Heng died on the morning of 16 December 2001. This ended her four-year battle with cancer. Indeed we at CA Care felt disappointed and frustrated, though we know all along that the battle against cancer could never be won. But we also felt that Heng should not have suffered that much. She could have died peacefully and without pain like many others before her.
The story of Heng started in November 1997. This 49 -year old lady had squamous cell carcinoma of the cervix and had undergone an operation. About 8 months later, she found a lump in the inner thigh and this was diagnosed as an inguinal tumour. The lump was removed and was followed by 25 doses of radiotherapy and chemotherapy. Later, she was told that the cancer had spread to the lungs. She was given a second round of chemotherapy. After six cycles of chemotherapy, the spots in the lungs had disappeared.
On 13 August 1999, she came to see us and was started on herbs. After four months on the herbs, she reported in detail the good responses. She gained weight – 67 kg up from 50 kg. On 7 May 2000, Heng had a relapse. This was in spite of the fact that she had been taking the herbs so diligently. The doctor said there were spots in the lungs again. The doctor wanted her to undergo chemotherapy again and this would cost her around RM 20,000. She was given more herbs. In early August 2000, she came to see us looking healthier than before. Indeed she was alive again! Then somehow, she confided in one of us that she had not followed the proper diet before and because of that had the relapse.
On 10 August 2000, she and her husband came to CA Care and we requested a frank conversation with them. We also asked their permission to video tape the session so that others could share their experiences. Heng and her husband were in a real jovial mood. See the video below (minus audio) and compare her condition when she had chemotherapy!
The doctor told Heng that there were still some spots in her lungs and he wanted to blast them off. At that time, there was no mention of metastasis to any other parts of the body. To be specific, there was no mention of liver metastasis at all. The main concern was to clear the lungs of the tumours. So Heng was subjected to chemotherapy again but she still continued taking the herbs. As a result, her health had improved tremendously compared to her condition in the last few months. Her weight had increased from 54 kg to 60.3 kg. She had regained her appetite. She was full of energy again and could do housework without any help. She and her husband were now more than convinced that her relapse had been caused by her rash consumption of bad food. Heng took to our advice about proper diet more seriously.
From March 2000, Heng underwent chemotherapy and the treatment dragged on for almost a year. She was given nine injections of Taxol followed by four injections of Gemzar. Since these drugs were not effective, sometime in July 2001 the doctor gave her an injection of Taxotere. Immediately after this treatment, Heng felt like dying. Her whole body seemed to vibrate and she suffered severe pains. She told the doctor that she wanted to give up chemotherapy altogether. The doctor did not say a word and readily agreed. After this Taxotere incident Heng and her husband came to see us.
An ultrasound on 30 August 2001 revealed multiple nodules in the right lobe of liver. The largest one measures 7.3 x 6.4 cm. The left lobe appears normal. An X-ray showed presence of multiple nodules in both the lung fields. The largest one was seen in the left lower zone measuring 4.5 x 4 cm. The above are in keeping with metastatic disease.
Heng’s condition deteriorated. Her stomach bloated, she was constipated, she felt like vomiting and was in severe pain. She was hospitalised. For three times, a total of 1.5 litres of fluid was tapped out from the abdomen. Two doctors attended to her. One prescribed Forlax, DF 118 (dihydrocodeine), Motilium and Ferrous sulphate, while another gave her an injection (another chemo?). She was well for a while after that but was constipated. Three weeks later she went back to the doctor for a second injection (I am unable to know what this was because the doctor did not give a medical report). Immediately, Heng’s condition turned for the worse – there was severe pains, constipation, a bloated stomach, lack of strength, a dry throat, etc. The doctor was on leave and Heng had no one to turn to. She called me on the morning of 12 December 2001 for help. Her voice was hoarse and she was in pain and exhausted. I was really shaken to see her condition. Her face was lifeless, pale like a corpse. Deep down I knew that Heng’s time was about up.
I prescribed Heng some herbs. Two days later the husband called to say that Heng experienced less pain after taking the herbs. I was hopeful. But then, our phone at home rang on the morning of 17 December 2001 and it was Heng’s husband informing us that Heng had just died. The running battle against cancer had ended. Sadly, Heng lost in this game (or is it a game?). I wrote this chapter soon after Heng’s death and dedicate this to her memory. May God bless her soul.
Andrew Weil, the program director of integrative medicine at the University of Arizona in Tucson (in Health & Healing) described modern medicine as follows: There is never ending struggle against illness. Patients are sucked into same way of thinking … Finding themselves more and more dependent on the system giving one treatment after another…And in the case of Heng it ended in death.
Extracted from the author’s book: Cancer Success Stories Book 1: In Search for a Cure.
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