1x blood cancer, 2x lymph node cancer and 2x recovery

In the flocblog I write about everything under the sun, but not about private stuff. Well, I had to justify my early return from Thailand privately with “2 cases of severe illness in my immediate family”. My brother and my mother got cancer around the same time.

A year later, I want to resolve the situation, private ban or not. Today there is an article about my mother in the local newspaper Main-Post, as an inspiring Easter message:

[...] a large tumor of 16,5 centimeters diameter was discovered, which covered two-thirds of his right lung.

Blood cancer of the type 17p deletion is considered untreatable.

Paula Blümm endured 40 chemotherapies, since March 2010.

Paula Blümm had to live a month in a special germ-free box.

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In the quarantine box

Everyone, especially every stoic can learn something from my mother’s attitude:

Every day the doctors in Erlangen were amazed at the continuing positive attitude by Paula Blümm.

“So I did not want to think about the [cancer]. But it was almost impossible. I stayed stubborn. It could destroy my body, but not my head, my thinking”, Paula Blümm tells.

And of course, the woman smiles in such a contagious manner, that you want to feel ashamed, for what reasons you sometimes are in a huff.

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Familiar view

And as an unparalleled, unexpected bonus, the preliminary Happy End:

The greatest fortune was fulfilled: son Christian was well again.

That’s the message from Paula Blümm. Don’t give up hope and don’t leave a place for the bad in your thoughts. According to her data, she had success with that. On the 7th of april, she was discharged from hospital.

The article is on the web in full length, in the Main-Post. (German)

2 comments to 1x blood cancer, 2x lymph node cancer and 2x recovery

  • Dominik

    Sehr inspirierende Geschichte, bei Menschen wie deiner Mutter kann man nur staunen. Beiden weiterhin alles Gute!

  • HELENE

    Was doch wiedermal beweist,was menschlicher Wille und Kraft mit ärztlichen Möglichkeiten gepaart erreichen kann.Bei meinem Mann(NHL)sagten die Ärzte 50% machen wir und die andern 50% bleiben ihnen.Alles Gute und viel Glück für deine Mutter und ihr neues Imunsystem,es braucht am Anfang noch sehr viel Schutz und Pflege und muß sich erst bewähren.Gottes Segen auch für deinen Bruder und alle Angehörigen die mit den Patienten gekämpft haben.Denn Machtlos daneben stehen ist auch oft schwer.

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