Miracles can happen

This morning, as I was watching the today show, I came to the realization that experimentation and hope can lead to miracles. Annie Dauer and her husband Greg are celebrating the fourth year of celebration of their child Sienna’s birthday. Mrs. Dauer not only overcame cancer with chemotherapy and radiation, but she was able to conceive a child naturally after she had her own ovary removed and re-implanted into her body. Prior to her chemotherapy, Annie had an ovary removed and frozen in hope that she would survive her cancer and one day be able to conceive a child with her own DNA. After an extended period of time after her ovary was removed and frozen, she overcame her cancer. With only two successful children born into the world after this experimental procedure, the doctors were skeptical about the chances of her actually conceiving. Four years ago, Annie, the third child to be born after this procedure, was born.
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/26772455/

Experimenting is one of the most important things we need to be doing in our world of medicine. This experimental procedure, which fails in many women, was one of three which have worked so far. I think the hope and determination in couples who do this procedure are incredible. They are keeping positive attitudes that the cancer will be abolished and they are also planning for their future after the cancer is gone. The hope they had and the willingness to go through with this amazing experimental procedure was astounding. This couple is proof that miracles can happen. With continued experimentation and hope, this procedure and many others may give hope to many cancer patients throughout the world. Cancer may be able to kill and limit people from the rest of their lives, but with hope and the willingness to take a few risks, cancer may turn into merely a bump in the path of life.