{"id":4428,"date":"2023-09-04T09:21:52","date_gmt":"2023-09-04T02:21:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/c-techlabs.com\/intl\/second-chance-at-life-10-years-after-a-deadly-lung-cancer-diagnosis\/"},"modified":"2025-10-09T22:46:00","modified_gmt":"2025-10-09T15:46:00","slug":"second-chance-at-life-10-years-after-a-deadly-lung-cancer-diagnosis","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/c-techlabs.com\/intl\/second-chance-at-life-10-years-after-a-deadly-lung-cancer-diagnosis\/","title":{"rendered":"Second Chance at Life: 10 Years After a Deadly Lung Cancer Diagnosis"},"content":{"rendered":"\r\n
10 years after being sentenced to death from advanced-stage lung cancer<\/h5>\r\n
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\u201cWhen the doctor gave me the verdict that I wouldn\u2019t live more than two months, I was really scared…,\u201d Toni recalled. \u201cI immediately thought about what would happen to me in the afterlife with all the sins I had committed.\u201d<\/p>\r\n

“How selfish…!” I spontaneously remarked.<\/p>\r\n

“Why selfish…?” Toni replied.<\/p>\r\n

“Didn\u2019t you think about your wife? Maybe she\u2019d start going through her list of exes,” I teased.<\/p>\r\n

“That might be the case if she were your wife,” he said candidly.<\/p>\r\n

“My wife is amazing,” he continued, raising both of his thumbs.<\/p>\r\n

“Didn\u2019t you think about what would happen to your kids if their father wasn\u2019t around anymore?!!” I angrily asked, because he seemed to only be thinking about himself. I ignored his teasing of me.<\/p>\r\n

\u201cI didn\u2019t think about anything except being scared…,\u201d he replied, lost in thought.<\/p>\r\n

\u201cYes, I was really selfish. Only thinking about myself. At that time, I was truly a terrible person.\u201d<\/p>\r\n

Toni had been diagnosed with lung cancer, and it was already in an advanced stage.<\/p>\r\n

“Look at this,” he said, showing me a CT scan image of his lungs, still stored on his phone.<\/p>\r\n

There was a 10-centimeter tumor in his lungs, attached to his heart, with fluid filling his left lung. The doctor\u2019s biopsy results showed it was malignant, a type called adenocarcinoma. The doctors couldn\u2019t do much in Toni\u2019s case of lung cancer.<\/p>\r\n

I shuddered at the thought of how it must have felt. Even though I\u2019m not from the medical field, I could imagine how difficult it would be to breathe with lungs in that condition.<\/p>\r\n

\u201cDidn\u2019t you feel anything before?\u201d I asked, surprised by how quickly the death sentence had come.<\/p>\r\n

“I often felt short of breath. I thought it was normal because my life was a mess,” Toni explained.<\/p>\r\n

1998 was the peak of Toni\u2019s \u201cwild\u201d lifestyle. He and his friends were trapped in a life of glamour and partying. Drug use, alcohol, and all forms of anti-mainstream life were part of their daily routine.<\/p>\r\n

There wasn\u2019t a day without partying.<\/p>\r\n

Even when his wife was about to give birth to their first child, he only arrived at the hospital when she was already being wheeled into the operating room. She had been trying to contact him for days to tell him she was about to give birth, but he never responded. This was their first child, and of course, his wife desperately wanted him by her side at such a moment. The baby, too, seemed reluctant to come out, as if waiting for its father. Eventually, the doctor decided to proceed with surgery for the safety of both the mother and child.<\/p>\r\n

\u201cAfter everything that happened to me, I realized how terrible I was to my wife and my neglected child.” It was something that had never crossed his mind before.<\/p>\r\n

“Sometimes, the regret still comes back, especially when I see how kind my wife continues to be, even though I was so awful to her.”<\/p>\r\n

But that incident didn\u2019t make him stop. He continued living his reckless life.<\/p>\r\n

It all started because of business. Entertaining business partners with various pleasures eventually became a habit he couldn\u2019t shake off. His drug use led to multiple run-ins with the police. His business fell apart, and his household finances collapsed.<\/p>\r\n

Only his wife remained, standing by him when everything fell apart.<\/p>\r\n

As his financial situation worsened, his health began to deteriorate. In June 2012, Toni felt increasing pressure in his chest. The doctor at the time diagnosed him with tuberculosis, which seemed reasonable considering his chaotic lifestyle.<\/p>\r\n

\u201cAt that time, fluid had already filled my lungs,\u201d Toni explained.<\/p>\r\n

The doctor drained the fluid from his lungs, but because there was so much, it couldn\u2019t all be removed at once. One extraction could remove up to 3 liters. The process had to be done gradually, every two weeks, as per medical procedure.<\/p>\r\n

But despite the fluid being drained, Toni\u2019s breathing didn\u2019t improve. The pain and pressure in his chest remained. The doctor became suspicious and ordered further tests, including a CT scan. That\u2019s when it was revealed he had lung cancer, with a 10-centimeter tumor in his lungs.<\/p>\r\n

\u201cAt that point, I thought I would be a prisoner to the medical world,\u201d Toni said.<\/p>\r\n

With the cancer diagnosis, he knew he would be dealing with doctors, hospitals, and medications.<\/p>\r\n

But even in this case, the doctor could only continue draining the fluid from his lungs; there was little they could do about the cancer itself.<\/p>\r\n

The doctor told him he had only two months to live.<\/p>\r\n

\u201cThat diagnosis made me feel even worse. Sometimes the pain was so intense that I didn\u2019t know if I was still alive or being tortured in hell.\u201d (\u201cMay God protect us from that,\u201d he added.)<\/p>\r\n

It was a difficult day for Toni and his family. He described how utterly hopeless he felt at that time.<\/p>\r\n

His entire family gathered, staying close by, spending time talking, crying, praying, trying to make sense of it all, discussing shattered dreams.<\/p>\r\n

\u201cThe hopelessness was reflected in the eyes of those who loved me. And at that moment, I knew I had to fight. The doctors may have given me no hope, but I wasn\u2019t going to let this disease defeat me.\u201d<\/p>\r\n

That was Toni\u2019s resolve at the time.<\/p>\r\n

When all dreams and hopes seem to have drifted away, lost in the vast ocean, it feels like our life is just a memory spinning in the same place, with all our adventures suffocating us, dragging us towards death\u2019s corridor.<\/p>\r\n

On the night of his death sentence, Toni felt as if he saw a star, and unconditional love guided him toward a bright light; the love of his parents, his siblings, his incredibly patient wife, and his children, who were still too young to understand.<\/p>\r\n

\u201cThat\u2019s when I thought to start talking to God,\u201d said Toni, who had previously lived his life as if ignoring Him.<\/p>\r\n

He prayed to God for hope, to reignite his optimism to live.<\/p>\r\n

\u201cI felt like I was living in two worlds. Both of them were filled with the same loneliness and pain that frightened me,\u201d he explained.<\/p>\r\n

Toni and his family had resigned themselves to waiting for death.<\/p>\r\n

But reflecting on death gave him strength to live when he had no other choice. Even though he believed all the pain, fear, and failure would vanish when death came, the thought of death still terrified him.<\/p>\r\n

“Going to the next world alone, not knowing what would happen there… to be honest, that\u2019s really scary,\u201d he said softly, in despair.<\/p>\r\n

“I felt like I could see my death on the horizon, and there was nothing I could do about it. It was like staring into a dark tunnel with no end, no light. It was truly a terrifying time.”<\/p>\r\n

Then, one day, Toni\u2019s brother heard about Dr. Warsito Purwo Taruno and his research on a cancer-fighting device.<\/p>\r\n

“I felt a huge glimmer of hope, even though I didn\u2019t know if it would work,” Toni said.<\/p>\r\n

In the depths of his struggle, his mind trapped in prolonged darkness, he had felt there was no more hope. After his great hope had been crushed, and he tried to accept his fate as determined by God, he realized he hadn\u2019t entirely lost hope.<\/p>\r\n

\u201cBack then, I made a pact with God that if I recovered, I wouldn\u2019t waste my life anymore, and I\u2019d do my best to do good deeds.\u201d<\/p>\r\n

Those were Toni\u2019s thoughts, even though the new hope he found was still vague.<\/p>\r\n

He began reflecting on all the wrongs he had done to the people who, despite everything, had never left his side, even in his darkest moments.<\/p>\r\n

Perhaps God had placed hope not in his fate or future, but in these moments in Toni\u2019s life.<\/p>\r\n

In July 2012, nearly a month after receiving his death sentence, Toni began his days using the ECCT device. That anti-cancer vest became his only hope for survival.<\/p>\r\n

\u201cI did once follow the doctor\u2019s advice and tried chemotherapy. But I gave up,\u201d Toni said.<\/p>\r\n

\u201cIt was unbearable. It didn\u2019t heal me; instead, my whole body, not just my chest, felt like it was falling apart after the chemo.\u201d<\/p>\r\n

Since then, Toni has relied solely on Warsito\u2019s cancer vest.<\/p>\r\n

The two months the doctor initially gave him passed. The years rolled by, and Toni was still breathing the air on this earth. He continued monitoring his cancer\u2019s progress at the hospital, first monthly, then every three months, then every six months, and now just once a year.<\/p>\r\n

The initial days of using the device were very tough, but the hospital\u2019s examination results motivated him. Not only did his breathing improve, but his overall health also got better. The fluid in his lungs stopped accumulating after three months of using the ECCT device. Regular CT scans at the hospital every six months to a year showed the tumor was shrinking.<\/p>\r\n

Looking at his face, there were no signs that he had once been a cancer patient. Toni\u2019s face was full of energy and joy.<\/p>\r\n

And, \u2018hey,\u2019 he had a tattoo on his arm.<\/p>\r\n

\u201cThis has a story,\u201d Toni explained.<\/p>\r\n

\u201cBefore the doctor drained the fluid from my lungs, my body was completely smooth.\u201d<\/p>\r\n

His statement left me wide-eyed, surprised to hear such a bold confession about his \u201csmooth\u201d body.<\/p>\r\n

“Oh, really??!!” was all I could say at that moment.<\/p>\r\n

\u201cThe doctor\u2019s \u2018handiwork\u2019 on my body made that smoothness disappear,\u201d he continued, unaffected by my shock.<\/p>\r\n

The scars left by the fluid drainage left Toni\u2019s body with less-than-perfect marks. Three rounds of fluid drainage left three scars that marred his previously smooth skin. Some might even consider it a physical deformity.<\/p>\r\n

Maybe that\u2019s why he wanted to cover it with tattoos, to mask the pain caused by the cancer inside his chest.<\/p>\r\n

Toni\u2019s brother took him to a tattoo studio, as one way to help ease the physical and emotional scars.<\/p>\r\n

Each tattoo on his body has a meaning, filled with messages of courage and hope. Messages that can only be written with tears, pain, and sweat. Messages that scream to all of us that everything in life is possible, and nothing is impossible.<\/p>\r\n

\u201cThe first tattoo is the Aquarius symbol because I\u2019m an Aquarius,\u201d said Toni.<\/p>\r\n

“Wow, same as me! I\u2019m an Aquarius too,” I responded spontaneously. \u201cNo wonder we aren\u2019t a match!\u201d<\/p>\r\n

“What does astrology have to do with love compatibility?” Toni argued.<\/p>\r\n

\u201cIt\u2019s deeply connected because it\u2019s forbidden love,\u201d I answered jokingly.<\/p>\r\n

\u201cThat\u2019s right. Everything forbidden is fun,\u201d his grin reflected the memories of his past, which may have been misleading.<\/p>\r\n

I imagined how painful it must have been to get a tattoo, considering the tool used to ink and color the skin involves needles dancing across our skin. Just getting a single shot makes me shiver.<\/p>\r\n

“Getting a tattoo is much less painful than cancer,” Toni explained.<\/p>\r\n

\u201cEspecially after being sentenced to death. The fear makes the body feel even more pain.\u201d<\/p>\r\n

Day after day passed, and each second brought new hope. Toni felt like he was given a second chance at life. He felt deeply indebted to Dr. Warsito.<\/p>\r\n

\u201cWhen everyone else gave me no hope, and I was left in pain, waiting for death, this vest saved my life,\u201d he recalled.<\/p>\r\n

So, when his son, now in college, heard his professor say that Warsito was a fraud who pretended to cure people from cancer but failed and had fled the country, his usually quiet and shy son bravely spoke up.<\/p>\r\n

“Excuse me, sir, may I speak?” his son boldly said. \u201cMy father was sentenced to death by a doctor because of aggressive lung cancer, with only two months to live. Now my father is alive and has recovered thanks to Pak Warsito\u2019s vest. And Pak Warsito hasn\u2019t gone anywhere. I just took my father to see him yesterday, and we met him.\u201d<\/p>\r\n

The professor fell silent.<\/p>\r\n

The entire class was quiet.<\/p>\r\n

\u201cI can prove my claim. I have all the medical records from the hospital,\u201d his son continued.<\/p>\r\n

\u201cI can prove that Pak Warsito is not a fraud. My father owes his life to him.\u201d By this point, his son was already in tears.<\/p>\r\n

His heart burned with anger when someone who had saved his father\u2019s life, and restored hope to his entire family, was being accused of being a fraud.<\/p>\r\n

Cancer teaches us a profound understanding of what truly matters in life.<\/p>\r\n

\u201cIn 2018, I was declared cancer-free by the hospital,\u201d Toni said. His full name is Antonyus Hertanto.<\/p>\r\n

The biopsy results from the remaining tumor tissue showed \u2018fibrosis,\u2019 or scar tissue, similar to a healed wound. The ECCT device had turned the deadly cancer that once gripped his heart into scar tissue, like a wound that had healed.<\/p>\r\n

Everyone is powerless to stop time from slipping away. The leaves turn from green to yellow, waiting for the wind to blow them away. Seasons change, life comes and goes.<\/p>\r\n

Toni\u2019s experience fighting cancer teaches us that life is unpredictable. Life doesn\u2019t belong to us, but to God, the Creator.<\/p>\r\n

\u201cI got a second chance at life because of Pak Warsito,\u201d Toni said. \u201cAnd I\u2019m not going to waste that chance again.\u201d<\/p>\r\n

Warsito was the one who brought sunlight to brighten his life from the dark corridors of death.<\/p>\r\n

The sun will always shine on time, whether its presence is wanted or not. Even when the night hides it, the next day, it will rise again, bringing new hope and a new life.<\/p>\r\n

\u201cOne day, when I still wasn\u2019t fully recovered and was frequently visiting the hospital, my wife brought me food because she was worried I\u2019d have to wait a long time in line. At that moment, I saw a woman alone with her sick child. She looked very weak.\u201d<\/p>\r\n

\u201cI gave her my food. She said she hadn\u2019t had the chance to eat at all. And she ate so hungrily. I secretly cried because I felt so happy seeing her eat, while also regretting all my past mistakes,\u201d Toni said.<\/p>\r\n

Opportunities to help others, like Toni\u2019s battle with cancer, don\u2019t come every day. Not everyone has such an opportunity. But there are many small chances around us every day, like when Toni gave his food to that woman.<\/p>\r\n

He became more aware that the joy of giving and doing good deeds brings great happiness to our hearts.<\/p>\r\n

\u201cAt that moment, the regret in my heart deepened, and I felt so foolish for having searched for happiness in the wrong ways all this time,\u201d Toni said with deep remorse.<\/p>\r\n

The man before me had tears in his eyes. Cancer had already claimed the lives of all his friends from his wild partying days.<\/p>\r\n

\u201cThere were nine of us, wasting our lives just to have fun,\u201d he recounted.<\/p>\r\n

\u201cEight of my friends died because of cancer. The cancer caused by our own lifestyles ended up taking our lives one by one.\u201d<\/p>\r\n

\u201cI\u2019m the only one left out of the nine, saved after meeting Pak Warsito.\u201d<\/p>\r\n

“I\u2019m still searching for answers to the mystery of why I\u2019m the only one God has given a second chance to live,” Toni said, lost in thought.<\/p>\r\n

Cancer gives us a new awareness of our past lives through its unique lens. Death is certain for all of us, but how we live our remaining days is up to us.<\/p>\r\n

\u201cOne thing I really want to do is repay Pak Warsito for his kindness. But as an ordinary person like me, sometimes I don\u2019t know what I can do for him.\u201d<\/p>\r\n

Toni looked at me, hoping for an answer.<\/p>\r\n

I, too, sat silently, lost in thought. Because I\u2019m just an ordinary woman with no special abilities.<\/p>\r\n

\u201cSeeing you healthy as you are now, I think that\u2019s already a wonderful gift for Pak Warsito. I\u2019m sure of it,\u201d I replied.<\/p>\r\n

I always see the sparkle of happiness in Pak Warsito\u2019s eyes whenever he meets people who have regained their health thanks to his ECCT device.<\/p>\r\n

Knowing that someone can live easier because of your existence\u2014that\u2019s the true meaning of happiness. Being the answer to someone\u2019s prayer is a tremendous success.<\/p>\r\n

Success isn\u2019t always measured by medals and victories. It\u2019s measured by the struggle in sincerity.<\/p>\r\n

The strongest people aren\u2019t always the ones who win, but those who never give up. Everyone has limitless opportunities. The best are those who keep moving forward, believing that the sky isn\u2019t the limit.<\/p>\r\n

Leave the rest in God\u2019s hands.<\/p>\r\n

About ECCT: https:\/\/c-techlabs.com\/electro-capacitive-cancer-therapy-ecct-devices\/<\/a><\/p>\r\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

When Toni was diagnosed with advanced-stage lung cancer in 2012, the doctor told him he had only two months to live. A 10-centimeter tumor clung to his heart, and fluid filled his lungs. Once a man lost in drugs, alcohol, and reckless living, he now faced death with deep regret\u2014haunted by guilt toward his wife and children, yet unable to change the past. As despair consumed him, he began to pray, seeking forgiveness and a reason to keep living.<\/p>\n

A glimmer of hope appeared when his brother introduced him to Dr. Warsito\u2019s ECCT device. Though skeptical, Toni tried the therapy and soon saw signs of recovery. The fluid in his lungs stopped accumulating, and the tumor began to shrink. Months turned into years, and by 2018, he was declared cancer-free. The deadly tumor had transformed into harmless scar tissue\u2014proof of life\u2019s second chances.<\/p>\n

Grateful for the miracle that saved him, Toni devoted himself to doing good and cherishing every moment. He often shared his food with others at hospitals, remembering how selfish he once was. Of the nine friends he had from his wild past, eight died of cancer\u2014he was the only survivor. \u201cI\u2019m still searching for why God chose to let me live,\u201d he said softly. 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