High Cost Cancer Drugs
Cancer drugs constitute the second biggest category of drugs in the United States behind cholesterol-lowering medicines, and accounted for $17.8 billion of total prescription drug sales of $286.5 billion in 2007, according to IMS Health, a health care information company. Spending on drugs for cancer grew 14 percent last year, faster than for all but three other diseases.
I am voting for Bernie Sanders to lower the cost of drugs.
Connie’s comments: When my dad was diagnosed with lung cancer in 2002, last stage and was given 3 months to live, we opted for no chemotherapy and radiation.
In the comfort of his home, he used two oxygen tanks, caregiving from family members, juiced green papaya and other healing ways. He lived for 9 more months.
During my research when we found out about the cancer, some studies reported that Vit C and amino acid Lycine are beneficial in early stage of lung cancer.
My father worked in copper and nickel mines for about 10 yrs, car mechanic for 10 yrs and 2 yrs in asbestos work environment. He also smoked for 20 yrs, started it when he was only 20 yrs old. He had tuberculosis which was treated with drugs and cured 20 yrs before he died. Ten years before he died, he had quit smoking.
Without the CAT scan, we would never have found out about his lung cancer. He had chronic back pain and coughing for more than 15 yrs before he died of lung cancer. He wished to live long but we cannot afford the meds and was too late to discover his lung cancer.
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Connie Dello Buono
Connie Dello Buono ; motherhealth@gmail.com
Call for live-in caregivers for homebound bayarea seniors at 408-854-1883
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Connie Dello Buono is based in Sunnyvale California. Her first ebook is about women's health, Birthing Ways Healing Ways and her recent one is about cancer prevention, Curated Healing Ways. She had helped women have holistic childbirth as childbirth educator, founded Motherhealth, to serve seniors in the bay area with holistic caregivers and blogs at www.clubalthea.com with more than 10,000 health and finance related posts.
Connie trains her own caregivers, which are the favorites of most bay area seniors who are home bound and alone.
She is active in the rehab and nursing facilities, volunteering on music and movement for seniors.
She is a member of Lion's club and offered scholarships to students in the Philippines.
She is active at churchinsunnyvale.us and has Fridays Bible home study in Sunnyvale using the recovery version of the Bible , free at biblesforamerica.us
She loves dancing and teaching and her courses can be found at
https://teachclub.com/@thriveafter60
She is California Life Insurance licensed providing life insurance for older adults with health issues and helping women retire safely with income for life.
at menloassetca.com , she helps with 401k rollover.
3 Benefit plans
- Mortgage protection using term life insurance to pay for mortgage balance in event of death
- Final Expense plan using Single Issue Whole Life Insurance, with cash back, disability benefit and guaranteed in the presence of health issues
- Fixed Index Annuity retirement plan for safe, accessibility, less fees, less taxes, avoids probate as it goes directly to beneficiaries, rate of return with no downside market participation.
She brings compassion and understanding to the needs of her clients, bringing holistic approach in health and life insurance. Her goal is to free families from worries especially during covid with caregivers and life insurance in the presence of health issues, especially for women.
She can be reached at 408-854-1883 , motherhealth@gmail.com
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