlarged glands, but on my last check up a few pea-sized enlargements were detected in my neck and right groin. I did however come down with a pretty bad cold the […]