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10/27/2006: "Nach Deutschland!"
A few posts back, I talked about going to Germany to see Dr. Robert Gorter about his dendritic cell therapy. I have been in email contact with the good doctor and here is a portion of one of his communiqués, “We have had significant responses in the treatment of patients, living with all kinds of cancers, with dendritic cell (DC) vaccinations in combination with hyperthermia. Also, the literature is positive in cases like you with colon carcinoma. Your form of cancer is not rare and therefore, I can say we had a lot of experience and significant responses.” Dr. Gorter works within the oncology department of the Medical Center Cologne.
Last night, we purchased airline tickets for Jeanette, Nick and myself, non-stop from San Francisco to Frankfurt. We will leave on November 28th and come home on December 12th. I need to be at the medical center in Cologne at 8am on the 30th for a blood draw and then return in a week or so for an injection. They do offer some alternative therapy in between (hyperthermia, etc.) but that is optional. So we will opt for travel. Our plans are to get Eurail passes and travel from Frankfurt to Cologne to Brussels to Antwerp to Amsterdam to Dusseldorf and back to Cologne.
I am really excited about this trip. Germany at Christmas time is a real treat. I think my favorite is the Kristkindlmarkts. These are little outdoor markets with lit up booths of toys, nutcrackers, marionettes, candles, mulled wine (Glühwein), roasted chestnuts and baked apples. They usually block off a street or alleyway. So you may be walking along bundled and staying warm when you come across this festive treat.
All this and a possibility of curing my cancer, now that is a vacation!
...i hope ya'll have fun and send me a postcard.