Hello all, sorry for the lapse in response.. been really busy here. This rare bladder cancer stuff is fairly all consuming. Sara Anne, I appreciate and respect your insight. Like you, my husband is also a scientist. He holds a Ph.D. in superconductivity physics with a specialty in tunneling. Thankfully he also has a grand sense of humor! I have an Ed.S. in instructional design with a concentration in research and measurement. We both love us some data! And yep- the info presented in the book, Radical Remission is not empirical. Not one little bit. That said- there is just something to be said about blind faith. I'm one of those "well behaved" believers- I don't press my deep faith and spirituality on folk (sex, religion, and politics in my view are best left to rest within one's own psyche and certainly are not cool topics for intimate dinner parties...or list servs like ours) That said, I absolutely believe in miracles. I do believe people can reverse their cancerous tumors by completely following the 9 steps in the book AND relying on excellent Western Medicine. This week just by happenstance I met a technician in the APPLE Computer store who was in Hospice in 2009. He had mets in his liver and lungs. He was given 2 months to live and told to brace himself and enjoy his family. He turned that bad boy prognosis around and is in year 6 without a tumor in sight. I then met a gal in Costco (those big box stores ARE really cool!). I was buying organic coconut oil. She was also. Swears by it. She said by going organic, finding a deep sense of spirituality, and meditation, she reduced a grapefruit sized cancerous tumor in her chest to nothing. Poof- gone. Baffled her medical team. I am not saying that Western medicine ain't great (I so love antibiotics...and CT scans... and surgery to remove cancerous bladder tumors because in less than a month Mick's bladder and prostrate will be removed). I am saying that the power of the mind and spirit are powerful. And my scientist hubby and I are going to follow both paths- traditional medicine and complementary therapies. We will keep the thread posted on our journey. And yes- I absolutely believe that people can spontaneously heal and that radical remission is a reality for some. With a tough diagnosis of a rare cancer- what does one have to lose by embracing things "far left" of the norm? In the meantime, Mick and I remain cheerful and optimistic. Surrounded by 5 of our 7 kids (one has wanderlust in Chile and a second calls a distant state home) we will have a "bye-bye bladder party" We will take little pink balloons, fill them with water, and toss them off our deck. Gotta keep the humor. Gotta keep the faith. Science is fabulous. And in my view, so is faith. For me, it is the perfect blend. Fight we will. Believe... we must. We have 7 kids and 2 darling grand babies cheering us on... Wishing everyone on the thread much success in their treatment. Blessings, Jannie