To all of my fighting brothers and helping sisters, I wanted to add one additional item beyond my post for "My Cousin John Is Gone"; it has to do with chemotherapy and how to naturally preserve red and white blood cell counts before, during and after chemo, fully supported by science.
Perhaps you have heard of Protectival, the all-natural dietary supplement from LifeBiotics, based in Israel (Protectival.com). With impressive clinical and pre-clinical science supporting it, I took this supplement at the therapeutic dose --- two tablets with each meal --- two weeks before and during my chemo with docetaxel, six cycles.
My red and white blood cell counts never fell below normal, though my red blood cells have remained low-normal since the chemo. Today, three+ years later, with no detectable PSA, I take the maintenance dosage of one tablet with each meal.
if you are in or are considering chemo, please check it out and feel free to review the science with your oncologist.
Again, I hope this is helpful information.