Diagnosis & Treatment

CANCER TYPE
Glioblastoma, Melanoma & Prostate Cancer
AGE DIAGNOSED
59 years old
Medical Center
1) Prostate cancer: University of Michigan Oncology & Greenacres Hospital Port Elizabeth, South Africa. 2) Brain Cancer: Greenacres Hospital Port Elizabeth, South Africa
Surgeon
Oncologist
Dr. Cathryn Walton, Port Elizabeth, South Africa
Clinical Trials
Medical Treatment
Surgery
Chemotherapy
Radiation
Details of Treatment
6 months chemotherapy, 6 weeks radiation, multiple surgeries. Chemotherapy was administered orally, chemo-laced Gliadel Wafers were implanted in my brain.
Medication During Treatment
Gliadel Carmustine Wafers, Temodar
Alternative Therapies During Treatment
No sugar
Exercise
No alcohol
WHAT CANCER TAUGHT ME
My story is not a sob story about what I have been through, but is a success story about how I have been through it. Being a long-term survivor of 5 cancers lets me use my challenges for the good of other people.
Supplements
WHAt helped me during treatment
Favorite Quote
“Never, never, never give in," by Winston Churchill.
Advice for Others
My best advice is to believe in yourself and your medical practitioners.

My Story

My story is not a sob story about what I have been through but is a success story about how I have been through it.

I have written a book "Fulfilling Your Dream: The Battle to Beat Cancer" about my being a long-term survivor of 5 cancers over 16+ years. It covers how I successfully dealt with my own cancer challenges to inspire and motivate fellow cancer patients and their caregivers, so that they may rise to their own challenges and ultimately fulfill their own dreams of beating cancer.

The photo below is of a scan of my cured brain showing a hole that remains where my two tumors were removed from. The hole is filled with cerebral fluid, but I have a fully-functional brain. I use that hole as my extra piece of space for storing creative ideas and motivational thoughts!

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