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The Truth About Cancer pneumonia your whole lung is white, and that’s what it was. It was white. And if you have a tumor in your lung, the tumor’s white. So they didn’t see this huge tumor, which actually was a grapefruit size. So about two months later I still have pneumonia and my—the doctor, my personal doctor, Mr. Rabinowicz [ph] said, listen, I’m going to put him in for exploratory surgery because this is not going away. I went in for exploratory surgery because they said they thought I might have empyema which is—empyema is like a pus pocket outside of the lung which causes pneumonia to stay an extra few months and they have to kind of go in and get that out. And you get a chest tube and all that stuff. So anyway, they operated on me and I woke up eight hours later because it wasn’t a normal operation. Actually when they went in they found a tumor the size of a grapefruit, a connecting tumor the size of a lemon next to it. And when I woke up they told me that. and I didn’t realize the seriousness of it because I’m just—I didn’t—I really didn’t realize anything. And my mother and father they know, you know, they have to bring it to the—get a pathology report and we’re going to know in a week or two if its cancer or not. And I wasn’t even thinking along those lines yet. So it turns out that I’m sitting—still in the hospital and they came back with the diagnosis that was cancer. And it was a very, very rare cancer; it was a very deadly cancer. Everybody had died from it in one year. Ty: Less than 20 people in the world with that kind of cancer. Jason Vale: That had it diagnosed and actually—right. There’s probably much more than that but not on the books, so. People—so you know, my—we were in the hospital and they were really nervous, my mother and my father, like I said, on the Inside Edition and Extra show they were at the foot of the bed and they were like just about crying. And I just didn’t—I felt very confident. And I was brought up—not that I was brought up so much in the church, which I was, but I really had a deep relationship. I was praying every day like on Halloween. We didn’t go trick or treating. We actually had a 24 hour prayer meeting at night with the kids. So I just told them listen, there’s a reason for this I told my mother and my father and I believe its going to be okay. So over that year after I got out of the hospital at 18 my father took me to the medical library. And it’s a good thing he did because we saw that everybody that had this type of tumor, didn’t do the chemo or radiation. Never did chemo and radiation but they did either chemo or radiation and they still died within like six months. The one person lived like eight years. But other than that everybody had died right away and they all had the tumor originally like at 15, 16 years when it came out originally. Now there’s The Quest for The Cures Page 232
Episode 7: How to Survive and Thrive more cases of it. But back then that’s all that was there. So I said I’m not going to do chemo-radiation. There’s no way I’m going to do this because everybody died. So I just went right back, got my hockey equipment out and just went right back to playing hockey again. And literally 12 months later to the day about I was in tremendous pain again. I went and got a CAT scan. And by that time I knew how to read the CAT scans because not that I knew how to read it so much except that I knew that in this spot if there’s any light you have a tumor there. Ty: That’s not good. Jason Vale: I knew that, right So I went in the other room after they did the CAT scan and normally they don’t let you—the technicians don’t let you—they don’t give you any diagnosis. They’re not allowed. They get in trouble. And they don’t really let you look at the stuff but they let me look. I begged them. I said, listen, please. This is my life, my body. And I want to know before I get a call. Who wants to get a call from the hospital saying we have news for you please. Hey. So anyway, yeah, it was there. I saw it. The same thing—tumor, the same like the other time. It was just as big already. Ty: Within a year. Jason Vale: Within a year it was big, it was huge. It was very aggressive. It wasn’t like just starting out or anything. So… Ty: And by this time you were how old, 18 or so Jason Vale: 19 now… Ty: 19—okay. Jason Vale: 19—already had it once. They did the thoracotomy on me. They took it out. And now it came back. And this time I remember I was getting pretty sick. I was at home. I was actually laying in my mother’s and father’s bed. They were sleeping on the couch. And I couldn’t walk. I didn’t’ know it but the tumor had—the tumor and then that—remember before I said there was a lemon piece. Well, there was a tumor and then like this trail that went over to my spine and ate into my spine and was just about to eat my spinal column and I couldn’t really walk. I was having a hard time. Actually I was stepping before I hit the ground. And my mother said, don’t worry. We have an appointment next week. My father immediately called the hospital and said we have to come in now. So because of my father I can walk. My mother was listening to what they said. My father just steam rolled right over her and said we have to get him to the hospital now. So that’s what we did we went to the The Quest for The Cures Page 233
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Episode 7: How to Survive and Thrive<br />
more cases of it. But back <strong>the</strong>n that’s all that was <strong>the</strong>re. So I said I’m not<br />
going to do chemo-radiation. There’s no way I’m going to do this<br />
because everybody died. So I just went right back, got my hockey<br />
equipment out and just went right back to playing hockey again. And<br />
literally 12 months later to <strong>the</strong> day <strong>about</strong> I was in tremendous pain<br />
again. I went and got a CAT scan. And by that time I knew how to read<br />
<strong>the</strong> CAT scans because not that I knew how to read it so much except<br />
that I knew that in this spot if <strong>the</strong>re’s any light you have a tumor <strong>the</strong>re.<br />
Ty: That’s not good.<br />
Jason Vale: I knew that, right So I went in <strong>the</strong> o<strong>the</strong>r room after <strong>the</strong>y<br />
did <strong>the</strong> CAT scan and normally <strong>the</strong>y don’t let you—<strong>the</strong> technicians don’t<br />
let you—<strong>the</strong>y don’t give you any diagnosis. They’re not allowed. They<br />
get in trouble. And <strong>the</strong>y don’t really let you look at <strong>the</strong> stuff but <strong>the</strong>y let<br />
me look. I begged <strong>the</strong>m. I said, listen, please. This is my life, my body.<br />
And I want to know before I get a call. Who wants to get a call from <strong>the</strong><br />
hospital saying we have news for you please. Hey. So anyway, yeah, it<br />
was <strong>the</strong>re. I saw it. The same thing—tumor, <strong>the</strong> same like <strong>the</strong> o<strong>the</strong>r<br />
time. It was just as big already.<br />
Ty: Within a year.<br />
Jason Vale: Within a year it was big, it was huge. It was very<br />
aggressive. It wasn’t like just starting out or anything. So…<br />
Ty: And by this time you were how old, 18 or so<br />
Jason Vale: 19 now…<br />
Ty: 19—okay.<br />
Jason Vale: 19—already had it once. They did <strong>the</strong> thoracotomy on me.<br />
They took it out. And now it came back. And this time I remember I was<br />
getting pretty sick. I was at home. I was actually laying in my mo<strong>the</strong>r’s<br />
and fa<strong>the</strong>r’s bed. They were sleeping on <strong>the</strong> couch. And I couldn’t walk.<br />
I didn’t’ know it but <strong>the</strong> tumor had—<strong>the</strong> tumor and <strong>the</strong>n that—remember<br />
before I said <strong>the</strong>re was a lemon piece. Well, <strong>the</strong>re was a tumor and <strong>the</strong>n<br />
like this trail that went over to my spine and ate into my spine and was<br />
just <strong>about</strong> to eat my spinal column and I couldn’t really walk. I was<br />
having a hard time. Actually I was stepping before I hit <strong>the</strong> ground. And<br />
my mo<strong>the</strong>r said, don’t worry. We have an appointment next week. My<br />
fa<strong>the</strong>r immediately called <strong>the</strong> hospital and said we have to come in now.<br />
So because of my fa<strong>the</strong>r I can walk. My mo<strong>the</strong>r was listening to what<br />
<strong>the</strong>y said. My fa<strong>the</strong>r just steam rolled right over her and said we have to<br />
get him to <strong>the</strong> hospital now. So that’s what we did we went to <strong>the</strong><br />
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