remission

Paul has type 2 diabetes, which went into remission before he underwent bariatric surgery.

There’s also an adult-onset form of the disease that is again usually fatal, although more spontaneous remission seems to occur, especially if the adult was unusually young when they contracted measles.

Last month, my son reached two years in remission from a rare, malignant cancer that almost took his eye and his life.

His own story of remission from drug use involves him being arrested, put on probation, and then attending treatment and twelve-step meetings.

Her cancer is now in remission, but she is still reliant on the drug for her digestive system to work correctly.