Kimo therapy is it really worth it??? I lost my aunt on April 5 this year from colorectal cancer. She went through all the kimo therapy and radiation. We were told that the tumor had shrunk to 2 cm when it started out at 14 cm and she had about an 80% chance of full recovery. Then we did the surgrey and she had a colostomy bag. We were told that everything was going great. She spent 32 days in the hospital with 20 of those days in ICU. Last September she was told that she had a tumor in her belly and things were not looking good and told her she needed to go back on the kimo and that round about killed her. After that they told her that there was really nothing left to do for her. She suffered from Nov. 07 until she passed this April. I have a real struggle with this and dont know were to turn. She was not just an aunt, she has always been my best friend and a mom. She was living with me the last few months of her life and did pass away in my home with just me and my uncle with her. The hardest thing for me is i guess i dont understand why this happened to her and last year at the relay for life team that i put together i walked in her honor and this year i have to walk in her memory. I get a lot of love and support from family friends but i dont know that really understand the hurt. She is not my siblings aunt since she is my dads sister. I also lost my dad 8 years ago to liver cancer. so i am turning to the relay for life blog to be able to talk to other people that understand what i am going through.

I am very sorry to hear about your friend and uncle.  My aunt is has been fighting her battle for 3 year and that is why I relay.  I think it is much easier to do when you are doing it for someone.  It also makes fundraising much easier because you can tell your story and help people to understand how important winning the fight is to you.  If you have any questions I might be able to help.