How to beat cancer

How do parents deal with such a challenge? How does a young boy at the threshold of puberty contend with a personal crisis that may cost him his life? How can family life retain stability through all this upheaval? These were questions that we all had to answer through our son's personal journey for survival.My wife and I sit motionlessly across the table from the doctor who has just delivered the terrible news that our 13 year old son is suffering from a tumour so large that it will be a miracle if he makes it through the next 5 years. Facing the insurmountable odds of saving him from the claws of an adrenal gland cancer known as "the beast" we had no clue as to how we were going to beat the cancer raging inside his young body. There are virtually no 'manuals' or easy steps to follow to undo the terrible consequences of any cancer - but maybe, just maybe some parents are blind to the facts and too numb just to lay down and give up. Our initial helpless state when the diagnosis was confirmed did not last long as somehow we found the will and the way to unleash a potential that we all have deep inside of us. We became resourceful and practical without once resorting to the first option available. My wife never left a stone unturned when it came to medical opinion, her continued pressure on the medical system teased-out the charlatans and those gifted with a 'god-complex'. I on the other extreme read as much as humanly possible on the topic and systematically sorted fact from fiction while procuring new medical technologies from around the globe. Together we teamed up as our son's formidable warriors with an army of earthly angels supporting our every effort to help a brave boy (now a man) to face the unimaginable odds.How to beat cancer chronicles the heart-wrenching story of a young cancer survivor and his determined family. The book although a personal account still presents real people and real medical procedures. As much as possible the book will also endeavor to provide other cancer sufferers in particular those with adrenal tumours and bone cancer more insight to viable means of treatment. Our account of events will also bring to light the wonderful medical practitioners not only near you but spread-out in the many centers of excellence around the world. We were extremely fortunate to have found them. You are warned that our story will make you cry, laugh and celebrate precious young life - so keep a box of tissues handy just in case.