@fonseca, do you have a first name .. makes it more personal! I can only speak from my own personal experience. My husband was diagnosed in I think 1995 or 96. Was working himself to death .. very stressful business owner .. getting 3-4 hours sleep a night. Was told he had Stage 4 CLL. So what did he do? Sold his business , divorced his wife of 36 not so good years, went on a long road trip by himself to re evaluate his life. Came home .. started working out .. eating in a more healthy manner .. lost weight .. took up golf and fishing .. re established old friendships.

When I met him a year and a half later .. I was not about to marry a man about to die so I met with his Oncologist .. was told he was back at Stage ONE!! That he would NOT die of CLL .. he would eventually die of an infection. Travel forward to 2014 .. we have a wonderful GOOD Oncologist (do your "due diligence and find a GOOD ONE!). My husband is now THIS MANY YEARS LATER .. now back at Stage 4 .. BUT there was a NEWLY approved Chemotherapy that our Oncologist said could be "potentially life changing" .. IMBRUVICA. My husband had tried a couple of other things SO when Imbruvica was approved .. my husband has now been on it since October 2014! As we have been told .. it is NOT a cure .. but is "life sustaining". He is doing wonderfully on Imbruvica .. some bruising so what the heck!

@fonseca, I have told you this long story .. Why .. because since I met my husband in 2000 .. we have had a WONDERFUL life .. have traveled all over the world .. had a glorious life! THAT is why I took the time to tell you our story! Our secret? DENIAL! Our attitude through all our health issues .. If it is NOT staring us in the face .. it does NOT exist .. we just go on with our lives and have fun! PLEASE .. you do the same! Life is what YOU decide to make it! Make it fun! Hugs to you both! Katherine and Richard

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