by Joe Birch | Apr 10, 2025 | The Battle with Cancer
For those who don’t know me, I am Judith Anne Desjardins and I have been living with Pancreatic cancer for 4 1/2 years now. I was first diagnosed in October 23, 2020, and after my Distal Pancreatomy and Splenectomy, in January 2021, I started what would be 8...
by Joe Birch | Mar 27, 2025 | The Battle with Cancer
In this video you will see the start of my second Infusion with Oxaliplatin, in conjunction with taking Xeloda (5FU) at home. I sat in the chair in a peaceful, relaxed state. And why not? Three weeks prior I had had my first infusion and innocently thought this round...
by Joe Birch | Mar 25, 2025 | Blessings from Nature
As an author, publisher, and Steward of the Little Free Library on Pearl Street in Santa Monica, California, I highly recommend this book for children as well as adults. It is simply the most beautiful, most profound children’s book that has ever graced my...
by Joe Birch | Mar 25, 2025 | The Battle with Cancer
As a nearly 5-year veteran of living with Pancreatic cancer which has metastasized, I can’t tell you how important it is for your treatment outcome to be proactive on your own behalf! This is true after surgery, radiation, ablations, and chemotherapy. I am now...
by Joe Birch | Mar 25, 2025 | The Battle with Cancer
Chemo induced Hand/Foot Syndrome is a painful, frightening side effect of chemotherapy. Experiencing it myself has motivated me to develop a protocol for healing it. It usually appears several days after an infusion or taking the “at home” chemotherapy...
