Hope ~ Pandora Poikilos - Peace from Pieces

Friday 3 February 2012

Hope

By William M. Buchholz, M.D.

As I ate breakfast one morning, I overheard two oncologists conversing.

One complained bitterly, "You know, Bob, I just don't understand it. We used the same drugs, the same dosage, the same schedule and the same entry criteria. Yet I got a 22 percent response rate and you got a 74 percent. That's unheard of for metastatic cancer. How do you do it?"

His colleague replied, "We're both using Etoposide, Platinum, Oncovin and Hydroxyurea. You call yours EPOH. I tell my patients I'm giving them HOPE. As dismal as the statistics are, I emphasize that we have a chance."

5 comments:

alessandra said...: Beautiful, I think that the major healing comes from within ourselves.; 9 September 2010 at 09:36
viewfromdownhere said...: I love this! Came across your blog from Blog Frog...you have a new follower in me!; 9 September 2010 at 17:13
Unknown said...: Absolutely!!!!!!!!!!!! My husband is a cancer survivor; Faith and Hope are all we really have. <3

http://www.mytwistedstitches.blogspot.com; 10 September 2010 at 14:38
Madison Sanders said...: I agree. Faith and hope that there is something better that lies beyond the pain of my present circumstances is what keeps me going.; 10 September 2010 at 21:58
sulekkha said...: Lovely post, Pandora. "Hope is a waking dream", we all live because of hope.; 27 February 2011 at 15:15

Post a Comment

Books Sold - 6 Nov 2011 to 31 May 2012

Some of you have asked me for my total number of books sold to evaluate KDP Select so here it is. Bear in mind, that results will vary based on genre and author. Good luck and remember, Keep Moving Forward.

Total - 120,836

1. Excuse Me, My Brains Have Stepped Out
Amazon Kindle - 42,559
Paperback -
Smashwords -

2. Frequent Traveller
Amazon Kindle - 35277
Paperback -
Smashwords -

3. Dora's Essentials - Books, Blogs & Smiles 1
Amazon Kindle - 462
Smashwords -

4. Mirror Me Martha (Short Story)
Amazon Kindle - 281
Smashwords -

5. Drive On Hope (Short Story)
Amazon Kindle - 190
Smashwords -

6. Blog-A-Licious Directory 2012
Amazon Kindle - 1
Smashwords -

7. Pandora's Reading Room 1
Amazon Kindle -
Paperback - N/A

8. The Cat That Barked (Short Story)
Amazon Kindle -

9. Dora's Essentials - Examining Anxiety
Amazon Kindle -

10. Dora's Essentials - Books, Blogs & Smiles 2
Amazon Kindle -

11. Elevenses from Around the World
Amazon Kindle -

12. Genetically Modified Foods vs. Sustainability
Amazon Kindle -