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Lori,

Thank you. I tried to let her know, yet i could never get her to follow besides the original diagnosis. The estrangement between my younger brother and sister was lightened while sending my sisters spirit to heaven. All siblings were with my past away sister knowing we were now 4 instead of five. The last of the 4 of us plans to get the genetic test. I tried not to bring up my sister's choices, but i thanked the whole nursing staff and the unique respiratory therapist who worked with my sister Saturday night. My sister laughed some and followed nearly every exercise he offered. None of them saw Friday as being the day she would pass. My sisters body says now. No oxygen, no life.

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@katgob That’s such a sad story! I am sorry for your loss. Reading it, I was reminded of my own sister, who was diagnosed with stage 2 breast cancer shortly after my AML diagnosis 10 years ago. She told me that watching me go through chemo and transplant convinced her to pursue alternative treatments. She died 3 years later. It was heartbreaking to watch her die while I had recovered so well from my cancer. I am still struggling to understand why she chose that path. Ultimately, it was her decision to distrust her doctors and patch her own alternative health plan. I will always miss her.