my name is Otto , im 54 years old , 24 years sober.
On June 2nd, i retired from a 36 year food service/ management career to pursue my comedy career full time. For 10 years i had a little speck on my neck, and in June, it grew into a gumball size bump. My chiropractor said to get it checked out and i went to an E.N.T. . He touched my bump , looked into my throat, and said,, you have tonsils, we should take them out. He asked me if i smoked ?, i said no. He said, if you did , i'd tell you that you have cancer. This took 3 minutes.
I was sent to get a biopsy, my tumor was 3.3 centimeters, ( a US quarter is 2.8 cm )..they took 12 samples. The results took 6 days .
on July 2nd the ENT called and said - well otto - you do have cancer. Squamous Cell Carcinoma, the #2 type of cancer world wide. Then he said . "You probably won't understand what i'm going to tell you , because i just told you that you have cancer , but here goes".....and for 4 minutes his voice sounded like Charlie Brown's teacher. He ended with, "did you get that?" i said NO, not a word. He said the hospital will call you, and set you up.. click. 45 seconds later the hospital called and said they were ready for me, and my operation was in 3 days. What operation? . The one the doctor told you about. I said to cancel that now please.
my life partner Heather was sitting across from me , i said ,, well i DO have cancer....
So i walked to the computer , and googled , the cure for cancer.. the top 10 hits were NOT the cancer industry, they were FOOD !! ..
Then i called my regular "doctor" and told him they said i have cancer, they want to operate on me. I want to see a tumor doctor for a second opinion first. He said, " why do you want a second opinion?"" ... i thought , this guy is fired !!
then, right back to the internet -- i found the "cure for cancer" , and instantly changed my diet that second !!! To an ALKALINE base , all cancer fighting foods. Cancer can't live in an Alkaline system , and specific vitamins & herbs fight cancer too. My fight was on ..
I can eat and Juice my way out of this.
cancer feeds on poisons,, and stress is a poison.
it took 13 days just to get a referral . . He sent me to an Oncologist on july 16th , a chemo guy, in the same building as the ENT. He backed up the ENT , he said they would not cut the tumor off, only radiate & chemo it.. He said get a PET scan , that will tell everything.
The PET scan was scheduled for july 23rd. This is the "tell all" of tests. It's a nuclear fluid, that "lights" up any cancer in you.
By test day ,and in only 19 days , the food & vitamins have shrunk the tumor by almost half. I feel better than i have in 30 years. I've lost 12 lbs. A 25 year coffee , sugar & sweets habit is cured in one week.
july 23rd.. the PET SCAN.. i asked , any side effects? the guy said no. They put the the stuff in you and let it stew, then into the big machine you go. It takes 3 hours... $ 9,000.
On the way home , my neck felt like it was boiling, and when i got to a stop sign , i looked in the mirror and was shocked to see the tumor had grown . It looked like a computer mouse was under my skin. It was as had as a rock. It hurt a lot.. When i got home i was very sick, like i had the super flu. I looked up the stuff they put in me, and it was very poisonous. It was going to be in me for 17 more days.. I was pissed, they poisoned me., they fed my tumor. It was 20 times bigger .
4 days later , July 27th, i see the Radiologist, he is going to go over all of the tests , and present the Cancer Industry's Attack Plan to me. He said , "that's a big tumor", i told him the PET scan made it this big . He said impossible. He showed us the PET scan on the screen and where I have cancer in one spot. I asked , what stage am I ? Stage 4 with no spread. He said i had an aggressive cancer. It got that big so quick. I told him that i was making the tumor smaller, but he said that was impossible. He said their plan was very aggressive.
First , a feeding tube was to be installed , because my swallowing was going to shut down. That means no more of my food !! #2. go to a dentist and get a fluoride treatment, and a mouth guard made. This mouth guard will catch your fillings , as they may boil out of your teeth, from the radiation. My saliva glands my be burned out also . My voice my change or be lost.. He said after radiation of 8 weeks, the chemo guy would get me for 7. He said i would BARELY BE ALIVE , so they could treat me. He said i NEEDED chemo . He said i could have all the drugs i wanted. I could get my tonsils out if i wanted to, after that . So in a matter of weeks , under their care , i was going to barely be alive, and just in time for winter.
august 1st ...i decided to walk away from treatment . My plan was for 15 weeks , to do what i was doing , and compare results in mid December. They said i'd be BARELY ALIVE and my tumor would be as big as a grapefruit in December. Then by January , I'd be completely taken over from cancer, a total wreck. When they asked me what i was going to do , I told them VooDoo , and walked out.
A few weeks ago ,i sent the doctor pictures of when he saw me in July, and one of in October , with no visible tumor. He called and offered a re test.. A CT scan, less invasive than a PET scan . He didn't ask "how i did it" , only how i felt .
the CT scan is radioactive Iodine.. i am allergic to Iodine, and .04 to 3 % of CT scans CAUSE cancer. so no thanks
January .
i won !!!
i
am in no pain, i have NO side effects, my tumor is the size of a pez candy.. i've lost 15 lbs ,
but i can gain weight. I have NO cancer symptoms. I feel
fantastic. My strength is like i am 19 years old again.
HOW ???
organic vegetables, fruits , Juice, vitamins, herbs, exercise, good positive thinking, love , and laughter
my new comedy show is
Humor Vs. Tumor
with every laugh , a cancer cell dies
......... please don't let me die up here....
thank you & good night
love , otto
Saturday, January 5, 2013
Friday, January 4, 2013
staying in INDY this weekend
here is a blip about the show i was invited to speak in tomorrow in NYC.
http://www.nydailynews.com/entertainment/music-arts/food-laughter-show-dishes-humor-article-1.1231730
when i got invited into this , i thought ,, holy cow , how fantastic !!
then the stress of , getting there , lodging, food, $$, weather, getting back , etc. started to pile up.. i was a stress wreck almost instantly.. this was back before thanksgiving,, And, according to the doctors, i was supposed to be really bad off by today, and the trip wouldn't have happened anyway..
wrong,, i feel great . hahahahahaha
So i had to pass on the trip, concentrate on keeping the stress as LOW as possible, and continue digging out of my cancer debt.
i'd like to give special thanks to Eddie Brill for asking me to come out & speak. Maybe i can get in another one of these, and by then , my cancer fight story will be more than 6 moths old.
i have no mysteries about my health so far this year. Next week i get to have the Comprehensive Blood Test that i've been wanting to get. This will let me know if i have damaged my body with my home made cancer diet. This is the test i really wanted , more than something offered by the cancer industry.
so far , what a great year !! a bit colder than i would like. the streets are still too icy to walk the dogs.. Together they are almost 3 horsepower, and can pull me to the ground quite easily. All i need is to break my wrists on the ice, that would be stupid.
i had a few back pains this week. anytime i feel a new pain, the stupid "what -if's " start.. what -if it spread?? maybe that's what hurts?? NO !!! no no no !! ,, good golly miss Molly, i have got to stop letting these thoughts creep in.. And the back pain - from the "new" chair from the dumpster,, it has 2 bolts that are not protected by the foam enough... that took 4 days to figure out.. back into the dumpster it goes!!! i need to find a new guitar / eat dinner - chair this week.. a rolling office chair with adjustable back.. if you have one laying around , i'd be glad to take it off your hands and give it a test drive.
Have a great weekend everyone !!
weight .............. 150
pain .................. tiny
tumor ............... can't see it , still can feel it
attitude ............ top notch
overall ............. 9.4
http://www.nydailynews.com/entertainment/music-arts/food-laughter-show-dishes-humor-article-1.1231730
when i got invited into this , i thought ,, holy cow , how fantastic !!
then the stress of , getting there , lodging, food, $$, weather, getting back , etc. started to pile up.. i was a stress wreck almost instantly.. this was back before thanksgiving,, And, according to the doctors, i was supposed to be really bad off by today, and the trip wouldn't have happened anyway..
wrong,, i feel great . hahahahahaha
So i had to pass on the trip, concentrate on keeping the stress as LOW as possible, and continue digging out of my cancer debt.
i'd like to give special thanks to Eddie Brill for asking me to come out & speak. Maybe i can get in another one of these, and by then , my cancer fight story will be more than 6 moths old.
i have no mysteries about my health so far this year. Next week i get to have the Comprehensive Blood Test that i've been wanting to get. This will let me know if i have damaged my body with my home made cancer diet. This is the test i really wanted , more than something offered by the cancer industry.
so far , what a great year !! a bit colder than i would like. the streets are still too icy to walk the dogs.. Together they are almost 3 horsepower, and can pull me to the ground quite easily. All i need is to break my wrists on the ice, that would be stupid.
i had a few back pains this week. anytime i feel a new pain, the stupid "what -if's " start.. what -if it spread?? maybe that's what hurts?? NO !!! no no no !! ,, good golly miss Molly, i have got to stop letting these thoughts creep in.. And the back pain - from the "new" chair from the dumpster,, it has 2 bolts that are not protected by the foam enough... that took 4 days to figure out.. back into the dumpster it goes!!! i need to find a new guitar / eat dinner - chair this week.. a rolling office chair with adjustable back.. if you have one laying around , i'd be glad to take it off your hands and give it a test drive.
Have a great weekend everyone !!
weight .............. 150
pain .................. tiny
tumor ............... can't see it , still can feel it
attitude ............ top notch
overall ............. 9.4
Wednesday, January 2, 2013
i am in the ready position
day 2 of this new year, feeling good. i am not a fan of this cold, anything under 20 is a real bummer.. i do have a weird temp / dog out side scale. in the winter, if it's 10 out , then , they dogs can only stay outside for 10 minutes max,, have you got it ?.
this year should be all kinds of fun, last year got a bit serious .
starting out super alive is a good jump start , i don't need to make any stupid new years resolutions.. for 2013, no drinking, no drugs, no crappy cancer foods, no meat , fish, dairy, and no stress are already in place. what can go wrong now?
no cancer industry hassles this year either.
ok , bring it !!!
this year should be all kinds of fun, last year got a bit serious .
starting out super alive is a good jump start , i don't need to make any stupid new years resolutions.. for 2013, no drinking, no drugs, no crappy cancer foods, no meat , fish, dairy, and no stress are already in place. what can go wrong now?
no cancer industry hassles this year either.
ok , bring it !!!
Saturday, December 29, 2012
last weekend of 2012
last night i did a show in Anderson at the casino.
that's the stage , way back there, plus 200 people behind where i took this pic, they had speakers where i was , for the people way back here... . the show started off with the mics going bad, but they got that fixed quick. ( 7 minutes ).. .. i had not been in front of this many people for a while, and man did it feel good.... lots of cancer killing laughs, and plenty of applause, what's left of my tumor took a big hit..
New Years Eve is monday ,,, amateur night for drinkers and drunk driving .. be careful everybody !!!! i will be staying home . i will be celebrating feeling great .
this snow and no sun has got me super sleepy. the dogs like romping in the snow, and when Bella comes in she sits on the heat vent.
nothing new to report -
weight ............. 149 ,, back down from 159
strength .......... a +
tumor .............. hard little bump
attitude ........... medium + . need some sun
pain................. .06
overall ........... 9.1
that's the stage , way back there, plus 200 people behind where i took this pic, they had speakers where i was , for the people way back here... . the show started off with the mics going bad, but they got that fixed quick. ( 7 minutes ).. .. i had not been in front of this many people for a while, and man did it feel good.... lots of cancer killing laughs, and plenty of applause, what's left of my tumor took a big hit..
New Years Eve is monday ,,, amateur night for drinkers and drunk driving .. be careful everybody !!!! i will be staying home . i will be celebrating feeling great .
this snow and no sun has got me super sleepy. the dogs like romping in the snow, and when Bella comes in she sits on the heat vent.
nothing new to report -
weight ............. 149 ,, back down from 159
strength .......... a +
tumor .............. hard little bump
attitude ........... medium + . need some sun
pain................. .06
overall ........... 9.1
Friday, December 28, 2012
a new year approaches
i had monday & tuesday off for X mas, then got wednesday off too, because of the snow.. that's minus 24 hours,, dang ...
snow ........ it was almost 3 feet high in our driveway, but Heather bought a snow-blower 2 years ago, and i fired that baby up . electric start even !! and 2 hours of snow-blowing , was easier than 20 minutes of shoveling.. and today i felt like i didn't do any snow removal ...
cancer ,, i'm over it .... it's not gonna get me. it's been almost 6 months since diagnosis.. if i had more cancer than before , i would be feeling it by now ,, i'd be sick, weak, and frail. i'd have cancer symptoms - like ringing in the ears, or night sweats,, or continued weight loss,, ..
but i'm a bad cancer patient-- i CAN gain weight, i feel great , i'm super strong, NO ringing in my ears (( i did have some in july , so i do know what that symptom is )) ,, NO night sweats...
4 days and this crazy year will be done,,, all the past will be left behind. ....... the future looks incredibly wonderful
now that my Dad is somewhat OK with me NOT being re-tested,, i really feel like i have this beat ... i don't have the grapefruit size tumor, and i am not "full of cancer" from chest to top of head,, my outlook is VERY good...
what the doctor said was wrong ,, i'm sure he was just doing what he knows, but they missed big time with me.. i escaped with no damage, no side effects, no drugs, and no pain... radiate THAT cancer people ,, and use the Chemo on yourselves,, i was told i " NEEDED CHEMO "... no i don't
i do feel lucky about this whole deal,, i'm the lucky-ist cancer victim ever !!!... if this started in my lungs, it would have been a bigger mess.. but my tumor was visible, and touch-able - LUCKY i am ...
i knew people liked me , and that i was a "good guy " ,, but the outpouring of love & HELP has blown me away... the food angels - i don't know who all of you are , but i thank you everyday !! being able to eat my way out of cancer is pretty cool,, and free food ( my medicine) is just plain fantastic..
my old job that i retired from, they were so nice to have me back, and gave me a better job than i had in the first place. my money woes are almost over.. one more month and i should be out of debt... whew !!!
i used to be thinking comedy 110% of the day.. 24 / 7 . 365 days a year.. now its beat cancer !!,, eat correctly, exercise, think straight, and stay calm...
stay calm,,, that's a switch for me... do you remember rubber band airplanes,, the balsa wood jobs , with the wind up propeller ?? ,, have you ever wound that propeller up so tight that there are knots in the rubber band ? well that was me - for years !! wound up so tight, i had knots in my soul... and unleashing that wound up rubber band usually led to disaster. and it did - i wound myself up right into a ball of cancer...
so now i look at life differently,, what REALLY matters? what do i really need to put my energies toward ??
staying healthy - if i remain healthy , everything else will fall into place
i'm ready to see what 2013 brings
i will be 55 in june... ha ha ha .. i'm a bad ass
snow ........ it was almost 3 feet high in our driveway, but Heather bought a snow-blower 2 years ago, and i fired that baby up . electric start even !! and 2 hours of snow-blowing , was easier than 20 minutes of shoveling.. and today i felt like i didn't do any snow removal ...
cancer ,, i'm over it .... it's not gonna get me. it's been almost 6 months since diagnosis.. if i had more cancer than before , i would be feeling it by now ,, i'd be sick, weak, and frail. i'd have cancer symptoms - like ringing in the ears, or night sweats,, or continued weight loss,, ..
but i'm a bad cancer patient-- i CAN gain weight, i feel great , i'm super strong, NO ringing in my ears (( i did have some in july , so i do know what that symptom is )) ,, NO night sweats...
4 days and this crazy year will be done,,, all the past will be left behind. ....... the future looks incredibly wonderful
now that my Dad is somewhat OK with me NOT being re-tested,, i really feel like i have this beat ... i don't have the grapefruit size tumor, and i am not "full of cancer" from chest to top of head,, my outlook is VERY good...
what the doctor said was wrong ,, i'm sure he was just doing what he knows, but they missed big time with me.. i escaped with no damage, no side effects, no drugs, and no pain... radiate THAT cancer people ,, and use the Chemo on yourselves,, i was told i " NEEDED CHEMO "... no i don't
i do feel lucky about this whole deal,, i'm the lucky-ist cancer victim ever !!!... if this started in my lungs, it would have been a bigger mess.. but my tumor was visible, and touch-able - LUCKY i am ...
i knew people liked me , and that i was a "good guy " ,, but the outpouring of love & HELP has blown me away... the food angels - i don't know who all of you are , but i thank you everyday !! being able to eat my way out of cancer is pretty cool,, and free food ( my medicine) is just plain fantastic..
my old job that i retired from, they were so nice to have me back, and gave me a better job than i had in the first place. my money woes are almost over.. one more month and i should be out of debt... whew !!!
i used to be thinking comedy 110% of the day.. 24 / 7 . 365 days a year.. now its beat cancer !!,, eat correctly, exercise, think straight, and stay calm...
stay calm,,, that's a switch for me... do you remember rubber band airplanes,, the balsa wood jobs , with the wind up propeller ?? ,, have you ever wound that propeller up so tight that there are knots in the rubber band ? well that was me - for years !! wound up so tight, i had knots in my soul... and unleashing that wound up rubber band usually led to disaster. and it did - i wound myself up right into a ball of cancer...
so now i look at life differently,, what REALLY matters? what do i really need to put my energies toward ??
staying healthy - if i remain healthy , everything else will fall into place
i'm ready to see what 2013 brings
i will be 55 in june... ha ha ha .. i'm a bad ass
Tuesday, December 25, 2012
merry christmas
ho ho ho,,, & ha ha ha . december 25th , and NO side effects in my cancer battle.
i am healthier than ever , to me it's hilarious
no feeding tube and issues with that
my fillings didn't get boiled out of my teeth
i can swallow
my saliva glands still work
my voice is the same
so burnt skin
no side effects from no tonsil operation
my hair didn't fall out
i can work two jobs
i am not " this " close to death
no poison injected in my veins
no visits to the cancer center
i can exercise and gain weight
i have no cancer symptoms.
- refused radiation
refused chemotherapy
refused tonsil removal
even with all these +'s ,,, it has sucked big time having cancer..
my whole life has gotten WAY better , if i think of how i feel and how my attitude is better , and all the love & good vibes i receive - having cancer is not an issue.. like being an alcoholic , i can't drink,, so as a cancer fighter, i don't eat cancer products,, cancer can't hurt me now ...
here's some stuff i can't eat ..................
it's everywhere !!!!
i am already dreading NO PEEPS in april
big storm possible,, have at least 3 days of food and water always ready... = 4 gallons of water , and 12 meals of some kind.. for each person,, + pets ... it happened on the east coast , just weeks ago , so be ready .. no electricity would be a real bummer in this cold, and that just takes some snow on the wires
be safe !!!
i am healthier than ever , to me it's hilarious
no feeding tube and issues with that
my fillings didn't get boiled out of my teeth
i can swallow
my saliva glands still work
my voice is the same
so burnt skin
no side effects from no tonsil operation
my hair didn't fall out
i can work two jobs
i am not " this " close to death
no poison injected in my veins
no visits to the cancer center
i can exercise and gain weight
i have no cancer symptoms.
- refused radiation
refused chemotherapy
refused tonsil removal
even with all these +'s ,,, it has sucked big time having cancer..
my whole life has gotten WAY better , if i think of how i feel and how my attitude is better , and all the love & good vibes i receive - having cancer is not an issue.. like being an alcoholic , i can't drink,, so as a cancer fighter, i don't eat cancer products,, cancer can't hurt me now ...
here's some stuff i can't eat ..................
it's everywhere !!!!
i am already dreading NO PEEPS in april
big storm possible,, have at least 3 days of food and water always ready... = 4 gallons of water , and 12 meals of some kind.. for each person,, + pets ... it happened on the east coast , just weeks ago , so be ready .. no electricity would be a real bummer in this cold, and that just takes some snow on the wires
be safe !!!
Saturday, December 22, 2012
sunny but COLD
i am not blogging everyday,, i don't have anything "new" everyday, so i try to get 5 posts a week..
i feel great , and it's almost January. The doctors said i'd be in dire straights soon...as in complete cancer take-over
ha ha ha .. no i am not
yesterday was GREAT !!!! in june i booked a wedding , for 12-21-12.. oooooh end of world gig !!.. so the months go buy , i don't hear anything about the gig,, 2 weeks ago , i saw the guy ,, and he mentioned nothing,, it's his daughters wedding,, so it's a big deal if you ask me,, but he mentions nothing.... hmm ,, did i loose the gig ?? so tuesday,, the 18th , i see him again, we do a show together , and he mentions nothing again,, 3 days till wedding ???... i don't ask,, figuring he'd mention it first ,, like - are you stoked for friday ?? but no,, a big hug and a "see you later"... i had requested off from the "job" , so i could do the wedding,,and had the 21st off,, all good & ready to go..
5 pm thursday , one of the other managers at work asks if i can work for him friday night,, so i need the $$ and i thought there's no gig , so heck yeah !! ,,, moments later , i get a text about the wedding,, "are you ready for tomorrow, ? arrive at noon"... oh hell yeah !!! a noon gig !! and i still get to work at night .. sweet ....
the gig went great , i did get a bit lost in the country parts of Shelbyville , but still got to work on time,, and work was a breeze too...
not a bad day for a guy who was supposed to be "this close to death" ( the small distance between your thumb and index finger = 3 sheets of paper ) , right about now.
i get bits of anger when i think of what the cancer industry was gonna do to me .. i wonder how many more people could "walk away " and be better off,, i know it is working for me .
happy holidays everybody !!! i hope everyone gets what they want ..
i am alive , my wish has been granted
i feel great , and it's almost January. The doctors said i'd be in dire straights soon...as in complete cancer take-over
ha ha ha .. no i am not
yesterday was GREAT !!!! in june i booked a wedding , for 12-21-12.. oooooh end of world gig !!.. so the months go buy , i don't hear anything about the gig,, 2 weeks ago , i saw the guy ,, and he mentioned nothing,, it's his daughters wedding,, so it's a big deal if you ask me,, but he mentions nothing.... hmm ,, did i loose the gig ?? so tuesday,, the 18th , i see him again, we do a show together , and he mentions nothing again,, 3 days till wedding ???... i don't ask,, figuring he'd mention it first ,, like - are you stoked for friday ?? but no,, a big hug and a "see you later"... i had requested off from the "job" , so i could do the wedding,,and had the 21st off,, all good & ready to go..
5 pm thursday , one of the other managers at work asks if i can work for him friday night,, so i need the $$ and i thought there's no gig , so heck yeah !! ,,, moments later , i get a text about the wedding,, "are you ready for tomorrow, ? arrive at noon"... oh hell yeah !!! a noon gig !! and i still get to work at night .. sweet ....
the gig went great , i did get a bit lost in the country parts of Shelbyville , but still got to work on time,, and work was a breeze too...
not a bad day for a guy who was supposed to be "this close to death" ( the small distance between your thumb and index finger = 3 sheets of paper ) , right about now.
i get bits of anger when i think of what the cancer industry was gonna do to me .. i wonder how many more people could "walk away " and be better off,, i know it is working for me .
happy holidays everybody !!! i hope everyone gets what they want ..
i am alive , my wish has been granted
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