Husband, Wife and Even Family Dog Defy Odds to Survive Cancer

Businessman Bruce Wade and his wife Jan could be forgiven for thinking they have been dealt more than their fair share of misery in the last four years.

Mr Wade, 57, had a rare cancer and was given six months to live. Mrs Wade, 50, underwent a mastectomy after she was diagnosed with breast cancer. Then their beloved boxer dog William was diagnosed with cancer too.

But against the odds, all three have beaten the disease and survived.

Now the family that fought back from the edge of the abyss is closer than ever, want to share the holistic secrets of their miraculous recoveries and hope their triumph over tragedy will offer a beacon of hope to others in despair.

Mrs Wade, of Wickhambrook, Suffolk, said: "You can get all bitter and twisted and think to yourself, Oh My God. How can one family have such hard luck. But you have to philosophical and take positive steps to deal with it. You have to take each day as it comes. The fact that we and William are still here today makes us more appreciative of everything. It makes you realise you are not invincible and that you have to make the most of every day. I think it has made us a stronger couple."

Mr Wade, who runs a property maintenance company, fell ill and became jaundiced on a business trip in America with his wife. After returning home, he was diagnosed with cancer of the bile ducts, the tubes connecting the liver and gall bladder to the small intestine.

He underwent surgery to remove his bile duct, spleen and half his liver at Addenbrooke's Hospital, Cambridge, in July 2002 but doctors could not remove all the tumour.

Mrs Wade said: "They basically told us there was nothing more they could do and we should go away and enjoy ourselves for the three to six months he had left. That was when we hit rock bottom. Everything looked absolutely black and we couldn't see a way to turn."

But Mr Wade amazed doctors by overcoming the disease after attending a course at Bristol Cancer Health Centre that taught him to adopt a healthy vegan diet and meditate to give his body the best chance of fighting back.

He carried on having scans every three months until all trace of his tumours disappeared. Now he is having scans once a year.

Describing the moment when he was told he had months to live, Mr Wade said: "Your first reaction is disbelief. I just want people in similar situations to know there is a glimmer of hope."
Daily Mail, 15th June 2006

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Great News on Cancer in the 21st Century by Steven Ransom

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