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Bill Evans

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Cancer type: Carcinoid
Diagnosis year: 2002
Home: Visalia, CA - USA

How I Survive Cancer

I was diagnosed with Carcinoid Syndrome in 2002 after 7 1/2 years of symptoms. I have survived for about 12 years and, although my case is in an advanced stage, I am still here and able to function.

My approach has been to become "self directed" and seek specialists in the Carcinoid field. Radical surgeries and participating in clinical trials of new drugs have brought me this far.

The power of prayer has sustained me.

How I Fight for a Cure

By supporting those seriously engaged in research for a cure.

I also encourage others who are seeking cures to work with specialists and engage the medical community head on to bring attention to the need for cures.

Encouraging elected officials to support funding for research.

My Caring Words of Encouragement

I believe we are all interested in what will happen next if you receive a "terminal" diagnosis. No one is comfortable discussing these issues but yet that is what we all want to know.

The answer is that it differs for each person. Your journey is just that, your journey. The end of your life is as unique as how you lived it. There is always hope. Hope for a cure, a significant delay, a reversal, anything that will help you feel better. Don't let the illness defeat you. It is just one of the many things you have to deal with and you have dealt with a lot of other issues in your life.

So keep on keeping on.