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About Ren

I have been diagnosed with stage 4, metastatic colorectal cancer in October 2012, 3 days after my 44th birthday. There is no cure, but I am determined to go down the road less travelled to find one. I have setup this blog to document my journey and hopefully help others in the process. My view is that if there is a cure, it does not lie with traditional chemo, but with the immune system. Time will tell.

Dry Fast Aftermath

Posted on April 5, 2013 by Ren

For those of you following my blog, you will know that I had recently completed a 10 day dry fast. That’s 10 days without food or water. The aim was to try and make life as difficult as possible for … Continue reading →

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Dry Fast Journal

Posted on March 24, 2013 by Ren

Today I started on my dry fasting exeriment. My aim is to go 240 hours, or 10 days, without food or water. I should reach a state of ketosis in about 2 days, and with any luck I’ll starve my … Continue reading →

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CEA

Posted on March 23, 2013 by Ren

Everyone with colorectal cancer is aware of CEA, short for Carcinoembryonic Antigen and watches their levels very closely. However, not many seem to know what CEA actually is, what it does and why its important. Here is my take on … Continue reading →

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Coffee Enemas

Posted on March 18, 2013 by Ren

Apparently coffee enemas are all the rage these days, so it was time that I too got onto the bandwagon. (I am going to spare you the details and if you need detailed instruction, just google them.) Had my third … Continue reading →

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Murray McNab (-14/3/2013)

Posted on March 17, 2013 by Ren

Two days ago I learned that Murray McNab lost his fight with colorectal cancer. I did not know Murray very well and we only exchanged a couple of emails, however his Journey struck a chord with me and I have … Continue reading →

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Dry Fasting

Posted on March 15, 2013 by Ren

The qigong master that I have been seeing for the last few months has recommended that I go on a ten day dry fast. That’s ten days without food or water. At first glance it sounds insane as it is … Continue reading →

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Tetrathiomolybdate

Posted on March 15, 2013 by Ren

It took a while, but my Tetrathiomolybdate order arrived today. TTM is a powerful copper chelator and because I have high copper levels and the fact that copper is crucial to angiogenesis, its time to get as much copper out … Continue reading →

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FOLFIRI Cycle 4 (1 Mar 2013)

Posted on March 15, 2013 by Ren

This cycle of FOLFIRI was the worst and best at the same time. During the first week, the level of nausea hit an all time high, and It took a great deal of control to fight the urge to vomit. … Continue reading →

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Liver Transplant

Posted on March 14, 2013 by Ren

There is a study on liver transplants with some very encouraging 5 year survival figures. The problem is that in Australia at least, this is considered high risk and metastatic cancer (other than primary liver cancer) will not qualify for … Continue reading →

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CT Scan Strike 2

Posted on March 12, 2013 by Ren

Got a CT scan today and the results are in. Seems like my little mutants are a stubborn lot. Just like FOLFOX, 4 rounds of FOLFIRI also failed to reduce my tumour load. This is strike 2. Most liver mets … Continue reading →

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