CHANCES ARE...
Lying here in this hospital bed,
All I can do is shake my head.
To ask, to know, to wonder why,
Should I stay, or say goodbye.

The doctors say Chances are great,
But still, I lie here and debate.
To look ahead a new life cast,
Or look behind and see the past.

To look ahead, or to look back,
No matter what there's always tracks.
To pick the right and not the wrong,
Or dare I try another song.

But lying here in this hospital bed,
Things went better, I'm getting ahead.
To see the sun up in the sky,
Now I look up and know why.

The words of others dearly said,
We're sometimes words, I'd thought I'd dread.
But listen to what the doctors say,
You'll feel better, you're on your way.

This is a poem my younger brother, Jonathan, wrote five years ago when he was first diagnosed with Leukemia at the age of 19.

After writing this poem and experiencing everything involved with a fatal cancer, Jonathan chose to "look ahead and see a new life cast"

His journey:

October 2003: diagnosed- endured 1& 1/2 years of chemotherapy

June 2005: leukemia returns-endures chemotherapy as an inpatient for 2 months

September 2005: high doses of chemo and full body radiation, and a stem cell transplant.

July 2007: marries his beautiful wife and angel on earth Alicia Ciccone.

February 2008: leukemia is now found in his blood.His doctors say they can no longer do anything for him. They plan to continue chemotherapy until his body can no longer handle the effects.

Cancer patients often die from the side effects of chemotherapy rather than from the cancer itself. We have had the opportunity to meet with two sensational Natureopathic doctors that have given Jon hope. These doctors have the ability to use natural methods to manage and inhibit the negative effects of chemotherapy. This treatment will improve both the quality and quantity of his life. Unfortunately this treatment is incredibly expensive.

Jon has overcome many so-called 'impossible' battles to come face-to-face with one more. No matter how much adversity we face as human beings and how many times we are reminded about 'statistics', there is still some amazing unexplainable feeling within us that says we can beat these odds if we take the right steps.

Please be apart of our journey to continue to achieve the 'impossible'.

"Most of the important things in the world have been accomplished by people who keep on trying when there seemed to be no hope at all."

Donations can be made to: 20 Oak St Port Colborne, ON L3K 4S5 OR Click on the donate button below

If anyone has any questions, please feel free to call Alicia and/or Jennifer Hintenberger personally at (905) 834-2166 and we will answer your questions as soon as possible.

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