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92% chance MM cells will return even if you remain on MM chemotherapy maintenance. For stage 1 MM the median life expectancy from diagnosis is 5 yrs. Whether it’s the LCDD, the MM, the CKD, or a simple infection, the possibilities of what might unalive me is there whether I remain on chemo {“for the rest of my life” as I’m being told I will need to do} or not. Reality is I could also get in a car accident or have a CVA or MI but I wouldn’t need to be sick up until it happened. And since the… read more

March 14, 2023 (edited)
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After going through chemo twice for stage 4 ovarian cancer, my mother decided to have quality of life. Her cancer came back in 2018 and she just passed January 2023. She definitely had a better quality of life without the chemo. She had the best Christmas days before she passed. She only ate quality food and no sugar which made her feel better. Everyone on this site will have to make a hard decision either way.

March 14, 2023

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