Not to dismiss the negative impact of Scn on cancer survival through delayed medical diagnosis of cancer, but whether or not one survives or whether their fight is relatively easy or hard can vary quite a bit by type of cancer, where it first develops, whether early signs are even spotted, and more.

For some, survival involves decisions around whether the dreadful side effects of chemo, radiation, surgery, etc. allow for a better quality of life. One person might go through 6 months of chemo, get tested annually for five years and be cancer-free for the remainder of their life, while another gets 6 months of chemo, has a recurrence within the year, spend another year on chemo, get pulled off because the side effects are causing more harm than the tumors, and be back on another chemo in 6 months because the tumors are growing aggressively. No Scientology impact in either case.

Again, not disputing that adding Scientology to the mix tends to tilt the scales much more heavily in the ‘not treated in time’ direction. Just pointing out that surviving cancer depends on a lot of other factors.

Ha ha ha. Thanks!

Promises, promises, promises!

I’m happy to hear that you’re getting along just fine after getting that artificial heart valve.

Good comment. My sentiments completely regarding Hubbard.

Maybe so. She is so stupidly a sheeple kool aid drinker. It was a smart move for me to cut ties with her. Yes I got the artificial heart valve and it helped a lot and has allowed me to live. After I had the artificial heart valve put in and was recovering, the cardiologist / surgeon said to me, well when you can climb up a flight of stairs without too much trouble, then you can have sex. So I came back to the follow up visit a month later and said, “I have a bone to pick with you, Dr.” “Really?” he said. “Yes,” I said, “You promised me I could have sex when I could walk up a flight of stairs, and I did and there was no man waiting for me at the top!”

Oh, I feel for you and that’s so hard to come to terms with, basically impossible imo – disconnection from one’s own family & children; for what? Some stupid belief that your family members are suddenly so toxic, they’ll destroy you? Yet, they loved you, supported you & your very life you lived until Scientology intervened. It’s just devastating what Hubbard did creating that mechanism. It’s as evil as it comes.
Losing your family that way is sort of like a living death.
Yes, the demise of Scientology will be extremely welcomed!

Oh, that’s so hard to come to terms with, basically impossible imo – disconnection from one’s own family & children; for what? Some stupid belief that your family members are suddenly so toxic, they’ll destroy you? Yet, they loved you, supported you & your very life you lived until Scientology intervened. It’s just devastating what Hubbard did creating that mechanism. It’s as evil as it comes.
Losing your family that way is sort of like a living death.
Yes, the demise of Scientology will be extremely welcomed!

I Yawnalot,

That whole vicious Scientological cycle–from the sacrifices of intelligence to money-grubbing status seekers–is their own dwindling spiral. A dog-eat-dog existence; a vulture culture. They’re immersed in their own ruthlessness. And it all originated in the take-no-prisoner mind of L. Ron Hubbard.

What a legacy!

Cindy,

Thank you for your compliments and support.

Did you ever receive that artificial heart valve?

To have a KA-guzzling friend yell at you at the top of her lungs about what treatment you should have sounds like the last thing you needed. I’m glad you stood your ground and didn’t fall for her “big sell.” It sounds as if she might have gotten a big fat bonus/commission if you had walked through that SCN medical guru’s front door.

I hear you, buddy. Another reason we hope the church comes down. If it does maybe some of us will see our kids again.