Prayer May Also be Helpful

Today I have fantastic news. Mish Weiss says her SOS or VOD or whatever you call it–the dangerous side effect she is suffering from the chemotherapy drug Mylotarg–is moderate, not severe. Whew.

Yesterday I got on the web and read up on this condition, and I found out a treatment had been discovered. A drug called defibrotide can be very helpful. So I mentioned it in Mish’s comments. Never be afraid to make a suggestion about someone’s medical treatment. By the time you reach middle age, you will have known a number of people who died because their doctors missed something that was obvious to lay people.

As you may know, Mish is a recovering vegan. Okay, I put “recovering” in there with no real basis in fact, but I have hopes for her. She finally agreed to drink Ensure, a dairy-based product that puts weight on people. Here’s what she says about defibrotide:

The irony of it being derived from cow lung or “other parts” was not lost on me. Still not eating a steak though. :p

I’m a good influence, even when I don’t realize it.

In her comments, I told her someone was clearly trying to tell her something. And I noted that Solomon’s Temple was basically a barbecue joint with priests. Think she’ll buy it? Maybe not.

Anyway, this is great news. The problem she is having can be very, very bad, so it’s a relief to hear that it’s not as severe as it might have been.

Mish has all sorts of people praying for her. When she beats this thing, it will be obvious that God did the work.

In other news, Heather’s mom begins radiation treatment for cervical cancer today; I figured you would want to know.

One more thing: Dennis the Peasant’s mother-in-law is going into a hospice, and the estimate is six months. Put that on your list.