Could I have helped cure his cancer?

Not long ago, I reviewed one of my patients medications. I went over each of them as a yearly routine review to make sure that he is taking them properly. And that’s the first time I kinda got to know him. Our conversation was brief but long enough to be comfortable with each other. Like starting to build trust between a patient and a healthcare provider.

Over the next few weeks, he would come and pick up refills of his prescriptions and we would have small talks. Until one day, a friend of his started to come and pick up his prescriptions for him. That’s when we learned that he has been diagnosed with cancer.

He had chemo treatments for a little bit but it got so hard on him that we were told he decided to stop treatment.

I read books and have watched doctors and health care advocates on Youtube discuss how to reverse cancer and have optimal health. I was contemplating on calling him to see if he even will consider perhaps trying another way of battling cancer. I didn’t know what to do, I really don’t have any real answers. Are there really definite solutions? I don’t know! This I know for sure, people need help, now. If treatments other than chemotherapy are effective or even better, I want to learn it now.

I couldn’t decide if I should call him. Does he even want to hear what I want to say? I just don’t know how the conversation will go. I don’t have a definite plan on what he should be doing. But, is it better to try something else than just wait for cancer to take over? I want to help but I don’t know how. And I don’t have the liberty to wait.

I am off work today, when just a few minutes ago, one of my coworkers txted me. He passed away…..

I didn’t want to receive this news today. I thought I still have time to look up solutions for him. I know I don’t have a lot of time but I thought I would have a few more days. He didn’t ask for my opinion or help but I was imagining and hoping he would. So that maybe I could just mention about fasting, grounding, probiotics , I don’t know. Will they even work, or would he be willing to try them because the only other option he has is wait and die? I will never know now.

I just hope and pray that when another patient comes along, that I have a concrete plan to offer. Please God help me find the knowledge I need.

Could I Have Helped Cure His Cancer? (ChatGPT version)

Not long ago, I reviewed one of my patient’s medications. It was just a routine yearly review — making sure he was taking everything properly. That was the first time I really got to know him. Our conversation was short, but warm enough to build the start of trust between a patient and a healthcare provider.

Over the next few weeks, he came in regularly to pick up his refills. We’d have small talks — just light conversations that slowly built connection.

Then one day, someone else came to pick up his prescriptions. That’s when we learned that he had been diagnosed with cancer.

He went through chemotherapy for a while, but it became too hard on him. Eventually, we were told he decided to stop treatment.

I’ve read books and watched doctors on YouTube talk about how food, nutrition, fasting, and lifestyle changes might help the body heal — even from cancer. I started wondering if there was something I could do. Should I call him? Should I share what I’ve been learning? Would he even want to hear it?

The truth is, I didn’t know what to say or where to start. I don’t have the answers. I don’t know if there are sure cures out there. But I do know this — people need help now. And if there are other ways to support healing, I want to learn them.

I kept putting off reaching out because I wasn’t sure how. Then today, while I was off work, one of my coworkers texted me.

He passed away.

I just sat there, quiet. I didn’t want to hear that news today. I thought I still had time — time to learn, time to maybe offer him another option. Even though he never asked for my help, I kept hoping I could somehow bring it up — maybe mention fasting, grounding, probiotics, or something that could have given him a bit more hope.

But now, I’ll never know if it could have helped.

All I can do is pray that next time, when another patient like him comes along, I’ll be more prepared — with real knowledge and a clear plan to help.

Please God, help me find the wisdom I need.